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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

American Jews indorse the plan OF
Great Britain to give their people
vast tract of land in East Africa for
colonization. The offer was made at
the opening of the sixth Zionist con-
gress, which is now in session at
Basel, Switzerland. If the Jews &C
cept the offer Great Britain pledges it
self to grant an autonomous govern
ment, subject only to British suzer-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
Not AMAZING.

We'll, there is one thing that can
ls> said of Crawford. Although he
went fishing himself on the Sabbath,
he didn't let his little son fish,
81 am glad to hear that. Was the
boy at Sunday school?"
mo; batting the hooks
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
LOGICAL Reasoning.

DR. Francis Mcnamara tells or
complaint made by a patient to whom
he submitted a bill
81 charged him two dollars for the
visit as usual, but the man refused
to pay / had been summoned to at
tend a child who had swallowed
fifty-cent piece and was about to
choke. 1 got the coin and saved the
child
sBut the man refused, to pay the
bill. He declared that two dollars Tor
recovering so cents was bigger
charge than he had any idea OF pay
ing. His logic sounded reasonable.
didn't it?s'-New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
CAREER OF GENERAL WRIGHT.
New Governor of the Philippines a
WelI-known Lawyer.

Gen. Luke E. Wright, who is to sue
coed Gov. Taft as governor general OF
the Philippines when Taft goes into
the cabinet as secretary of war to sue
coed Secetary Root, is a native OIL
Tennessee and is So years old. He
is a son of the late Judge Archibald
Wright, formerly chief justice of the
Supreme court of Tennessee, and serv-
ed eight years as attorney general OF
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

with ms m clme
Seven summers
Ike enno
Colby snee as
Ana zH n h1es eaped
I'm shy two mnion ducats. a
Then nsh SPOKE: =! longer.
the ready and
OWL neeo ou nd @
s tse n hnteT % % M
~Furry George all is
a the tossing trees
slowly
Ehn she h SSa % % %
sH
the
II tnf eaoe ehg % @
myf
snEns a Will the cse ne ae
he hass aaas % in @
onn
shouin black and free
rsyeId a
sailors mad the a
dnnourn the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

stranger sweetly, and he glanced al
most longingly at the novelist's Ia
nous head of hair.
The clergyman was the first to
speak, and looking at the novelist he
said:
"Ah-h! Hem! To speak in the
vernacular, 1 fancy that the-ths
drinks are on us"
"They are" said the writer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
Why the Clergyman Treated.

They sat on the veranda of the
summer hotel in the dusk of the
evening, gazing seward and slipping
through long straws at cooling drinks,
and thoroughly enjoying their cigars.
One of the men was a noted clergy
man, whose sermons are quoted every
Monday morning in many newspapers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

ainty. This means that the Jews, for
the first time since the days of tho
Roman conqueror, would have coun-
try, a ruler and a flag of their own.
with government of their own choos-
ing The offer was presented through
DR.. Theodore Herzl, president of the
Zionist congress, and in his opinion
Africa is much the preferable place
for the colonization of the Jews.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05
A Cautious Patient.

Physician-Your trouble is complf
Gated and I think you would better
let me call two other physicians in
consultation
Patient-Very well, doctor. But
you will have to wait until I can
call some talent in to defend me.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

che state. He is one of the foremost
lawyers of the Memphis bar and has
always taken a prominent part In the
politics of the state In politics he
was a gold democrat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-09-05

Automobile Travel in with
An Englshman covered 427 his automobile
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23
DINED IN B4TTERY PARK.
HO1o a Staten Island Girl Fooled
Mrs. GruRdY.

II do wish Mrs. Grundy would take a vaca-
ton in summer" declared the girl from Staten
Island TO a man she knew who was taking her
to luncheon uptown. She was cool, despite the
hot day; bore trace of the conflict with
mosquitoes which is generally supposed to go
relentlessly in NETWORKS insular borough.
and she seemed serene enough to withstand the
thrusts of Mrs. Grundy or any one else.
81 thought you always approved of Mrs.
Grundy." ventured the man, who really
little surprised.
Il did until the other night" she said. Then
well, then, for once in my life I wanted to be
improper"
You wanted to be improper cried the
man.
Il surely did" she smiled back.
well, want to know Tell me"
Il had been in town seeing friend aboard
steamer. At the wharf I met an old friend OF
our family married man, whose wife l know
well. He in the war with my brother, and
our cousins married each other. He asked to
take me to the ferry, and of course I was
glad to have him. We got there just in time to
miss the $50 boat, and that meant that I would
not get home in time for dinner. He knew
that. and just before had told him how hungry
was. Naturally he asked me to go TO dinner
with him"
You vent" exclaimed the man. and some
one saw you and talked about it. I know the
story"
1T was nothing of the kind" she declared
scornfuly L did not go to dinner with him.
Much as l wanted to, hungry as I was, I did not
go, because it not proper. So much for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

Mrs. Grundy; but We fooled her, after all, and
had the dearest kind of q time. We had
regular course dinner out the Battery. and it
was more fun than going to Delmonico's"
A dinner on the Battery" exclaimed the
man. Where did it come FROM
ooh, from a luncheon counter in the ferrI
house and fruit dealer"
But you said a course dinner" he re-
minded.
THAT is what we had" she insisted oysters
are not in season so We left cut that course
Soup always comes next; we ate peach apiece
and called that soup. y bright purple plum
stood for fish. 1t was hot night. so we put
the en,rGe and meat courses together and were
satisfied with = chicken sandwich. 1t had real
CHI. ken between the bread; l looked well as
tasted. We had the most delicious pears for
dessert and soda water with coffee flavor
really like 4 demi-tasse. And we sat there oE
the bench and swung our feet ana looked out
over the bay in the twilight. Strange immi
grants from Italy came and looked at US, ana
I gave some Of the children pieces Of candy. 1t
most delightful dinner, even if I did so
to the pantry for the remnant Of the roast
when l got home"
How is it that you accepted this luncheon
invitation to-day the man asked. inconsider-
ately; and then he made himself horrid by
adding. I'm not an old friend of the family.
though I have known you a time; and
brother of yours ever fought in the wax with me.
for I have not been to any How did it
happen and where is Mrs. Grundy?"
If you say another word I'll not go with
you" she pouted It's the first time I've ever
done such a thing, and if you're not careful it
will be the last There is difference. though
this is luncheon and it is daylight that was
dinner and night was coming on"
This is nicer than the Battery" she con-
fessed over the coffee; bat then, il is you-and
daylight"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

only being instructed in the printed rules and
regulations Of the department, but they are
compelled TO act It all out as in actual life The
old way 10 teach a police recruit was to ques-
hon him on the rules in his book If he had a
parrot memory he found it an easy task TO re-
peat what he had read. In the present school
OF instruction the ''greenhorns' are put to work
al once, quelling riots. sending in fire alarms or
caring for the victims of accidents Though
imagination plays an important part in these
performances. nevertheless the callow beginner
soon gets some idea Of the life he is about to
lead
The school is divided into six classes. each
under the direction Of a sergeant Captain
stephen o'Brien, of the City Hall station. is at
The head OF the school. and he maps out the
Work from day To day Three classes are in
structed at the school each morning. while the
olheF three are drilled in the 69th Regiment
AFnoTy Ike the boys Of a military academy in
the rcdimentary tactics of war Thus the two
SETS alternate, and all get the same training.
At : J. Zach OF the 321 men reports at some
precinct and IS assigned to a beat. which he
patrols until 10 O'Clock in the company Of a
uniformed policeman,
When the three morning classes reported at
the school last Monday many Of them had begun
TO believe The old adage. A blue coat and q fat
stomach"
Why. this l. q leadpipe cinch." said one. who,
until few days before, had been handy boy
about a Sixth-aye. butcher shop
We've had three days of it. and no sign Of
any work yet" replied a giant. who had told the
examining surgeon when asked where he got
t-e huge muscles of his back and arms, that he
had been helper in "a Williamsburg foundry
but. can't shu6ge by dat" Interrupted a
i.-eEcyed youth who had aroused little
ricai.y among the rest TO why he should
want 10 be a policeman. We gets only begin
nings yet BY an bye We gets de doings."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

second time With night stick dangling, the
policeman re-entered the room He had hardly
taken two steps, however. before his eye caught
sight of the blazing varnish factory.
The suddenness with which he blew his
whistle and pounded on the floor with his night
stick caused some CT the recruits to draw
back. The next instant the officer leaped to the
fire alarm box, twisted the handle, released the
buzzing gong within, opened the door and
pulled down the hook which sends IN the alarm.
The fire ragged SO fercely that the patrolman
sent for the reserves by operating a Morse key
inside the fire alarm box. Never in the his
tory of New-York, perhaps, did reserves reach
a fire so quickly as did these
Establish the fire lines" shouted the cap
tain, and the sergeants. who were acting the
part Of the reserves. turned on the hewidered
students and began showing them into one cor
ner Of the room
Now you viii see now The police should not
handle the crowd" shouted the captain
This explanation. however. was not reces-
sary. The reserves began mauling the crowd
pushing with their night sticks here and there
in some face or stomach. Before the engines ar
rived, as represented by q fireman with piece
Of fire hose, the pupils had a dose of rough
house" as one expressed il. that should have
warned them forever against ever trying il on
the New-York public.
The next oonflagration broke out in d teae-
ment house. The purpose Of this fire was 10
illustrate how a policeman should make his
report TO his captain, and showed also how, TO
down the incendiary if there We're one
After the lighting artist had set the building
afre. the patrolman entered blew his whistle
pounded on the sidewalk and sent in the alarm.
The reserves were again summoned. for women
and children were hanging out OF every window
The reserves established the fire lines this
time without q Ibbng, but by ste~nIy ordering
those in the rear to fall back and give those in
front a chance TO move back also To show
that none may be admitted within the fire lines
without q badge, one of the sergeants posed
as such an intruder. He calmly walked up to
the blackboard and stared at the burning tene-
ment house
who are YOU" demanded one Of the reserve
policemen.
Il am J Pierpont Morgan" was the answer.
That makes no difference" retorted the blue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

The youth with an accent was regarded with
much more respect some hours afterward. The
classes had hardly answered 10 the roll call and
The legs Of the bigger members had just begun
% ache from being Crampei under the desks,
~ the three sergeants in charge ordered
them into the assembly room. on the black
board which they faced were drawn three
buildings with a correctness Of detail which
made several whisper Who drew en-" Near
the buildings stood q street lamp whose red
glass carried the eye iEstinctiVely 70 the fire
alarm box beneath. There was hush. such as
comes over d crowd when none know what is
going to happen.
Captain O'Brien gathered his assistants
around him. and whispered some mysterious
words Of command. The assistants. who were
Sergeauts Charles a. Place Cornelius G. Hayes.
Jacob Brown, William A. Bailey, James a.
Kellogg and James z Shaw, touched their caps
and withdrew a few PAGES. The captain then
mounted the rostrum and explained that there
were to be three fires. In the first q varnish
factory was to furnish the con1agration. and
HE pupils were 10 watch how 4 patrolman
should in the alarm
He pointed TO the blackboard picture nearest
him on which were the words: owens Var
,ish Factory No. 202 Front-st," and started
the demonstration 10y pressing an electric but
ION Al the sound Of the bell q uniformed Of
tieer entered the room, swinging his night stick
and looking around with the alertness or
hawk He passed close to the blackboard as
though il we're the front Of row OF buildings
and here and there he tugged at the walnscot-
;, as II irving the doors OF the stores He
.,r.nced ND at the varnish factory, trying its
door. md completing his beat, left the room
At gesture from the captain the young man
who drew the chalk buildings, and who, BEFORE
his appointment to the police force, was both an
artist and butcher, sprang forward and set the
varuish factory on fire He accomplished TINS
act Of incendiarism by few deft strokes Oh req
and yellow chalk. In even shorter time lhah d
varnIsh factory would burst INTO haiiie9' Us
LII, re,,,asantation was belching fire from
every window
The captain pressed the electric button
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

coat You can't come within the fire lines
even if you owned the whole town. Stand
back"
Mr. Morgan was squelched.
After the fire out the patroIman made
an investigation. he smtIIed kerosene in the
halls and his suspicious were aroused. Care
fully and thoroughly he searched the building
for the man ne suspected, and his report which
was written on the board and copied by all the
police pupils at the dictation of Captain
OHrien, as follows:
About go a m. while trying my doors discov-
by Isaac Forstein, on the ground floor Of five
moned assistance and with the ala Of Patrolman
-IlCi'ilSI I'thLSil eltertd the building ana forced
extnguished flames with buckets Of water. on
Investigation discovered two chairs and some paper
saturated with kerosene. Went apartments of
proprietori on floor above, and found him fully
his clothing. Paroman Bennett found an empty
Fiorsteins coat pocket. Put Forstein under arrest
and assisted BY Koundsnan Robert Ferues
MICHAEL J. CAVANAUGH
PauOlman, Twenty-uinth Precinct.
You VIII notice" said Captain O'Brien. with
a good natured wink at a roundsman present,
that a roundsman generally gets around when
everything IS al over"
4 stable caught fire a few minutes later and
nine horses were burned to death a policeman
off duty happened to be near, but he met the
emergency just rs if he were in uniform. After
the man off duty sent in the alarm, and sew
oraI beer kegs had been rescued from the stable
the patroman. who had been at the other end
Of his beat when the fire broke OFT came up
and obtained his report from the other The
purpose of this illustration was TO show that
policeman should DO his duty whether or not
he was in uniform.
When Commissioner Greene appointed a cap
tain and SIX sergeauts to take charge OF the
school Of instruction, the oIdtimers around
Mulberry-st. called it tie extravaganza of re
form" But those who visited the school last
week have only praise for Commissioner Greene
and Captain OBrien. AS one veteran bluecoat
said: If | only had the instruction that these
young fellows are getting l would have been
saved many blunder that served to keep me
in the ranks. 1t took me five years to learn
what these fellows viii get in four months
from older and experienced officers
The school has term Of four weeks. Its
pupils then don uniforms and begin the lives
Of patrolmen.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-16
Senators Were Surprised
AT MONARCHIAL PHASES
In Hawaii'S Government

Washington, ID. c., Jan. S.-'Speclall
Tho subcommittee on Pacific Islands
...,,.u a., ,,ioi,aI ooverrmapt
'o''e' "'"S '". ''', go -.
or Honolulu III renuerlhs ''s i'po''
expressed surprise at the general CEN
tralized character OF the government
of the territory, and the manner oil
conducting the business OF the govern
ment IN Hawaii. That government
partakes so little in its organization
and practice OF what is generally
understood to be republican form oil
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-16

lSlBneh)
= WILLIS VAN DEVANTER,
Assistant Attorney General,
Approved:
(Signed) Il. A. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-16
MUNICIPAL TAXATION

Governor Dole received in the So
noma's mail communication from
the Department of the Interior. enclos-
ing the opinion of Assistant Attorney
General Van Devanter upon the author
ity OF the Territorial Legislature to
create municipal institutions with the
taxing power,
The documents show that there never
was any doubt on the part Of the Fed
eral Government OF such authority be-
ing possessed by the Territory of Ha-
wall. 1t is specially mentioned that
under Congressional legislation com
mon to all the territories, all the ter
ritorial Legislatures except that of Ha'
wall have created counties, cities ant
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-16

eliminate many features which are
very Objectionable under the present
system. Under this system, the owner
o. land in the Island of Hawaii, more
than two hundred miles distant by sea
from Honolulu, and the owner of lands
Ia each of the other islands. except
Oahu. must go by sea long distances TO
Honolulu to find his record title. II
transfer of title is to be made. or a
mortgage executed, resort to the rec
Ords of Honolulu must be had. There
( should he land record for deeds and
mortgages on every one OF the seven
Inhabited islands.
I That there should be under such CON
ditions feeling upon the part Of many
I Oahu, on which Honolulu Is located,
! that they are not receiving their prop
Ell share of the taxes TO which fund
! they have equally contributed annual
! ly their proportion, is not matter OF
, cny great surprise.
II is believed by the committee that
. the prevailing sentiment of a large
majority OF the PEOPLE of Hawaii fav-
Ors legislation providing for the organ
iZation of municipal, county, city, and
town organizations either by the local
or general government. However, 1t is
now believed that the next local Leg
islature of the Territory. which meets
In February 1908, will provide for this
and in that event, there will be no ne.
cessity for congressional action. Should
such action fail, however, by virtue OF
an executive veto, as at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature, or otherwise,
then the committee earnestly recon-
mends an amendment to the organic act
providing directly for county and mu.
nicipal organizations in the Territory
of Hawaii, or making 1t imperative on
the territorial government to do 1t.
The committee made a careful per-
sonal investigation Of the condition
and treatment of employees on the
most extensive sugar plantations OF
the islands. They found these employ
ees very comfortably housed, and not q
single complaint coming from any one
OF the employees of any nationality
All seemed to be living in a state Of
contentment and happiness
The testimony presented the Com.
mittee tended to show that the wages
of unskilled laborers in Hawaii is from
thirty to forty per cent higher at the
present time than three or four years
ago. Field laborers are paid from 81
to $50 per month, and, in addition tc
this, they are furnished tenement
houses, fuel and medical attendance.
j. A. BRECKONS.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-16

We want to buy clean cotton, silk
or woollen rags for weaving carpets,
rugs and portieres. Honolulu Rug and
Carpet Weaving Co., lOi7 Bethel Street,
with Parcel Delivery, Telephone, Blue
'62l.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-16
B. BERGERSEN,

The old Sewing Machine Agent, is still
in business at s42 BETHEL STREET,
HONOLULU.
Stock on Hand-standard, Domestic,
National, Seamstress, New Home,
Household, Expert and Vindex.
Call and see. Try and buy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-16


the congregations Of the index and Of
XIII appointed Cardinal P1roech head
tie Of the Bible commemorative report
with point that subject Of
assertions Of the
the truth the Bible The
authoritative that could be
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-16

Weekly Edition Of the Bulletin, 3,
per year.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-05
HOWARD OFFSET
COMPANY
pieasss Large Audience In MY Lady
Nell" : 5

IS .. -
In the presence OF large audi
ence last night the Howard Dorset
company presented the four &C,
western comedy drsma, my L DIV
Nell" The play Is strictly west
ern one, dealing with conditions In
California, during the period Il
184o when the struggle for gold
was at Its highest. II aboupds In
moral pup Sc nd sentiments OF
uprightnes>, and In the capabls
bands of the Howard Dorset COM
pauy meritorious production wa
witnessed Il the part of Pipes
Fiunegan Mr.. Howart who was seen
for the first time In an Irish character
which be handled in most credit
able manner. Miss Flora Dorset In
the title role, was vivacious, dash
ing, and at times through her por-
trayal of the character, there was
interviewer a tenderness and pathos
that appealed to her audience. To-
night tine sensational comedy,
"Gtit The News Boy" will be the
offering of this sterling company.
And as usual an entire change of
specialties, illustrated songs, and
moving pictures will b. given be-
tween acts
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-05
De Bells Kidney Pills Cure.

I. N. Miles, of G.bbar:. Colo. ,
writes that De Bells Kidney Pills
take the lead of all the kidney pills
I yer sold. Two OF my customers
have been entirely cured of kidney
trouble that has bothered them for
years. Send me one half gross ~
express prepaid, as I am entirely
out" For sale by D A. Hender-
shot.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-05
kerr's Studio
A Costly Mistake

Blunders are sometimes verv ex
pensive. Occasionally life Itself Is
the price ola mistake. but you'll
rever be wrong If you take DR..
Kings New Life Pills for dyspepsia,
dizziness, headache, liver or bowel
troubles. They are gentle vet
thorough. 25c at D. A. Henderson,
druggist.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-05

II you have grown tired of lot
of society plays that were all alike,
90 and see The Royal Slave Mon.
day night, and you will see some
thing new and thoroughly original.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-05
NOTICE.

There will be call meeting OF
the Ladies' of the Maccabees In their
lodge hall In the Wells Block on
Tuesday afternoon for the purpose
of voting on new names received
for membership. A large attend
ance Is desired by the Commander
Mrs. Tim Gu hing.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-05

"Hesper' by Hsmlin Garland,
THE Heart of Rome" by F. Mar
Ion Crawford. Cherry" by Booth
Harrington, 1.-THE Forest Hearth
by Charles Major. Four very pop
ular books, price $I.25 each at
McCoy's Book Store. 20 st