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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

Now there is a tramp who should be
encouraged. He is so different from
most of his breed that his virtues stand
out conspicuously. Under the proper
kind of encouragement this tramp could
be made very useful in rural COM
munity, taking the place of the family
dog and being of great service in eating
up cold victuals and removing the flesh
from discarded bones. By cultivating
his marked talent for doing the right
thing at the right time he could be
taught to wash dishes and perhaps to
split kindling wood. Eventually he
might come to saving wood and per-
haps after half a century or So he
might come around to look with some
favor upon other and more intricate
branches OF manual labor. OF course,
he must be treated very gently for
years, so his system may receive no
rough shock. He must also be worked
at no time when he is disinclined to
make exertion. By coaxing him along
with kind and firm hand, the. time
may come when he will cease to be a
tramp and will settle down in some
good home where he can secure his
board and clothing just for the sake of
enjoying his society. 1t is not often
that we have the chance to reform q
tramp, and when an opportunity comes
our way it would be cruel to neglect so
fine study in human nature. To be
sure. there are scores of poor people
who are worthy and who need all we
can bestow. but so long as they are not
tramps they can wait until we perform
the duty which lies nearest at hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

WHICH WE WERE FORTUNATE
IN OBTAINING AT A VERY LOW
PRICE, CONSISTING OF CHILD'S.
MISSES, LADIES' AND CENTS
KID, PATENT LEATHER, AND
FELT
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-22
A REAL SMART GIRDlE

One Of the smartest and newest gir-
dies shown is the beaded girdle, which
is higher at the side than at either
the back or front The pattern Is
also reversible and can be worn high
in back and sloping at the sides.
Any clever girl could make one of
these at very moderate cost, and
the making would be no more diff
cult than the simplest of fancy work
for an evenings occupation.
Beads are sold in all colors and
sizes, and with a half-yard of silk or
satin, cut on the bias, this girdle can
be easily made It would give a
smart effect to any voile or summer
gown.
The gowns are or vOile
and etamine and show the girdle on
them. The girdle is of white satin,
studded in a design with carol beads
Black velvet with steel and white
with turquoise beads also make an ef
fective combination.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-22
Some Interesting Games

ed with four or more tWofacel sticks
which are used as dice the counts
helh& kept upon circuit which va
rics from simple VirC,e Of stones n
! a eross-shaped diagram. as in old McX
ieo.
Comparison of the sticks. and OF I'll,
many objects stthet ti5Hfesl fel taem
shows that they were originally split
cane arrows.
The game. played with actual spill
aaaaws. survives among the Indians
Of Zttni. We find this game ia kpFza
played in the sarsa n2anner. With the
same kind of ssieha. and counted
around a circuit like that used by the
Indians.
In old Mexico marked beans are en-
pioYed as dice, as among the Chero-
KEGS today and the game known was
patolll, being mono or other than one
of the triple line of intrcuchmcnt Which
Doctor Brnton aserjbes 10 those Who
defend the Asiatic origin of Mexican
and Central American civilization.
Dir. f. b. Taylor first called attention
To the striking resemblance of patolli
and the Hindoo game played with COW
RE shells. called from its count pachisi.
or "Siwenty- The similarity is not
i'll the dice, but in the board. the Hin
doc and the Mexican cross shaped cir
cults agreeing so closely that an indie
pendent origin seems impossible
After a careful examination of all
the forms of the American game il is
apparent to the present writer that
we have in the native culture all con
tributory and formative elements that
led to its invention and Development
It is. like all the American games. SO
clearly the out.roWth of native rituals,
and ceremonies and identified and
bound up with them, that we have no
reason to believe that it was borrowed
directly from Asia-the Asiatc forms,
of which there are many, all existing
along lines representing development
from, rather than toward, America.
If the relation be that of parent and
child the parent. it would seem, here.
Hence the fallacy of looking for traces
of Eastern civilizations upon our con-
tinent-Stewart Cullin in Harp1.s
Magazine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-22
HERE is A NEW GAME
FOR YOUR COMING PARTY

New games are things that every
hey and girl l. loGkin& f0r Not only
| games that yon have never played
| yourself. bat games that moi many 9th
CT people have played either Here
is one that ought To slit a good many
| Of you. It is played something the Nay
consequences is playea=that is. with
paper and pencil. Each person Is given
piece Of paper and 4
pencil and is told to write her opinion
ef somebody: one whom everybody
knows. if possible. This opinion need
not be elaborate or long. You need
Only say. the person | am telling my
opinion Of is''-tl1en Just put down Il
few adiectives such as Jolly. pretty.
witty. lazy. inventive and SO ON. max
ing them as long as You please. You
must have at least three descriptive
adjectives.
Do not put either your name or that
of the person YOU are writing about
ON the paper. but when you have fin
ished field the paper so that what you
have just written can not be seen, and
pass it to your left hand ncighbOr, who
in turn passes hers on. On the new
paper you have had passed you with
out looking at what is written. write
the name of the person you think that
Your right-ha neighbOr would have
been most likely to describe, and then
when everybody has done this put all
the slips of paper in pile in the cent
er and in turn each draw one out and
saying: This is the opinion of" and
Open it and read the opinion. If it
happens to be the opinion you wrote,
put it back without rea ting aloud and
take another
When you have read it YOU have the
privilege of making one guess as to
whom the opinion is really intended
fer. and if you guess right the one who
wrote it must acknowledge it and say
whether it is right or wrong, and if
right pay a forfeit. Each one reads
enc of the opinions and has the priv
ilege of one guess After that is over
you can redeem the forfeit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-22
ANSWER 1T HONESTLY.
Are the Statements of Pine Bluff CitI.
zens Not More Reliable Thar
Those Of Utter Strangers.

Those OF Utter strangers.
This is a vital question.
It is fraught with interest to Pine
Fluff.
It permits of only one answer
It cannot be evaded or ignored.
A Pine Bluff citizen speaks here.
Speaks of the welfare of Pine Bl If
A citizens statement is reliable.
An utter strangers doubtful.
home proof is the best proof.
r. D. McGaughy, president Of the
McGaughy Hardware Co. and Coroner
for Jefferson county, business adGtess
207 West Second avenue, residence
symptoms of kidney trouble for some
little time. an dseeing Doan's Kidney
Pills recommended so highly for this
particular complaint, | thouht | would
test their merits. l procured box at
the MannTankersley Drug Co., POI
West Second avenue, and was not dis
appointed with the results, as / re-
ceived much benefit from the treat
ment. | am pleased to endorse Doan's
Kidney Pills as a remedy Of merit and
one on which the public can rely"
For sale by all dealers; price so
cents a box. Foster -Milburn Co, Puf-
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan s. and
take no other. 8
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-22
HOW TO PLAY wT," THE
FASCINATING NEW GAME

The game of TT should be played
by dozen or more persons, and re-
quires no preparation. It should be
explained to six or eight of the players,
room for that purpose, the others be-
ing sent out. Then the players seat
themselves in circle and one of the
excluded persons is called in. He is
told that he must find out what 1T
is. and to do this he may ask any ques-
tion that he pleases of any member
of the company and of each of them
in turn. if necessary; and it is abso-
lutely required that he should be ans
We're truthfully
The point Of the game is that "It"
is the person who sits next to YOU Oh
TIE left: not the nerson who sits next
to any particular person, but to each
member of the company "It" is his Or
her left-hand neighbor.
When the excluded person comes in
he naturally asks such questions as
may give him information about the
nature or the appearance of 1T" For
example, he asks player, rs it
green?' The answer is mo" because
his left hand neighbor is white.
Then he asks another. rs it br,l
nette?" and receives "yes," for an ans
wre; but the next answer mystifies
him, for when he asks, HAS it dark
eyes?' as brunettes always have, he
is told that it has not He is still more
mystified when another player answers
yes" to his question, Has it light
hair?'
The fun of the situation consists in
the fact that the questioner supposes
1T to be a certain person or thing,
whereas it changes with every answer
that is given him. This apparent con-
tradiction puts the questioner all at
sea and gives rise to plenty of amuse-
ment. When the questioner finally
finds out what it is. he takes a seat
among tie players, and another eX-
cluded player is ca]eld in. This goes
on until all the excluded players have
had their turn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-22
INDIAN GAME OF
PACHISI AND PATOLLi

One of the universal games among
the Indians of North America is play
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01
CHAPTER 2o2-H. r NO III.

22-H. +. NO. III.
AN ACT authorizing county commission
ers in all counties Of this state now
having or which shall hereafter v a
population Of two hundred thousand
Goo, OO0) inhabitants or over to purchase
and equip a power road roller and a rock
crusher and to provide for the opera
ton, maintenance and management OF
the same.
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. The county commissioner
in all counties Of this state now having
or which shall hereafter a. q popula-
ton Of two hundred thousand C9OO,0OO)
inhabitants or over are hereby authorized
and empowered to expend the sum OF
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

vi Viz WIKI llldS OC H. oAS ot1A
tina the court a prescribe by law or
otherwise. w.
In all other respects, save as in this
act otherwise provided, the service OF the
be similar, as near as may be, TO Tue
service of such writ and proceedings IN
Sec. II. The defendant may at any
time before the time for answering ex-
pires, or at any time thereafter, Wnen
he has answered, before the trial, apply
to the court, on five days notice, to va
cate the writ Of attachment.
If the motion is made upon aftldav1ts
on the part of the defendants, but NOT
otherwise. the plaintiff may oppose the
am with counter ~atidavits.
Sec. %. The plaintiff In an action to
recover possession of personal property
may. at the time Of the issuing of the
or at any time before answer
ing, claim the immediate delivery of such
shall make and file an affidavit, similar
to the affidavit required in the justice
court in like case. -
his behalf. shall execute a bond
with sufficient sureties, to be ap-
proved by the judge, court commissioner
or a justice Of the peace Of the county IN
which said village is situated, conditioned,
similar to the bono required In such case
in the justice court, as near as may be,
and file such bond. and an action may
De maintained on SuCn DOnQ as upOL Sill
liar bonds filed in like actions in justice
courts.
The clerk shall thereupon issue the writ,
which may be in form as follows:
s. sta Ti,,s Of If o Minnesota a,,3 Go;1nty co OF
The State of Minnesota to any police
officer Of said village Of -, or to the
sheriff or any constable Of said county.
Whereas, - complains that --
has become possessed Of and unjustly de-
tains from - the following described
goods and chattels, that is to say: (Par-
ticularly describing the articles of value).
Therefore, you are hereby commanded to
cause the said goods and chattels to be
replevined without delay, and deliver the
same to the said -- n return this
gether with the return Of your proceed
ings thereon.
Witness, the Honorable - mu-
nicipal judge, this - day Of -, A.
D. 19-.
IT, s.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

Justice of the peace of the county in
which said village is situated; except
that in cases not within the jurisdiction
of a Justice court the limit OF liability
thereon shall be mentioned therein as
not exceeding the sum OF two hundred
fifty dollars. The writ Of attachment
may be in form as follows:
State OF Minnesota, County of -.
SIS. Village of -. Municipal Court.
The State OF Minnesota to any police
officer in the said village of -- or to
the sheriff or any constable OF
said county:
You are hereby commanded to attach
the goods, chattels, moneys. effects and
credits of 49, or so much thereof as
shall be sufficient to satisfy the sum or
- with interest and costs Of suit, IN
whoever's hands or possession the same
may be found in said county. and SO
provided that the same may be subject
to further proceedings as the law re-
quires; and max due return OF this VIII:
Witness the honorable - judge Oh
said court. this - day Of -.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

AN G to authorize certain officials to
prevent the suffering Of animals by ex-
posure to Indictment Weather:
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State Of Minnesota:
Section L.. Every, sheriff. constable
village marshal and police officer are
any place, or to remove from the public
highway or streets any horse, mule or
other animal which is exposed to the
e wea5her a3 With nS5 p a]}tent2on fo ne mo re-
than two successive hours in cold or in
clement weather. and take possession OF
said horse, mule or other ANNA! ana re-
move the same and supply, the same
with the necessary shelter and attention:
and the person or persons supplying
such horse, mule or other animal with
AVE a lien against said horse, mule
or other animal for the value of such
shelter and attention, including food and
water. while being cared Tor as herein
village marshal or police officer shall
not be held liable in damages in taking
or removing of a horse, mule or other
animal as hereinbefore provided. so long
as he exercises reasonable care In doing
SO. Any such officer is authorized to
deliver any such horse, mule or other
any other person or persons whom he
may select to provide for the same, and
in all cases, the owner or custodian e
known, shall be Immediately notified Of
such action by the person taking
possession of such animal, and the ex-
penses Of giving such notice shall be a
charge against said horse, mule or
other animal and collected the same as
the expense incident to providing, for
such horse, mule OF other animal; or
If the owner or custodian be unknown,
ascertained; and if such owner or Gus
todian shall not within five days after
notice of such action, redeem such
1occo ~.,1o or other. animal bV paving
ali the expenses incurred by such action.
and thereafter supply such horse. mule
Or other animal with necessary protec7
otheer animal shall be held to be an es-
tray and shall be dealt with as such. q
Sec. 2. All acts and parts Of acts In
consistent herewith are hereby revealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage. +,
Approved April 20, 1903. 4
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

SlS lllIlGllL VI EOllCS " oSCuIC IdyllSlI VI
Loan Made on same-The capital stock,
funds and accommodations of any insur-
anc company organized or reorganized
under the provisions Of this act, shall be
invested in bonds or treasury notes of
he United States or state or national
bank stock, or Understanding bonds Of
this state, or any other state of the
United States. or Of any city, town or
in the United States having legal au-
thority to issue the same, or in any inter-
est or dividend-paying stock or bonds is
sued under the laws Of his statesor any
mortgages or unincumbered improved
real estate in this or any other state of
the United States, worth at least twice
the amount loaned thereon, exclusive of
are insured and the policy duly assigned
as additional security or loaned on
pledges Of any Of the securities above
named; provided always that the current
market value of such pledged securities
shall be, at all times during the con-
%tinuance Of u loans, at least twenty
per cent more than the sum loaned on
them, and all such loans are subject to
the power of the company to terminate
the same in case of the depreciation of
the securities below said limit; and pro-
vided hat in all Investments made upon
m%ortgaged securities the evidence Of the
debt shall accompany the mortgage or
deed of trust. Provided, further, that none
Of the bonds, securities or invest
mentS above mentioned snail ever De
bought, contracted for or received at a
greater price thar their known market
Value; nor shall any such bonds, secur-
tiles or investments be contracted for,
bought or received When any interest has
been defaulted and is unpaid thereon.
ANY such company may also make loans
upon its own policies, but in the computa-
ton Of the value of the assets Of such
company a loan upon a policy Of such
company shall never be valued at more
thar an amount equal to the net reserve
against such policy. Whenever a cash
loan is hereafter made thereon the policy
must in all cases, be assigned to, and
held by the ompany as security.
Sec. 4. That section twenty-six (26) Of
said chapter be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section &c. Contracts for Reinsurance
ANY corporation organized or doing bust
ness under hi act may assume or REIN
sure the risks Of any company, society or
association engaged in the business Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

Newport. r l.. Sept % OspeciaD.-Newport was
visited BY warm wave to-day. The weather
trough tout a number OF tennis players, and the
lawns of the Casino were crowded all the morning
In the afternoon a large crowd went TO the hunt
and this evening there wereseveral dinner parties.
Mrs William Grosvenor gave dinner In the
omen air Mrs Grosevnor had Intended TO have IL
IN her cottage but on account OF the good weather
IT was decided to go TO Hazards Beach pavilion.
The place was Illuminated with japanese lanterns,
and on the beach were Log fires. Mrs. GrosvenoTs
guests numbered thirty. and following the dinner
there dancing.
Other entertainments were luncheon given this
afternoon by Mrs. f. Livingston Ludlow. and
dinners tonight by Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs. Mrs.
T NJ Davis Mrs. 5. r. Huntington, Mrs James
p Kernochan and Mrs. J. Stewart Barney, the
latter followed by bridge whist
The god weather brough tout large number OF
cottagers in traps and automobiles 10 follow the
hunt Of the Monmouth County hounds. which
was the longest run the hounds have ever been
given on the island The meet was at Oakland
Farm where previous to the start Mrs. Alfred c..
Vanderbilt entertained at luncheon
The start was made at o'clock. and, after a run
of fourteen miles the kill was at the Chase farm
on the east sled OF the island Besides Mr. C0ilier.
master Of the hounds. there were Lady kathleen
Lindsay Captain Lindsay and Alfred q ander-
biIt IL was pretty riding throughout, and Lady
LINDSAY was again IN first at the death. The next
hunt will be held Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
DEiTH o. TIE Psysvs rpr.7r

Aie "ciG'l death o. tho Panama Canal treaty
"iih Colombia lg lapse calls for 40 excited
comment u lad long been fareseen and dis
counted and commented upon DO and contra
Tie r,rlt If Colombia thus 10 kiu II ,,as he.
,ond dispute. With the motives which rrorp-,t-
"a her 10 such folly wc have no concern, They
are Ter business, not OURS. That she mas made
q great mistake there can. IRON the American
POINT OF view, be little doubt That She viii II,
time realize Thai fact we are equally confident
Tor her OWN sake we hope the realization VIII
Tot come TO late.
fof ourselves the most pertinent and practf-
cal question is. What next: The answer 10 I.
D. not "a al RESPECTS matter Of course. The
one iIHg certain is that the United States
should ACT ~ accordance with Us own rights
Hno ats own interest Colombia. we have said.
had q right 70 XII the treaty. Equally. The
Anlt'c States has a right 10 refuse 10 bn die
faied - or IN any way forced into Offering bet
Ter JermS than those which have been rejected
and wica were in fact conspicuouslv gen
crouS II also has a right 10 maintain St. ,rea,
privileges and Us well defined and long estab-
hsbed policy on the canal qucstion-that is 10
say. that ths country is 10 be the sole omar
antor Il isthm.an neutrality and that the
isthmian canal is 70 be "an American canal
under American control"
Ii b entirely within the discretion Of This
country 10 await Tor "a rcasona bic time renewed
orertUrcs from Colombia or 10 turn 10 the al
Tentative Nicaragua route IN making choice
between these Two courses the government viii
doubtless exercise deiberatiOn and careful iud,
incnt IL II chooses the former. il viii do Sc
because il believes that course viii the better
serve American interests. and not because 4
wants 10 help Colombia out OF a hole II &
chooses the latter. il VIII have no fear OF th,
Nicaragua Cansl being parslleied and mad,
improbable Icy rival ~ Panama. There WI
lie only one canal across the American lsthmu,
IN our time. and that win he the one cons ruct
ed ly the United States.
A good many years ago the United State
Government through one OF the ablest states
men OF that day, John Quincy Adams. made &
treaty with Spain for the ceSsi0n Of Florida
the terms % which were generous 20 Spain
The Spanish Government refused 20 ratify n
and recalled It's minister wh0 had made H. Doi
Luis de Onis. and sent another, General Wives
70 make another treaty ia its place. Mr.
Adams declined 10 spend time i'm negotiating
with General Wives and-in the worldly phras'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
AGAINST "WHITEWASHING."

Trial by court martial is a serious ordeal for
an officer Of the army or navy and one which
I'm many instances has obliterated good records.
secured by years of faithful service and devO-
ton TO duty. The tribunals on which the fellow
officers of the accused act as judges are differ
ent from any. other judicial body. Offences
which in the private citizen would call for little
more than a reprimand become serious when
they are considered by q court martial, because
of the regulations of the army and the navy.
which prescribe a high standard of conduct
The drunk and disOrderly' private citizen be-
longs 70 a minor class of offenders. while the
officer whose offence in uniform would come
under the same head must be vigorously dealt
with.
The court martial IS supposed 10 see the mat
tiers which come before Il in the light Of the
regulations by which the two great armed bodies
OF the nation are governed. When sentimental
ity or n desire TO shield a brother officer leads
members Of courts martial TO forget their duty
iud ges, their courts become whitewashing
boards and DO the service nestimable injury.
This view seems TO have been taken by Rear
Admiral Evans when he refused to approve the
findings OF the court martial which prescribed
what he considered 4 totally inadequate punish
ment FOR officer accused OF drunkenness -
"scandalOus conduct. tending to the destruction
Of good morals" and "falsehood." In order to
emphasize his displeasure Admiral Evans pub