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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-12

Panama, Nov when the news
OF the departure Of the Colombian
troops became known here the enthu.
siasm was unlimited. Thousands OF
persons with flags, torches and fire.
works headed By two bands Of music
marched through the town and as the
procession passed the United States
consulate the Star Spangled Banner
was played and the crowds cheered
wildly for the United States, Presi.
dent Roosevelt, Commander Hubbard
of the Nashville. Secretary Hay and
Acting Consul General Ehrman. The
procession went to General Huertas'
headquarters and with the general
borne on the shoulders of four patri-
OTIS, marched through the town again.
DR.. Amador. minister Of finance of
the provisional government and the
revolutionary junta. Jose Arjano
FREDERICK Floyd and Tomas Arias.
who with General Huertas. were hail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-12
Annexation Suggestion.

In an interview with the Associated
Press Mr. Gudger said he was not
surprised that the isthmus had de
clared its independence. The revolu-
ton was a foregone conclusion five
months ago, he says. Mr.. Gudger
says the sentiment of the people of
the isthmus toward the United States
is extremely cordial and friendly.
They want" he says, the indie
pendence, annexation, or anything
that will insure the construction of
the Panama canal and the consequent
prosperity of the isthmus. They have
the greatest confidence in the people
and the government Of the United
States. American capital is already
there to large extent and the people
Iare desirou Of cultivating closer trade
relations with the United States
If you have ever been to South
America you have seen for yourself
that the American flag is respected
and trusted as the flag of no other ma.
Ition and nowhere in South or Central
America is this more true than on the
Iisthmus"
Mr. Gudger would not discuss Col
ombia and declined TO make any com.
ment upon the policy of the Washing
ton government He went to the Col.
ombian legation yesterday and had a
conference with DR. Herran, Colon.
bian charge, who is his personal
friend
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-12
Buried at Horizon.

Horlcon--The body OF Jacob Blair
OF Nashville, Tenn. former resident
OF this city. was brought here for burr.
al yesterday. He was brother OF
the late John ]. Blair. the railroad
magnate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-12
Long Deferred Honeymoon.

Manltowoc-rMr. and Mrs. Joseph
WeInfurther are celebrating their sill
yer wedding anniversary In unique
manner. Twenty-Five years ago. whom
they were wed. II was agreed that the
honeymoon should be dispensed with
until the silver wedding day and
Thursday they departed from the city
for a months trip In the southern
states
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
One Kind of Generosity.

] am not one of those who try
To rake in all in sight;
My little wants must supply,
And that is only right,
No man in vain to me will plead
When of his all bereft;
When I have taken what need
He can have all that's left
like to see my neighbor thrive;
I'm pleased with his success.
To see him barely keep alive
Will cause me great distress
have sentiments of greed
Or envy in my breast.
When have taken what need
He can have all the rest.
'Need's'' not the word I should employ
What I require" perhaps
My luxuries / must enjoy;
! can't put up with scraps.
I'm not at all disposed to shake
on my well-gotten gains,
But any one may freely take
What after me remains
Chicago News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05

is of canopy shape and thirty-three
feet three inches in height from its
base to the top of the bronze figure
which represents a prisoner of war.
1t rests upon stone base four feet
high and is surrounded by three gran
lite steps each two feet thick At the
base it is twenty feet square and its
main structure stands twenty-five
feet high.
Entrance to the interior is gained
through two Gothic arched openings
facing east and west, Is feet inches
In height. The interior is f1oored with
Italian and Georgia marble, in which
are inserted three large bronze tab
lets, one containing the act authoriz-
ing the erection of the monument. one
the names of the committee appointed
by Gov. Pennypacker and the third
a relief picture representing the
breaking forth of Providence Spring.
The story of the spring is one of the
most interesting in the annals of An
Jacksonville. When the soldiers had
reached the point when they could no
longer endure the contaminated water
of the creek this living stream broke
forth during a severe electric storm.
bringing renewed life and hope. Not
only was it providential that this sup
ply of water should come at this time.
but also that 1t came within the dead
line, where. by the prison laws, it was
protected from being trarnpled and de-
filed.
Over this spring has been erected a
pavilion. tile rooted and supported by
granite pillars. Its sacred waters now
dow from tastefully carved fountain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
WITH THE
VETEDAN

of marble at the spot where they
originally broke forth.
OF the boys" who made up the
party from Pittsburg and vicinity
most of them represented those who
were captured at the battle OF Ply
mouth The 101st Pennsylvania had
and when his army was recalled to
Washington to aid in the protection
of the capital against Gen. Lee, Peck's
division, then a part of McClellan's
North Carolina coast. The 1O1st was
one of the strongest regiments of
Peck's division. The division was dis
trfbuted with all possible strategy to
cover the territory
Soon after the arrival of the 1O1st
the three years enlistment ended, and
all voted to re-enlist for service dur
ing the war. The regiment concen-
trated at Plymouth for re-enlistmeat,
and the accustomed thirty days fur
Tough was being arranged.
Gen. Hoke's command aided by the
Confederate ram Albemarle, suddenly
appeared in full force. A desperate
three days battle ensued. The North
sides by a superior force of Confeder-
ates, while the fourth was hammered
at by the Confederate gunboat. With
little hope of checking the enemy they
fought a desperate fight, but were
forced to yield.
After the battle they were hurried
south and placed in the prison at
AndersOnville.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05

Assumed Woes OF Actress Too Much
for His composure-
Recently new play was performed
III Prague, the principal characters in
which are beautiful young lady and
a brilliant young ofncer, but are unable
to marry because they are as poor as
church mice. True, the young lady
has a very rich uncle, from whom she
hopes to obtain aid, but she very soon
discovers that he is an arrant miser
and will not give her farthing
The woes of the lovers touched the
hearts of many in the audience, but
only one person proved really equal to
the occasion. This was q worthy and
wealthy baker, who had actually been
moved to tears by the distressing
scenes on the stage. At last his heart
overlooked. and the moment the rich
uncle vanished with q bitter sneer at
hts nfece's folly on his lips. he rushed
from his seat to the foetlights, and,
taking a well-filled purse from his
pocket, handed it to the astonished
heroine, saying:
Here, take this-you'l1 find a good
dowry in it-and have nothing more
to do with that, wretched miser."
Every one in the theater roared at
the good fellows simplicity and gen.
erosity, but he could not see that he
had done anything unusual. and, as
he refused to take back the purse, the
heroine, with a smile, laid it on a
table, and the play went on.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05

was because some progressive cftl--
zen had probably insisted that. the
dixie was a little too high and that
it would do no harm to let the water
run over a little. A tarin low enough
to bring in foreign competition to
destroy so-ca1led American monopoly
would fail of it's purpose If it were not
low enough to bring in immense guam
titles of goods from abroad If it did
not increase importations it would be
a failure, and If it increased importa-
lions it would close the American fac
tory
MEN who talk about competition
deal with the subject glibly. as If mar
kets were abundant They think that
large importations would not throw
any American out OF job But
1 say for every days work performed
in Europe for the benefit of American
some American loses q days work,
whether he is employed by a trust or
some heartless- individual operating
singly and alone. Some men say that
competition can be let in from Eu-
rope long enough to destroy the trusts
and combines and then be thrown out
again by the readoption of protection :"
Easily and unanswerably Mr.. Young
shows that upon the high wages paid
in the mills and factories which for
eign competition would close depends
the prosperity of Iowa farmers. When
men are out of work, he says "the
farmer does not sell them spring
chickens and potatoes" No; and
neither does the doctor, the lawyer.
the clergyman, nor anybody else
thrive as well-always excepting the
pawnbroker.
AS to the proposition that the tariff
be revised by the friends of protec-
ton Lafe Young does not like it.
He is of the opinion that when an in
dustry has been killed by tariff re-
duction it is none the less dead be
cause Republicans brought about the
reduction:
81 say tonight, that if the Ameri-
can Congress, in Republican hands, in
the year 1904 or the year 1905. under
takes a general reform of the tariff
ripping it here and there, and enters
upon a general debate and discussion
of this great subject, so vitality CON
nected with our commerce, every in
dustry will be killed just as dead as II
the Democratic party were in power
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
Missing No Opportunity.

A large, good natured man was
greatly attracted to "a little girl in the
dining room of an uptown hotel the,
other day. She was about two and a
half years old, was beginning to run
about and talk good deal, and also
appeared to be at home in the hotel.
After smiling at him across the din
ing room and making friends with him
at a distance he accosted her in the
hall. He asked her the regulation
questions put by strangers to children,
all of which she answered as promptly
as her baby fashion would permit.
Finally the man shook hands with
her and said: You are a nice little
girl. Shall I bring you a box of candy
tomorrow"
The little one looked puzzled mo-
ment, then spoke up brightly:
mo; 200 better doe Diet it nowi"
She got the candy that evening.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
The stines in Little Things.


We call him strong who stands unmov-
Calm some tempest-beaten rock
When some great trouble hurls its
shock.
We say of him his strength is proved,
But when the spent, storm folds its
wings,
How bears he then .Hfe.s little things?
And can tread beneath my feet
The hills of passions heaving sea-
When wind-tossed waves roll stormily;
Yet scarce resist the siren sweet
That at my hearts door softly sings;
Forget, forget lfes little things"
I can forgive-'tis worth my while
The treacherous blow, the cruer thrust !;
Can bless my foe Christians must
When patience smiles her royal smile;
Yet fierce resentment quickly sings
Its shots of ire at little things.
But what is this? Drops make the sea;
And petty cares and small events
Small causes and small consequents.
Make up the sum for you and me.
Then, o for strength to meet the stings
That arm the points of little things!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
soap in Early DAYS.


Before soap was invented what did
the ancients do to keep clean? Pliny
is the first to mention soap and he de-
clares it to be an invention of the
Gauls, though he prefers the German
to the Gallo soap. It was made in
England in early times, for Richard
of Devices, writing in the reign of
Richard l., quotes the words of a
French Jew, who wrote still earlier:
AT Bristol there is nobody who is not
or has not been a soapmaker." In
the reign OF Edward 1. soap was large
ly manufactured at Coventry, In Lon
don the first soap works were estab-
1ished in 1924. Soap seems to have
deteriorated in Elizabeth's reign; his
torians record that good soap was al
most an impossible luxury and clothes
had to be washed with hemlock net
ties and refuse SOAP 1t is not men
toned by Shakespeare.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
AndersonviiIe Prison Grounds.

With thirty-three Pittsburg yeter-
ans in Pullman coaches as the ad-
vance guard, Gov. Pennypacker and
his staff on, Nov. inaugurated new
invasion of the South.
Andersonville, Ca, the scene of so
much misery and suffering for Union
soldiers-where 1910 men, nearly
76 per cent of those confined in that
inglorious stockade, met their death
was the chief destination of the vet
GRAMS There on November IL they
dedicated to their dead comrades .
monument. During the trip two other
monuments to Pennsylvania soldiers
were dedicated-one to the dead of the
Seventy-fourth Pennsylvania regiment
on Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga,
and another to the heroes of the Sew
enty-seventh at Shiloh.
The invasion was carried out in two
state and another from the western.
Through an act of the Pennsylvania
legislature $4,000 was provided for
the erection of monument to the
prisoners from Pennsylvania regi-
ments who died at Andersonville;
1000 was also provided to furnish
transportation for all survivors of
those prison days that they might en-
Joy the trip south and be present at
the dedication.
The amount provided was sufficient
that adorns the National cemetery. 1t
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
DEATH FOR INDUSTRY
DANGER INVOLVED IN INcREAS-
ED FOREIGN COMPETITION.
For Every Days Work Brought in
from Abroad There Must Be an
Equivalent Days Work Lost to the
Wage Farmers Of the United States.

An important and enduring contri--
button to economic and political htera-
ture is to be found in the speech of
Lafayette Young before the Polk
County Republican Club in Des
Moines, Oct. 20, 1908. 1t is speech.
that will live, and If we are not mis-
taken, will do duty in more than one
campaign In vigor of style, in clear
cut epigrammatic expression, in viril-
ity and in incorporating stalwart-
ism it deserves, and will have, place
among the greatest speeches of the
greatest advocates of Republicanism
and PrOtectionism. Iowa was essential
ly the proper place for its origin
Iowa, the home of ''progressives" the
breeding ground of backsliders,
the culture field of the re
FORM bacillus, the state where
premium is paid for the Sc
traya1 of party principle. We have
long been of the opinion that LATE
Young was needed in that section of
the country. Now we know it. The
speech of Oct 20 demonstrates the
fact.
With swift strokes the editor OF the
Daily Capital sketches political his
tory for the past twenty-seven years
Coming down to the time when the
''reformers" and the progressive" in
side the Republican party made their
first successful attack upon the policy
of protection, when, as now, they were
saying THE tariff is too high: it
must be reformed" Mr.. Young tells
what happened to prosperity in 1892
and the four years following:
But the country was startled, after
calm was restored, after the election
of 1892, when it was discovered that
the grand aggregation of disagreement
and discomfort had captured the gov
eminent. Fear was in the land. Men
who voted for Cleveland trembled and
regretted it. Then followed the strug-
| gle upon the part of Cleveland and his
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05

A curious lawsuit regarding the.
ownership of lands was tried recently
in Ceylon. The trouble originated at
an archery competition held by King
Parakrania Bahu VI, who ruled over
Ceylon in the fifteenth century, in
which there were two champions who
outdistanced all the rest and alike hit
every mark that was submitted to
them. The king was about to divide
the prize when from a neighboring
pond frog was heard to croak. The
king seized upon solution and de-
clared that whichever could hit the
frog, aiming only by ear. should gain
the prize. One of the archers trans
fixed the frog with the arrow. So de-
lighted was the monarch that, besides
the original prize, he gave to the win
ner an estate of $4,000 acres. The
present claimants in the lawsuit were
the descendants of the archer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
The Pension ouestion.

Pension Commissioner Eugene F.
Ware says in his annual report that
the present system of examining ap-
plicants for pensions is uncertain, ex-
pensive, unsatisfactory and generative
of an enormous amount of political
friction Commissioner Ware suggests
boards of examiners. constituted UNI
der civil service rules, who should go
from place to place on fixed days. CIV
ing examinations and receiving testi.
mony regarding applicants and maxi
ing reports thereon Commissioner
Ware estimates that there are still, in
round numbers. 100000 unpensioned
survivors of the civil war. exclusive of
deserters. He states that this large
number is now, owing to advanced
age, disease and misfortune, applying
for pensions at the rate of over $4,000
per annum. Mr.. Ware estimates that
in ten years the pension list will be
so largely reduced that the burden
will cease to be noticed. But during
these ten years humanity and graft
tude alike demand that some action
should be taken to relieve the press
ing necessities of the old soldiers. The
report shows that there are now on
the rolls e96, 545 pensioners, of which
729. 1856 are soldiers and 267 ,1S9 are
widows and dependents The roll
shows a net loss of 1901 pensioners
during the year. Out of total Of
3O4. 500 applicants on hand during the
year, $50, 100 were admitted and 49,
794 rejected. He also states that the
bureau has gained upon the current
work 100 900 cases during the last two
years
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05

followers to keep the party pledges.
Then ensued the long debate on the
tariff question and the factories
closed, banks collapsed, and the great
republic was in the throes of business
disaster, the like of which had not
been since 1887. The American peo-
pie repented and felt educated in
political economy. They .swore if they
ever had another chance they would
bury Democracy and free trade SO
deep that Gabriel's trumpet would
never reach any of them"
And they did it in 1896, with that
result the world already knows SO
well that Great Britain is now on the
point of discarding free trade and
profiting by the example of the United
States in restoring prosperity through
protection. But there has been too
much prosperity in the last six years.
and the "reformers" are at work again,
as they were in 1892. To them Mr.
Young devotes attention, and though
he calls nobody by name, it will be
strange indeed il there be not some
burning in the ears of some people
in high places out there in Iowa. His
chapter on competition" is a superb
specimen of logic and sarcasm Says
he:
There never is competition when
every man has more than he can do.
There will not be competition until
half the men have less than they
can do There is never any competi-
ton so long as a man cannot make
thing as rapidly as he can sell 1T.
There will be competition when it
takes a man two days to find a Gus
toner for the thing that he made in
one day. Some people like
to be coaxed to buy. They like to be
chased by the man who has something
to sell They like to get cut rates.
They have not been eating cut rates
lately There are never any cut rates
in. good times
They say they do not want to tear
down the tariff wall; they only want
to lower it couple Of inches. Usually
when a dam is high enough 20 keep
the water out. lowering it two inches
would be as fatal as its entire re-
moval.
when the floods swept down
through East Des Moines last May it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05

and the investigation were being
made by the Democrats"
With truth and force Mr.. Young
urges that when Mckinley made his
famous Buffalo speech in 1901 he had
in mind the reciprocity of Blaine, and
only that, and never contemplated ad-
justing a reciprocity treaty to kill one
industry which we had promised to
protect to build up another already
protected" Mr.. Mckinley did not
believe in reciprocity in competitive
products, in reciprocity that would
take from a SINCE American worker
his job" be he a worker in factory
or on farm He did not believe that
the cheapest products of any foreign
country should be permitted to enter
into competition with the products of
the Americans who grow sugar cane
in Louisiana and Texas, who grow
sugar beets in Colorado and Califor-
mia. who grow tobacco in Connecticut
and Wisconsin, who grow fruits and
vegetables in Florida, who grow wool
in Ohio and Montana, who grow grain
in all the Northern states. He would
never have urged such a policy upon
Congress. Much less would he have
called an extra session as a means of
forcing it through.
In one of the concluding paragraphs
of Mr.. young's speech the situation is
thus summed up:
IF any of these schemes Of tariff
ripping are to be seriously considered
the best thing any man can do is to
convert his present property into
money and then wait until the crash
comes and buy other peoples property
at 25 cents on the dollar. 1t seems
strange that Republicans have been
found giving ear to doctrines SO re-
Gently denounced. Not so strange. pos
sibIy. when we remember that Repub-
lfcan farmers and Republican working
men In 1892 elected Grover Cleveland,
and with him q tarin ripping Con-
gress-"
And 4nless this craze among Repub-
icans for tariff ripping is checked by
Republicans we shall be found travel
ing the same road as in 1892. with
another tarin ripping Democratic
president in the White House and an
other tariff ripping Congress at the
other end of Pennsylvania avenue
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
Found Ia the sweepIna

What has become of your baby
sister, johnny" asked a mother of
her four-year-old son. ST haven't seen
her for an hour or more"
.'Oh, don't worry bout her, mann
ma" replied Johnny. You'll find her
when you sweep the house,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05
Owed Youno.

Burr Mcintosh was taking photo
graph of one of the theatrical com
panies in town. A young girl of not
over sixteen years. with startlfngly
yellow hair. tripped across the stage.
Here. comes The Beloved Of the
Gods" whispered the manager
why have you dubbed her that?'
asked Mr.. Mcintosh, with interest
Because she@has dyed SO young.-
New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-05

!. Caretaker's house. erected by w. r.
= 2. Situation of providence Spring"
3. Site of monument
4. Outline of present property.
5. Outline of stockade enclosing pris-
Oners.
6. Outline of outer stockade.
z. Dead line
s. Confederate forts and batteries.
8. Main forts of Fort Star, southwest
corner.
TO- Site of gallows where marauders
were hung.
IL. Powder magazine in Star Fort
r. Site of Captain Writes headquar-
ters- -
Is. Gate to roadway leading to ceme-
terry.
a. Wells and tunnels dug by prison
ers-
To- Site of dead house.
L. EntrenchCdm camp for guards
II. Roadway leading to railroad sta
ton.
1s Stockade Creek. a branch of
Eweetwater.
10. North gate of stockade.
20. South gate of stockade.
21- Flagstaff.