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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

New York Commercial.

Out of Milford, Conn.,, comes gigantic
scheme for the organization of a patriotic
dren from twelve years of age up to any
age and the teachers One object is to ex-
patiate on the symbol ''13'' (for what pur-
pose is not particularly clear; another TO
build a millon-dollar ''hall of patriotism
at Washington; third to promulgate a
general knowledge of the emblems on the
crest of the order-the flag. coat of arms
and seal of the country. The organization
is TO be called the National Crest" The
genius behind it is not one of the school
children, evidently for early literature
made a fast track for the newspaper offices.
Some place, of course, money is required.
Here. to begin with, it is only 13 cents. Part
of this goes to pay for bronze lapel badges
and white metal pins that the boys and
something of that sort, and the die is in the
hands of the promoter of the order. Can
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
Spirits Go onsStrike.
New York Letter.

New York Letter.
The spirits went on strike yesterday
and refused to attend the convention OF
Spiritualists held in Crosby Hall. Brooklyn.
Two or three bashful spooks did show up.
and they were so ashamed of doing so that
they refused to give their names.
According TO the mediums. the spirits
held an indignation meeting in angel land
on Thursday night, which lasted well into
the morning. The spirits were especially
indignant because IL hao been published
broadcast in the newspapers that they
smoked and drank highballs.
According to Mrs. Tillie l.. Reynolds. the
second vice president of the State Board
OF Spiritualists, the angels were much an
gered at this misrepresentation. Said Mrs.
Reynolds: Our dear ones angry and
won't come to-day. IL is too bad. They
held a meeting in spiritland last night and
much indignation was expressed because
the reporters misrepresented what they
said here"
Mrs. Reynolds tried to get some Of the
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

spirits to attend the meeting yesterday
afternoon She had poor success She i'm
plored them to come.
Three spirits appeared. One Of them was
a young woman who went about calling
everybody sister" but no one recognized
her, and, as she refused TO give her name,
and as she could only be identified by
perfume of violet. she retired to spiritland,
leaving lot of disgusted mortals.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29
The Terminus.

The wide town swings to view; the train speeds
past
Long. roaring freights. Mysterious voices
blend
With the shrill steam: now. underneath the vast
Vault OF the Terminus, we find at last
Our journeys end.
Beyond the DOORS wintry wilderness
The formidable streets lie strange and far
But see. familiar faces wait TO bless
Our coming How informed with joyfulness
Their greetings are!
I wonder IL when into the worlds great
Sad terminus, I come unasked. unknown
VIII welcoming dear faces for me wait?
Or must 1 through the hollow changing gate
Pass out alone?
William Hurd HiIlyer. in April Lipplncott's
Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

Willis Gibson. in Scribner's Magazine
wish I could make IL plain how won
romance clinging TO her every timber
and the blood Of the thoroughbred in her
veins. Into her go the engines OF dead and
gone river racers, and the treasured relics
-sweet-toned bells. paintings. bits OF bric-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-29

q ba that all the grown-ups have been
worried ont and the children must be ap-
peaIed to by the professional organizer and
s.jiner?"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

fleet upon the good judgment, II not
the integrity of the department head.
Men are prone to hide things which
may damage their reputation for Off
cial capacity or vigilance, even when
there is no doubt of their personal
honesty.
It is, therefore, especially incumbent
upon the president to take upon him
self the direction of all such investiga-
tions as that now in progress in the
postoffice. Mr.. Roosevelt Is to be COM
mended for doing this, though he has
come to the discharge of his duty
somewhat tardily.
It is not altogether a favorable in
dication, however, that he has begun
by enjoining secrecy upon those who
happen to know damaging facts. Pub
licity, 1t Is true, may in some cases
tend to defeat the ends of justice.
Secrecy as to some things, therefore,
may be advisable. But a sweeping
order to all concerned to say nothing
is unnecessary, and it looks too much
as though there was an intention to
cover up some things permanently.
There should be no warrant for such a
suspicion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
The Postoffice Scandal,

It seems that at last the President
has assumed the direction of the in
vestigation and cleansing of the Post
office department.
This is precisely what he ought to
do, and what he might have been doing
to the advantage of the public, and per,
haps to his own political advantage,
when he was racing over the country
hurrahing for tremendous navy and
repeating the same remarks with I'M
important variations some scores of
times.
This is his administration and not
Mr.. Paynes or Mr.. Knox's or any
other cabinet officers. He is respon-
sible as chief executive for the admin
istration of all the executive depart
ments. 1t is for him to see to 1t that
they go right and to call them to &C
count If they go wrong.
It is not sufficient for him to leave
every cabinet officer to investigate the
officers of his own department and to
trust every such officer implicitly to
discover and expose everything that
goes wrong within his jurisdiction.
Not every head of department is
eager to expose wrong-doing in his Of
flee and to apply the necessary correct
i've. No cabinet officer should be pre-
sumed to be thoroughly impartial in
quisitor within his own jurisdiction.
There is strong temptation to cover
up or gloss over things which may re-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

at being caught in the trap.
THE next fellow was alive, and
got up early, put the trap in my over
coat pocket and sneaked down to Riv.
erside Park, where turned him loose.
Then l went back, feeling distinctly
foolish.
1.-The trap is empty this morning.
I explained to my wife, letting the
present tense serve to preserve my
truthfulness.
"I don't believe would bother to
set it again., she suggested a little
anxiously.
81 don't believe l will responded
heartily, and nothing further was said.
THAT day confided the situation to
a friend.
"Oh, you'll get used to it, he said;
I was the same way once, but went
ahead and killed them, and now
can kill chickens, drown puppies or do
anything in that line
THAT settled it. had no desire to
be a complacent killer. When went
home splintered the trap and wrote
an order for cat. She killed several
mice the first week we had her, and
then the mice learned that there was
danger in our apartments, and trans.
ferred their attentions to our neigh.
bors who had traps. In the four years
that followed there have not been half
a dozen mice in our apartments, while
our neighbors drown one of the little
creatures every morning and still suf.
fer continual annoyance from them.
"The mouse. trap not only inficts
terrible and unnecessary cruelty upon
the little animals, but it teaches chill.
dren to harden their hearts and kill.
Take away the barbarous trap and
install the harmless, necessary cat.
whose very presence will in most
cases prevent the disease for which
the trap is an attempted and ineffeor
i've cure.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

same fall, he remained there again
all night. ION account of lame horses,
he wrote in his diary.
Gen. Lafayette stopped at the inn
when he was making tour from Bos
ton to New York in 1924. The Rye
people gave the French hero great
reception by firing a salute and ring
ing bells. Afterward a band of music
came to the hotel and played national
airs. John Adams remained overnight
at the inn in 1774, while on his way
from Boston to New York.
The old tavern has had many keep
ers, and local history records that they
we're all good people and conducted
the place in respectable way. DIR,
'Haviland was killed in the Revolution,
and his wife, Mrs. lamar Haviland,
succeeded him. She was the landlady
of whom Washington wrote. The inn
was afterward known as 1.-THE Square
House." In 1901 it passed into the
hands Of Henry l.. Penfield, and was
for forty years known as Penfield' s
hotel. Mr.. Penfield was the landlord
at the time OF the visit of Lafayette.
The place ceased to be a public inn
about 1885, when Mr.. Penfield. having
accumulated good sized fortune, sold
it to d. H. Mead and retired from
the hotel business.
The action of the Parsons family in
purchasing the place is highly appre.
ciated by many persons in Rye who
are interested in local historical sub
jects. For several years the resi-.
dents, fearing the demolition Of the
inn, have been at the point Of asking
the Sons of the Daughters Of the Rev.
olution, or some other patriotic so
ciety, to acquire it.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

"Talk about the cruelty Of cat
playing with a mouse!" exclaimed a
householder when that familiar sim
lie was mentioned in his hearing
Everybody knows that cat, espe
cially a half-grown kitten, will occa'
sionally sport with captive, and
show as much pleasure as does the
human hunter who pursues the fox,
but in nine hundred and ninety-nine
cases out of a thousand there is a
pounce, and the whole thing is over.
If you want to know about cruelty,
fiendish, unspeakable cruelty, l will
commend the study Of the mousetrap.
when we moved into the apart
ment we now occupy we were hardly
settled until we made the discovery
that the place was swarming with
mice. My wife suggested that we get
a cat, but could not forget that cruel
ty which I firmly believed was part
of a cats nature. l bought trap,
baited it with cheese, and next morn
ing l had problem on my hands.
Mousie covered in the box, complete.
ly at my mercy. I was master of his
life or death. The absolutely power
/ had gained didn't make me feel very
proud, or yet very comfortable. kept
remembering certain lines of Robert
Burns, and a kind of lump came into
my throat as / made ready for the
execution. At the last moment hap
by thought occurred to me. called
to my wife.
This is the anniversary Of our
wedding said, and in honor of the
occasion l am going to set this little
beggar free
"'That will be splendid she said,
clapping her hands; now l shall be
able to eat breakfast
"The next morning found the trap
sprung, but the mouse was dead He
was not hurt. He had died in the
sheer agony of fright and desperation
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

Z Mr.. Thompkins turned to the blacf
board and worked five minutes draw.
ing with colored chalk while the class
whistled and threw paper wads.
"There," said Mr. Thompkins finally,
as he waved his hand at the board.
there is the way to make Maltese
cross"
NAV it faint" said the big boy.
"You pull its tail; that's the way"
"Such levity should have no place
here" said Mr.. Thompkins, turning
pink. rs there any other question,
and this time l should like sensible
query"
Mr.. Thompkins paused while he dug
a paper wad out Of his ear. He en-
deavored to suppress his rising wrath,
and when he was sure he was quite
calm he said: 81 will now tell you an
interesting story. l know boys like
stories, and l expect that you will pay
careful attention"
The class grew quiet, and Mr..
Thompkins, rejoicing at his little
stroke Of diplomacy, began his story:
"You know, boys, that the highest
position to which the American youth
can aspire is that of President Of the
United States"
"Ah I'd sooner be a alderman"
said the big boy. "De alderman in our
wards got a snap and he owns tree
saloons"
II shall ask you to preserve quiet"
resumed Mr.. Thompkins. There was
once poor boy that lived on farm
Gee, l was on a larm oncet," said
the smallest boy. ''Dey had COW dcre
what Civ buttermilk."
"This boy l am speaking Of" re-
sumed Mr.. Thompkins, was deter
mined to become great, and he hewed
rails and worked with his big, honest
hands until he became the greatest
man in the country. Do you know who
he was?"
"Jim Jeffries," yelled the big boy.
"Will you please leave this room at
once?" demanded Mr.. Thompkins.
Chase yerself," replied the big boy,
politely; 1--WE got license to stay
here. don't see any medals on you"
Mr.. Thompkins jumped up and
seized the big boy by the collar and
started for the door. Immediately the
rest of the, class landed on him.
There was a scuffle and heavy fall.
and the mission school was thrown in.
to disorder by seeing the banner class
piling on top of tall man with whis.
kers who was on the floor, wildly
bawling: "Take 'em of; take 'em of.
They've stabbed me-"
A moment later the class had hur.
riedly jumped back to their seats. Mrs.
Thompkins had appeared.
"Say," said the big boy apologetical.
ly as he wiped of his face, we're sor'
ry, mum, that we got inter trouble and
disgraced the class, but we couldn't
stand fer that guy fer minute. He's
a bum teacher, he is. You're all rite
and de gangs wild you, but no geeser
like dat can butt in on u.s."
Mrs. Thompkins smiled grimly a.
she restored order, and Mr.. ThomplIins
stood out in the hall and pulled pins
out Of his legs and wondered II he
ought to swear out warrants for the
young rufians who had upset his theor'
les on how to teach mission class.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Postponement Advisable.

When we consider the disagreeable
publicity which followed the Philip
pine rice transaction and the equally
unpleasant comment evoked by the
operations of Col. Heistand and others
in the hemp line. 1t is perhaps just as
well that Mr.. Root should postpone for
the present the letting of the opium
monopoly. Coming so close together,
these developments of our colonial
policy could only excite carping and
reasonable comment. If allowed to
simmer down the opium transaction
can probably be contaminated with
out causing undue publicity.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

| Dear me-" said Mrs. Thompkins,
II know the poor children mean no
harm and that they act the way they
do because of their home training. but
sometimes they are dreadfully trying"
Tut, tut" said Mr.. Thompkins. "a
woman makes mountain out of every
little molehill. It's the easiest thing
in the world to handle children. All
that is requisite Is little tact and
| patience. Look here. You let me teach
that mission class Of yours. I'll have
them so that by the time get through
with 'em they'll come up and eat out
| of your hand. You are an estimable
woman, Mrs. Thompkins, but you lack
the qualifications absolutely essential
| for mission teacher. Tonight at the
school I wish you to sit in the back
ground and observe how mission
class should be handled"
Mr.. Thompkins put on his hat and
walked with his wife over to the
school, which was already in session.
She pointed out her class to Mr..
Thompkins, and then disappeared be-
hind a convenient pillar in the room,
while her liege advanced cautiously
upon the class.
AS Mr.. Thompkins greeted the class
he was received with tumultuous
shouts of Hello, whiskers,' "Weeee
ee," Gee, but I'll bet the wind likes
to see you"
Mr.. Thompkins sat down In the
teachers chair and waved his hand in
an impressive manner.
Dear little children" he began.
"Ah, cut out de dear kid bizness."
put in one of the class. "W'ere's de
nice loidy wot teaches us. We don't
want no members of the Cote club
comm round runnin' u.s."
81 am to be your teacher tonight"
said Mr.. Thompkins. my wife wishes
me to teach you this evening""
mot fer my money" said the big
gest of the boys. ''Fm going to strike.
We're union in dis class an we don't
stand fer no scabs breakin' in"
But" expostulated Mr.. Thompkins,
II am not going TO take the class for
all time. l am merely to teach you
for tonight. am not regular teacher
in mission schools"
The big boy said something to the
class and all the boys Immediately be-
gan singing.
HE don't belong to tn regerlers.
He's only a volunteer"
"That will do, young gentlemen"
said Mr. Thompkins, with dignity, ana
at the same time glancing apprehen-
sively at the pillar behind which his
wife was seated. II wish to teach
you this evening. do not believe that
you are being properly trained, and l
will make your lesson this evening
one Of true value and one which you
will long remember"
you'll have to show u.s." said the
big boy, sitting down. "Git bissy."
"Now, young gentlemen, before TAX
ing up the regular work Of the evening
let us have a little round table and
discuss subjects of general interest. II
any Of you should like some subject
explained you will please state 1t.
Think of something which you would
like to have delineated."
The big boy bobbed up. "How do
you make Maltese CROSSE" he asked.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

In 1t are still to be found the high
walnut bedstead in which the Father
of His Country rested while on his
way to meet Rochambeau for their
great coup against the British, and
the large mirror before which he
dressed the next morning. The rooms
contain other relics and articles of
furniture of the Revolutionary period
which have been preserved through a
long succession of tenants.
The date that Washington regis.
tered at the tavern was Oct. Is, 1889.
He speaks OF his visit as follows in
the notes in his diary:
Thursday. Oct. l5,17S9.-After din.
ner, through frequent light showers,
we proceeded to a tavern of Mrs.
Haviland, at Rye, who keeps very
neat and decent inn. Friday, the 18th,
about Z p. m, we left the widow Havi-
lands, and after passing Horse Neck,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

John A. T. Hull, of Iowa, declares
with much vehemence that there must
not and shall not be any revision Of
the tariffs until after the next presi.
Dental election. AS this means, Of
course, that there will be no revision
at all If the republicans are success.
full. we must conclude that the Iowa
idea is temporarily in retirement-a
belief which is strengthened by the
evident meekness and humility Of Mr.
Cummins these days. The Hon. Dave
Henderson Jumped his job too soon
The traitors are on the run.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

has been acquired by John f. and Will
liam H. Parsons and their cousin, J..
H. Whittemore. The purchasers
bought the property for the purpose of
making it memorial to their grand
father, who was an early resident OF
the town. The owner, William Ray
mond was about to tear the old struc-
ture down and erect business build.
ing on its site, when the members Of
the Parsons family. who own large
country places in Rye and Harrison
banded together and bought it for
$4,000.
The new owners have not decided
what will be done with the old hos
telry. They will probably swing out
sign bearing the name. "Haviland's
Inn," such as was there in the stage
coach days, and make the building a
local historical museum, where relics,
souvenirs, books and records covering
the history of the town since its es-
tablishment as parish of the mon.
archical system of Great Britain in
1860 may be collected and preserved.
The country surrounding Rye
abounds with relics and souvenirs of
the Revolution in the possession Of
the Heathcote, Jay. Parsons. VAIN
wright, Haviland, Park and other old
families, and 1t is said to be one OF
the principal ideas Of the founders Of
the museum to collect these and keep
them for the coming generations. 1t
is also possible that some Of the local
societies may after time have their
headquarters there.
The tavern stands in the village
square just opposite tall flagpole
erected by the residents few years
ago. 1t Is known to have been a
public house as early as 1881, when
it was kept by Peter Brown. 1t is
a two-story and attic building, con-
structed of hand-hewn shingles. On the
first floor there are drawing-room, a
large taproom, with Old-fashioned fire.
places and brass andirons. dining
room and a suite of smaller rooms.
The room where Washington and La
fayette slept is on the second floor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Exerxthlna Seems to Boom Prices.

With great reluctance and distress
the beef barons announce that they
will have to give prices another boost
owing to the flood at st. Louis. Let
us hope that there may be no earth.
quakes in South America or cyclones
in central Africa, which would, of
course, render it imperative to hoist
the figure still higher.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Botherinq Mr.. Payne.

Having propelled numerous postal
functionaries out Of the postoffice de-
partment with great velocity, Mr. Tul'
loch's ''hot air" is now waiting an ex'
congressman toward the county jail
and is rafting the windows OF a
United States Senator's residence.
Surely there never was such another
warm zephyr, as Mr.. Payne would un.
doubtedly admit by this time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
"chauncey's" Gentle Humor.

Mr.. Depew. who considers strikes
the signboards of prosperity, predicts
that President Roosevelt's majority
will be the largest ever given to a
presidential candidate by the electoral
college. This inspires contemporary
to remind Mr.. Depew that the cleo.
toral vote for Washington was unan
imous. and that Monroe received 2S1
out of 232 electoral votes. The truth
seems to be that when the gentleman
from New York leaves his speciality of
telling stories after dinner he Is
hardly a success.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Not Likely to Hurry.

From Washington comes the an
nouncement that the government lands
in Montana which have been stolen by
the cattle trust Will soon be reclaimed
and opened to settlers. If soon" In
Montana has the same meaning as II
had in Nebraska under similar cir.
cumstances would-be settlers need be
in no haste about buying tickets for
the promised land. Any time during
the next fifty years will be plenty soon
enough.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
SAVE HISTORIC INN
Famous Revolutionary Relic Of Westchester, New York. To
Be Preserved Many Great Men Have Lodged at the
Old Tavern in the Days Of Long Ago
Especial Correspondence.)

One OF the famous Revolutionary
landmarks of Westchester county,
New York, the old tavern in Rye
where Washington. Lafayette, John
Adams and other noted men stopped
is to be preserved. The inn, which
has been standing in Rye for nearly
two hundred years, and was for gen.
erations the place where stages from
New York and Boston would meet and
deposit travellers to remain over night,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
The Next Thing in Order.

Mr.. Chamberlain declaration that
the tariff issue will have to be fought
out before the people indicates that
the beefy Britisher will soon be sent
tramping around in torchlight parades
marching to the rhythmic inspiration
of mo No-No-Free-Trade," as Is the
custom of the highly protected Ameri-
can freeman in similar times of po-
litiCal excitement.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10

about six miles distant from Rye the
road which is hilly and immensely
stoney and trying to wheels and car.
riages, we breakfasted at Stamford,
which is six miles further, at one
Webb's. a tolerably good house, but
not equal in appearance and reality
to Mrs. Haviland's."
The widows inn appears to have
appealed to the fancy of the general,
for on his way back. Nov. ~, of the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
There May Be others.

The most depressing thing about
this "hot air" business in the postoffice
department is that people cannot help
but wonder whether things are not
just as bad in the other bureaus IT the
government.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-10
Statement Easily Believed.

Word comes from Washington that
the work of the new department of
commerce is progressing in manner
which is most satisfactory to the ad.
ministration. and, as the work so far
has consisted in appointing Republi.
can patriots to good jobs. we are en-
tirely prepared to credit the state.
ment