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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
JUST Run ACROSS .
some People Are lucky.


Some people make an intelligent
study of food and get on the right
track (pure food others are lucky
enough to stumble upon the right
way out of the difficulty just as Q
Phila- young woman did.
She says: Il had suffered terribly
from nervous indigestion, everything
seemed TO disagree with me and was
on the point of starvation when one
day happened to run across a demon
stration of Postum Food Coffee at one
or the big stores here.
y took sample home and a sample
of Grape-Nuts as well and there tried
them again and found they agreed
with me perfectly For months
made them my main diet and as the
result am restored to my former per
feet health and can eat everything /
want to.
When spoke to my physician
about Grape Nuts he said It is a most
excellent food Name given by Pos
tum Co. Battle Creek. Mich
There's reason.
Look for the famous little book.
The Road to MELVILLE" in every
package of both Postum AID Crepe
Nuts.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Interurban Lines Cut Patronage.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 1.-The rail
roads operating in Iowa are to have
another battle over passenger mileage
in the legislature. Bills have been
drafted for presen tation i'll both houses,
fixing the rate of 2 cents a mile. There
valued at ISL, 3o7, $50. A greater enemy
to the steam railroad than threatened
legislation is the rapidly increasing
mileage of the in.crurban, which,
wherever it is found, is pulling from
the the patronage of the steam roads.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
TO Check Up Gen. Wood.

Washington, Nov. 25.-Thc senate
committee on military affairs will
designate a subcommittee to go to
Cuba to take testimony regarding the
conduct of General Wood The per-
sonnet of the committee has not yet
been agreed upon, nor the number OF
members. It is asserted that SO much
has already been said about the CON
duct of General Wood in Cuba that it
will be necessary to examine witnesses
in tina. island who cannot come to the
United States.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
May Adjourn This Week.

Washington, Nov. ga suggestion
has been made by leaders of both par
tics in the senate which seems to meet
general approval, that the senate fix u
time Cor voting on the Cuban bill about
the middle of December IN The regular
session and that the extra session adj
iourn sine die before Thanksgiving.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Blind Boone's Aunt.

Paola. Kans, Nov. 3O-The appear
ance of Blind Boone, the negro pianist,
in this town will be remembered by
Mrs. Tabitha Miller, ar aged negroes,
who IS Blind Boone's aunt, with whom
he had spent much time when he was
boy. Boone made enquiries and
learned that n mortgage on. her home
of $3.50 was being foreclosed and lie
paid off the mortgage.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Tast Case Of FIood Damaeea.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-The Empire Cat
tie Company, of South Dakota. has
begun suit in the United States circuit
court to recover SIS. 900 damages from
the Santa Fe railroad of losses sustained
during the floods ut Kansas City. It
is understood that the suit is largely
in the nature of a test case.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Desperately Liberal.

Washington, Dec. THAT the re-
public of Colombia grant TO the United
States all the canal concessions pro-
vided in the Hay Herran treaty but
absolutely free of cost, is the PROPOSE
ton which General Rafael Reyes
brings for the consideration of the
officials OF Washington.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Effect Of Sun Spots.

In speaking of the effect of sun
spots on the earth, Prof. Elkins of the
Yale observatory said: They pro-
duce no climatic or atmospheric dis
turbapces or changes. The effes t of
the spots is entirely magnetic. 1t
taxes a very sensitive compass to be
affected even"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
a Bomb zoe Revenge.

Vienna. Dec 1.-Instigated by de-
sire to obtain revenge for the dismissal
OF 500 of his fellow employees, u man
employed in railway work threw 4
bomb into group of men. among
whom was the contractor who dis
charged the men at Arduing, Syria
Six were killed and 10 injured.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
An "Earlv Au+o. -

As far back as 1897. when the Cour-
ant was only about 80 years of age
DR.. Kinsley Of his city drove through
the streets of Hartford. one of which
has since been named for him, self
Dropelling carriage. which was really
a steam automobile. And In 1888 John
Fitch of Windsor began his expert
ments with the Hartford
CCu-a-t
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Worse Than Ever.

Sofia, Nov. 26,-While negotiations
are dragging at Constantinople there
is no restriction of the seventies in
dicted on the unfortunate population
of Macedonia under the g'iise of re-
form. Malt-eatment of peasantry is
even worse than during the insurrec-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
NationaI Guards In Camp.

Cripple Creek, Colo, Nov. 30.-Three
companies of the National Guard from
Lamar, Rocky Ford and Pueblo are at
Camp Gold6eld and the guards at
various strategic points in the district
are being strengthened, particular at
tention being given to the outposts.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Antarctic Icepercs.

Icebergs in the Arctic regions are
neither so large nor so numerous as
those seen in the Antarctic seas. but
they are usually loftier and more beau
tiful. with spires and domes. When
the sun shines on them. they look like
a fairy city
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
soap an Enemx to pootors.

A doctor once, when visiting 4 pa
tient who was suffering from the eff
fects of too much beer within and too
little soap and water without, said
to the inv Aids wife: IF there WAS
less beer drunk and more soap ana
water used there would not be half so
much sickness in the world" To
which the woman promptly returned:
Then half of you doctors would be
out OF work.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Will Excent Minerals.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The secre-
tary of the interior has decided that all
withdrawal of lands for forestry pur-
poses made in tine past shall not affect
the right to make mineral locations,
and Withdrawals hereafter viii except
mineral interests.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Cab prIvern, Laid o..

New York. Dec lon occount of
the strike of three hundred cablnen
for shorter hours the Livery Stable
Keepers association. representing
thirty stables, laid off all the union
cab drivers in its employ, about 1000
in all
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Foreciosures on Zion CITY.

Chicago. Nov. 2s-Holders of mort
cages OH Zion City land arc preparing
to foreclose, or, at least, one of them
which is on land in the heart of Zion
City, including Dowie's home, the
bank, general stores, college, taberna-
Gle and other buildings.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Campbell suspended.

Washington, Nov. 26.-The secretary
of the interior has suspended from office
D. F. Campbell, clerk of the townsitc
commission of the Creek nation IN
Indian Territory, pending the outcome
OF AN indictment against him in con-
nection with alleged land frauds in
the territory.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

Berlin, Nov 2S.-The foreign office
made the following official announce
ment:
"Unon the imperial chancellor's
written proposal the emperor di-
rected that the new free state of Pana-
ma be recognized by Germany"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
CONGRESS IN SPECIAL SESSION
The House Still Refuses to Adjourn Pend
ing Passage OF Cuban BIII.
18TH DAY

18TH DAY.
Senator Quay introduced bill providing
statehood for Oklahoma.
Senator Morgan started on his canal speech
and gave notice that he would continue his
speech later The senate fixed December is as
the date for voting the Cuban treaty
Senator Carmack, (Tenn.) would have the
committee conduct of executive depart
ments to investigate the postoffice department.
Senator Fairbanks Qnd) put in q bill to
start with $5OOO,0OO for the erection of a build
ing for the departments of State, Justice and
Commerce and Labor.
Senator Burton remains as chairman of the
committee on irrigation.
Senator Long has added to his membership
of committees those on Indian affairs and the
Philippines.
There has been no vote taken but it is con-
ceded that the house will favor e:ember 16 as
the datefor voting on the canal bill.
Mr.. Reeder (KanS.l introduced a bill to in
by 81 81 a. '--'-''-S '' ''--i s'' ii-'-i'i-
18th DAY.
Senator Morgan USED practically the entire
days session in continuing his speech on the
Panama canal question. He sharply criticised
the administration and others who opposed
the Nlcaraguan route.
Mr.. Hardwiclk (Ga.l has bill in the house
making 1t a miSdemeanor, punishable with i'm
prlsonment OF from d months to i've years to
purchase sell political influence.
Mr. stevens (Iexasl presented a resolution
port TO the house the result of the inveStiga-
tions in the land fraud cases.
The house adjourned from Tuesday until
Friday.
18th DAY.
On Thanksgiving day neither house of con-
gress in session.
Senator Money in one day introduced 239
bills more than double the previous record
made by Senator Plumb who once put in 100
bills in day.
Among bills introduced by Senator Burton is
one is one appropriating $25 900 for the national
cemetery at Fort Scott
The senate. in executive session, confirmed
quite number of appointments, largely con-
SUllateS.
The Cuban reciprocity bin was made I'M
finished business, the understanding being
that any senator who may desire to do so may
speak on the measure at any time that the
senate is in session.
The senate has completed the appOin tment
of committees for the Fifty-eighth congress.
18TH DAY.
The senate in executive session, confirmed
number of appointments Other business was
confined almost exclusively to the introduction
of relief bills.
During the brief session of the house Mr..
Paterson, CTenn.) offered bill to abolish
slavery in the Philippine archipelago and to
abrogate the treaty with the Sultan of Sulu.
There was debate on the question of ad-
journment prior to the regular session.
Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) reintroduced the pure
food measure reported by committee of the
last congress.
Mr.. Parker On. W has introduced q bill to
provide for national park commission, to CON
sist of five civil war veterans, two of them
COnfederates
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

Cape Haytien Nov. 9s.-Dispatches
received here from Puerto Plata say
that the city of San Domingo is sur
rendered TO the revolutionists and that
President Wos Gil and his ministers
took refuge on board Il British war
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Cid PRESBYTERIAN ch,,rc,

ST Andrews is the oldest Presby-
terrain church in South Africa. and it
has for nearly sevent. five .lears been
the garrison church for Presbyterian
soldiers in Cape Town. 1t IS proposed
to erect building to seat about 200
people
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Bibles for Beers.

1t is reported that in view of the
footing Of Boer Bibles that took place
during the late war the Biole Society
is to make a free distribution OF 5000
DutcE Bibles bound in leather.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
General Council RetIres.

New York, Dee. 1.-Winslow Pierce
has retired as general counsel of the
Union Pacific railroad, an office which
he has filed for many years.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Figh ting And Delirious.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 2S.-Chappcn
of Kansas university, was carried from
the foot ball field fighting and deliri-
ous. He may de seriously injured.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Greatest Noun ain Railway.

The greatest of all no Intain rail,
ways is that which ascendG Mt. Lowe,
in southern California. to an altitude
of 5000 feet at 4S per cent grade.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
nanot sac RobhalI.

Clinton. No.. Nov. 3o.-The safe at
the Frisco depot was blown open in
the night and over 5000 and a lot of
cheeks stolen. The job evidently WAS
the work of professional eracIzsmen.0
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

Havana, Dee. 1.-The senate has
passed the national lottery bill by
vote which is believed to indicate it
will pass the measure over President
Palma's veto, should lie disapprovc it
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
a Violent storm.

Paris, Dec LA violent storm swept
the French coast All night The cities
of Bordeaux and Larchellc suffered
heavily. 1t is feared that casualties
have occurred among the fishing fleets.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Port Arthur Opened.

St Petersburg. Nov. 2s.-Pert Ar
thur is opened as 4 trading port Ship
tlHty and commercial duties will be
lsvied in accordance with orders.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
mexioan war veterans Get SIC.

Washington, Nov. 5.-Commissioner
of Pensions Ware has decided that the
Mexican war veterans on the rolls at
SIS month are entitled to increase to
S12 a month.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
INSIST OK GrTTINC r..

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
.fance Starch because they havesa st elk
in hand of II OF. brands, which they
know cannot be sold to a customer who
has once used the rs o. pkg. Defiance
Starch for same money
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
CnInmI,ia Nntinaa canal %.

Bogota, Nov. 2s.-Co.umbia has no.
tilted the Panama Canal company of
Paris that it will not alloy It 70 trans
fer its privileges to the United States.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Earthquake at Cairo.

Cairo, Ill, Nov. 3O.-A severe earth
quake was felt here. 1t continued for
several minutes and was quite pro-
nOunccd
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
land Values 1ncrease.

The value of land on Manhattan
island has increased considerably in
the last five years, and the cost Of
building has also increased.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
euee.ntjbIe TO PLAQUE.

All animals living in contact with
man. rats. chickens. horses, dogs. cats,
are susceptible to the bubonic plague
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Nrst Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior Thomas
Ryan and Mrs. Ryan celebrated their
fortieth wedding anniversary by en-
pertaining a number of friends
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Naples UNDER Water,

Rome, Dee. Violent storms and
bad weather prevailed all over Italy.
Great damage has been done. Naples
is under water
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

Bozeman, Mont, Dec 1.-The new
washer of the Northwestern Improve
ment company at Chestnut is burned.
The loss is from s75, 900 to 500, 600.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Short Route to Yokohama

From Liverpool to Yokohama by
the trans-Canada route will be only
$3.50 miles By New York and San
Francisco it is 12,00S miles.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
London Child Merchants.

Twenty thousand young children
daily and nightly. stand in the streets
of London Offering various articles for
sale
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
x-Ray Nurses.

A new vocation for women is that
of X-ray nurses. Courses of lectures
on the subjects are now given in Der
lin.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Yicar Genarai nIea

Charleston, s. c., Nov. Monsei-
guer E. D. ]. Quigley, vicar general of
the Roman Catholic diocese Of Charles
son, died here, aged 90 years.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Eina ln,u remnerature.

Balloonists who assembled about ten,
thousand feet in Europe found tenn
perature of 81 degrees below zero.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05
Fire at Hoboken.

New York, Dee. 1.-The Summit
Roofing company's plant in Hoboken,
n. J., is destroyed by fire. Loss $780,
600.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

American Money in Mexico.
Fully 20 per cent of the 5o0.000,oo0
Anne can dollars invested in Mexico
are In its railroads.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

A politician thinks he is entitled to
as many kinds of opinions as he may
need in his business.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

The senate, in executive session. confirmed q
number of appointments Other business was
confined almost exclusively to the introduction
of relief bills.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

There has been vote taken but it is con
ceded that the house will favor Deeember 16 as
the datefor voting on the canal bill
Mr.. Reeder (KanS.l introduced a bill to in
crease all pensions of less than $50 month
nv
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-05

Senator Morgan used practically the entire
day session in continuing his speech on the
Panama canal question. He sharply criticised
the administration and others who opposed
the Nicaraguan route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
DAY FOR THE SMALL BOY.

Boys of Topeka ought to be thankful
that they don't live in Kansas City.
There is no Fourth of July in Kansas
City this year. The day has been wiped
off the earth by order of the chief of
police, and there is nothing left of it
except the authority of the calendar for
the statement that today is July 4.
1t is probable that the importance of
water as an adjunct of Fourth of
July celebration has never been fully
appreciated. Water has generally been
recognized as an unmitigated affection
to the youth of America upon this occa-
sion. But the absence of water to put
out fires is responsible for the absolute
notification of noise at Kansas City
today No Acknowledgement even
harmless little tissue-paper torpedo will
break the Sunday silence which domin-
ates that waterless municipality.
A story is told that the wife of a neigh
Dor had the carelessness to die few
days before the Fourth. Her funeral
was set for 2 o'clock in the afternoon of
that day. Everything had been made
ready for grand and magnificent dem
onstration by the boys in the neighbour
hood. There was a bonfire as big as a
mouse 10 De lOuCuGu Jill "a lCAb Will a
flag on it was ready to be used as head
quarters for "a hours of disturbance. A
black, mysterious and dangerous sub
stance called gunpowder was secreted
in the barn, ready for use in many novel
and forbidden ways. And then that I'M
kind woman UP and died! 1t was an
awful blow to the family of the deceas-
ed, but in the story it was said
that the boys in the neighborhood felt
still worse about it. No woman's death
was more sincerely regretted by all the
lads of a given locality than hers. For it
was the unanimous decision of the ED
ers that there must be no noise. The
boys concurred because they couldn't
help themselves.
1t always seemed as though there was
something radically out of joint with
that July without a Fourth.
Imagine how much worse the situa-
ton is when a whole cityful of boys
is affected, instead of merely the boys of
one small corner of town 1t is ques-
tionable whether the boys of Kansas
/ City will ever be able to emerge from
the shadow which has come over their
young lives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04

! palace, the anomaly disappears when
one remembers that the palace of the
king was also the seat of justice and its
administration.
One of the provisions for Judgment of
this ancient code was the ordeal by wa
ter, based on the same principle as that
of our own early history. If the person
upon trial, on being thrown into the
sacred river ElS)hrateS, sank, he was
presumed guilty, not only his life, but
his property being confiscated, and gen
orally given to his accuser. If he fioated
he was adJudged innocent, and thet
house of the accuser became his proper
ty. This ordeal by water was also ap-
piled in the case of women. For in
stance, to justify herself from scandal
woman could claim the ordeal of
plunging into the holy water.
The law on divorce is very explicit,
and, from the woman's point of view,
remarkably fair and just. For, if di-
vorced without cause, the husband had
to allow alimo1y, the custody of her
children and portion OF the estate
equal to the inheritance of a son; and,
moreover, the woman was free to marry
again. The woman also was entitled to
divorce, providing she could justify
her right to 1t. Among the causes Tor
divorcing a woman were the charges
that she had acted the fool, and wasted
his house" In this case the husband
should give her nothing, but, on the
contrary, could have such a wife drown
ed. Sickness, however, was no Justifi-
cation for divorce-'1f a man has mar
ried a wife, and sickness has seized ner,
he may take a second wife, but the sick
wife he shall rot put away; in the mouse
she shall dwell; as long as she llVes ne
shall sustain her"
The laws dealing with property are
very full and based on a most eQult-
able system One clause is remarkabN
/ as much for It's common sense and JUS
tice as for it's resemblance to present.
day law. in spite of it's remote an
/ tiquity. In it we have all the essential
features of a modern ward in chancery.
Thus we find that in Babylonia
widow with young children could not
remarry without the consent OF the
! Judge. If she remarked, the judge had
power to inquire into her affairs, ana
especially as to her late husband >
estate. Such estate was to be kept
under deed for the benefit of the chill
dren by the first marriage. Not only
was the house to be kept in trust 1or
such children, but the very furniture
therein was not to be sold "A pur-
chaser that has bought any furniture
from the children of the widow shan
4 forfeit his money and return the prop
erty to it's wner."-London Queen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04

Choir and awaits a better view of the
surroundings. Capt. Rubelli was in the
city yesterday and confirmed this report
by adding that a man guided in this
manner could not possibly get his ship
ashore entering Sabine Pass en- route to
Port Arthur.
Shipmasters who have navigated the
globe are all as unit in the belief that
the mosquito epidemic at Port Arthur is
the worst they ever experienced. They
come down upon the city in swarms,
and it is absolutely impossible to live on
board vessels in that harbor. Every
shipmaster trading there forsakes his
vessel and lives in a hotel. Even the
cattle grazing have to be covered with
netting. Every experiment to rid the
place of the plague has failed. The lands
about have been sprinkled with petro-
leum, yet they thrive.
Capt. Rubellis odd way of telling
when his vessel is within dangerous
proximity of the approaches to Port
Arthur has for several days been the
topic of discussion among nautical men
at this port. Coming as it has from
man of his experience, other nautical
men trading there will hereafter, no
doubt, be guided in the handling Of their
vessels by the same conditions. Capt.
Rubelli says that the mosquito here
may be of no use other than q plague,
but at Sabine and Port Arthur they are
the sa fest guides to anxious Mariners
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