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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04

THE persons that interest me least, be-
cause. to my mind. they are of infinitesimal
consequence only where real progress is
concerned, are the sO-called intelligent
classes so spoke TOlstoi to a roomful of
guests who had assembled at Jasnaja
Poljana TO wish him many happy returns
OF the day, his seventy-fifth birthday. The
philosopher continued:
AT the most generous estimate, they
comprise only handful OF people. persons
who model their lives upon the principles
mar the wordl-advocated by the daily of
their choice, OF by the fad magazines to
which they subscribe. They are very proud
OF themselves, these men and women OF
Intelligence. so-called; their words, their
amusements. their very absurdities and
stupidties they consider the alpha and
omega OF wisdom. 1 do motifs the under
dog that interests me-
The intelligent classes OF Russia number
100000 men and women. who set themselves
IN opposition 10 12OO0O.0oO of other men and
women. In America the ratio is 10000,oO0
versus 6O.0o0.0O0; In Germany 100000 against
65.0o0.0oo. etc. etc. The 10000 intelligent
Russians look upon the 12O.CO0.oOO OF other
Russians as so many heads OF cattle. and
the German and American select hold the
same opinion of their under-dog brethren.
Why? Because they have not intelligence
enough to inquire into the real condition
OF their brethrens mind aud body. Aas-
sure everybody who wants hear thai it
pays TO concern oneself about the masses.
about every individual member of that ire
mendous family, that could wipe 'intelli-
gence Off the face of the earth.
millions Of Russians, those sixty millions
OF Americaps-are most interesting lot,
and grow more interesting every day in
the year-more interesting and more in
Ftructive. no truly intelligent person will
ever tire watching Them The masses, as
IL see them. are out for truth. progress.
knowledge. deriving their information from
life direct, and tell you, my friends. life
j. better teacher than the whole outfit
Df books, ever conceived by genius or
blodding mind. The masses eschew medical
tracts and fads. but of the functions of
their body they nave better understand
ing than many a doctor. Compare the
philosophy OF the masses with the carry
ngs on os the intelligent. so-ealled
To-day told that an essay con-
kains the truth, the whole truth and MOTH
ns but the truth--on a certain subject. All
'intelligent' people must read the compo-
Eition. advocate IL. swear by ii. and a week
later the same persons PROSTATE them
selves before chunk of WISDOM Ito use
m American expression) teaching the very
opposite view.
'.Nvhenxver / hear OF a measure advocated
b. Intelligence my suspicious are aroused.
Ny whole life is marked by distrust OF the
upper tendon. as with red thread. Pro-
testations offering fair words for deeds /
ctest. DO rot think. however that / re-
use TO follow the course of events among
~ intelligent classes. / follow 1t closely
~ with hearty desire to approve OF
thing meritlng approval
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04

got all about him. and there was the dick
ems to pay. He had to walk back eight
blocks when l did finally chance TO think
Of him, and he threatened TO have me
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04

Indiany-av moo" and the tiny voice died
away, for babe had fioated off in hazy
canoe to Sleepyland's shore at last.
A young couple boarded the car at the
intersection of several streets-a dapper-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04

looking young fellow and yellow-haired
girl in party dress. The young man
handed the conductor two transfer tickets
as he followed his feminine companion into
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04

let 'emi"
She darted a glance full of evaporation
at the monster who sat beside her, but
Charlie, with set lips and determination
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04

the motorman is usually Obliged to stop
the car for five minutes while 1 restore
the gent to consciousness. He lives out
near the end of the car line. Once 1 for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04
Intelligent CLASSES vs.. MASSES

COMMON PEOPLE, NOT THE SO-CALLED INTELLIGENCE"
WILL BRING ABOUT NECESSARY REFORMS. SAYS TOLSTOI
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

NTl Y pack is filled, my
INEl reindeer wait
IL / Impatient for the ris> y
ing moon n
To light the road TO Young III
sterland, ~
On which must be speeding ~
soon. ~
Nv heart is filled with Christ 90;
mas Joy;
! laugh in onee>a>year delight
To think what pleasure l
shall bring 3
To countless boys and girls 4
tonight. q
Two griefs were mine, but II
long they're gone;
noA that tho
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18
Christmas at
One Hundred
In the Shade

ALLIANCE had importuned the
editor of Everybody's Palladi-
um for 4 month to commission
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

Poor Dalliance hadn't even the usual
satisfaction Of cursing the numskull
autOcrat for not knowing a good thing
when he saw it.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

um for 4 month to commission
him to write Il story. One day.
after he had quite ignored the bohe-
mian on his last dozen calls. the editor
said
Eyes, you can try your hand at a
Christmas tale for our December num-
Der. I'm going to the mountains to
keep cool during dog days. Mail it to
me there at the end of this week. and
I'll read it Immediately"
Now, Dalliance had several Christ
mas sketches all ready to spin out into
stories, but instead of buckiing to in
good faith and finishing ore of them
he began to speculate on the idiOsyn-
crases of the chief of the Palladium.
"What in thunder does he want with
Christmas story in August. with De
cember over three months away? If
he'd said Thanksgiving it would be
more like it, and then could work
Christmas story on him later.
"Humph. He's going to the noun
tains to cool off" Much pleasanter
place to pursue the paths of magazine
editing than the dngy, dnky quarters
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

Every day when there is good skat-
ing at the ice rink the fact will be
announced by firing a cannon in the
evening. Every time you hear the
cannon rustic your skates and hike.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

Did y1u see Benkendorf's new Sc
! lection in fruits and new, fresh nuts.
Better see me. "A. H. Benk endOrf,
Second street west.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

FCund-Umbrella in the Presbyterian
church. Owner can have same by
identifying and paying for adver-
tisement
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

Wanted-A nice place to work where
good wages are paid. Experience
cd in nursing or housekeeping
Inquire 334 Third avenue west.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

For Rent-Furnished rooms with all
modern conveniences at 345 Fourth
avenue east
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18
CLASSIFIED ADS.
ONE CENT A WORD.
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

For Sale-Pair road sleds for sale,
720 Seventh avenue west
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

or the Palladium. But III
fix him. OF course he
wants a story from my
pen, only he's too stingy Of
courtesy to say so.
"TO the mountains to
keep cool and wants to read
about Christmas sleigh
rides and snowdrifts, ice
boats and chill wintry
blasts blowing through old
Santa'S Whiskers. This is
fighting dog days with the
mind cure. But his nobs ii
not get a mental ice bath
from me this trip. I'll put
him into a mental oven in
stead and roast the noun
tain GOODNESS out of him."
SO Dalliancc wrote in Il
spirit Of vindictiveness and
pushed his pen as he never
pushed it for the prospec-
tive publishers check. He
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

But this was a trifle so long as he
could parboil the editor of the Pal.
ladium. For week he lived over the
details of his joke, sweltering as one
can in dog days with flames, heat
waves and sissing things before the
minds eye.
Certain of the success of his scheme
and the usual gilt edged check, for the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

to keep laid the scene of his story
cool" in q formcr's Kitchen in
the middle west All tie family. three
generations wide, rallied in the little
farmhouse to gorge on grandma S
Christmas goodies. The weather clerk
lost his reckoning. and it was Il green.
sticky Christmas. Moreover, the au-
thor piled on the agony with Il roaring
hickory fire, baking, roasting. StoWing
half Il dozen women and girls packed
in the fiery kitchen, lost to all diScom-
fort 50 the feast was done on time
and eaten piping hot Grandpa said,
"'Twun't he no Cris'muS thOut the
ole fireplace a-humpin'r' And so there
was Il roaring furnace in the dining
room. where the OycrgroWn crowd was
packed in to dispose Of hot bean soup,
hot turkey, hot baked potatoes hot tllr-
nips. hot apple sauce. hot plum pud-
ding, hot mincc pie and hot coffee.
Ii was 100 in the shade in Dalliancc' 5
city den while he wrote, as well as in
the picture he drew, and he WAS eN.
hauStod from tEc effect of his own
medicine when the sketch WAS finished
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18

can in dog days with flames, hea
waves and sissing things before til
minds eye.
Certain of the success of his schem
and the usual gilt edged check, for til
Palladium was q liberal
paymaster, he decided to NSSyrA
blow himself in advance No.
by way of cooling his over -
heated blood. He haunted f. -
the beach and the roof gar C..EII.l
dens. and. having gorged ~ y
his stomach with ice water lSrzte, *
while connecting the red E@xl
hot story. he found it nee ~-.ss
essary to introduce more 81
palatable liquids. and these 2HM
cost good money. Every Y
night or. rather. early Sh
morning. he h a pened IN So
around to see if the mail ~
/ ( !: E. !: +: !: !: !:
had landed his check and, IA
not finding it. lived the I'm
story over again, as he
thought the editor would k@t~J
find it in his mountain R LII
haven. 1t even delighted NEEM
him to believe that his vic W1V
tim was having good II was 10
long roast. These frequent in tn
rehcarsals produced the in shade
evitable result of more thirst. more ic
water, more staleness of the palate an
a desire for liquid that would take hold
Then at length he got his manuscript
back with Il curt note saying:
My Dear Sir-In the same mail wit
your manuscript came a note from my as
sistant to the effect that a Christina
story bought last year and somehow mis-
laid in the Palladium Office has turn .
up. OF course we must use that, so | al
compelled to deny myself the persona
pleasure it would afford me to read you
manuscript in order to return 1t in tim
for you to seek a purchaser elsewher,
Thank you just the same for submittin
It. THE EDITOR.
Poor Dalliance hadn't even the usui
satisfaction Of cursing the numsku
autOcrat for not knowing a good thin
when he saw it.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-12-18
The Revere
- OF -
Santa Claus
By P. J. TANSEY

copyright, 1908, by P j. Tansey.1
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-05-21

draped In fowing vestments and gar.
anded with flowers, the SNUG, sleek
usage and ample bust Of him the de-
funct Dana dared to call the stuffed
prophet, Of him the living Mugwump
delights to call the heaven sent!-Hen-
ry Watterson in Louisville Courier
Journal
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-05-21
Mr.. Cleveland Re-enters.

1t was a year ago transparency OBJ
vious to those familiar with Mr.. Cleve-
lands methods that hen was on. The
organization of club to supply him q
preteXt and an arena, his appearance
under the same roof with his hated en-,
emy, Hill; his dallying with Tammany
Hall, his sudden interest in reviving
Democracy, the footlights of Princeton
burning low and the Mugwump orches
ira all along the line below the stage
playing soft Lydian airs, HE won't be
q candidate, he may be candidate
but don't give it away!'-these things
could not be mistaken. A little prema
turely perhaps the New York World
strikes the gong, and, behold, the stage
is n flood of light. and in the center
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-05-21
Never Ha. Been, Never VIII Be.

Never Has Been, Never Will Be.
There is still talk of "a broad nation
nl policy" as regards the tariff. which
would mean disregarding everything
and everybody and the making of a
tariff to suit those who produce moth
ing. Tariffs have always been made
heretofore to suit American manufac-
turers and producers. Now it is an
nounced that policy must be changed
and the doctrine of protection must be
made to mean "a broad national pol
icy," disregarding every selfish thing
and acting only from humanitarian
and patriotic motives. Such tariff
has never been enacted and never will
be. The men who talk about such pol
icies are idle dreamers.-Des Moines
Qa) Capital.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1903-05-21
TARIFF LOCAL ISSUE.
South Carolina's Plea For Protection
For Home Grown Tea.

South Caro1tna's Plea FOR prOtectiOn
For Home Grown Tea.
That the tariff is a local issue was a
Democratic enunciatiOn by authority,
General Hancock having SO declared
it, OF course that was in the days of
long ago, when the Democratic party,
as it is today was in search of an issue
and took up the brilliant and gallant
soldier only to go to fearful defeat,
and when Hancock made his famous
announcement the cusses were deep on
one side and the smokers were loud on
the other. But now comes that stall
wart Democratic at all times organ,
the Charleston News and Courier, and
inferentially plants itself on the Han
cock platform in it's demand for tariff
tax on tea, and all because South Car
olina has gone into tea raising and the
industry is in it's infant stage. The
News and Courier makes its inferen
tial insistence that the tariff Is local
issue palmer by pointing out that Con-
necticut is coming money because of
the tariff on Sumatra tobacco, and it
wants to know wherein Connecticut is
any better than South Carolina In the
following quotation from its editorial:
"Take a practical case: Suppose
ship should come into the port Of Bos-
ton bringing as part of its cargo a lot
of tobacco grown in Sumatra and a lot
of tea grown on the near mainland of
China. Why should the tea be admit
ted free, to the injury of the Carolina
tea growers, and a tax of $1.5O
pound be collected from the tobacco
for the protection of the Connecticut
tobacco growers? If these conditions
were reversed and the government
should impose a protective duty on
tea and admit Sumatra tobacco free,
is it not altogether probable that our
Yankee cousins would resent the dis
elimination against them and heave
the whole lot of the favored product
into the waters of Boston harbor In
their righteous indignationT
Just so-why should it? And why
shouldn't South Carolina, wanting
tariff on tea grown in South Carolina,
believe in tariffs on iron and on steel
and on the thousand and one other ar
ticles grown in the United States,
mined in the United States or produced
in the United States by American
workingmen in the employ of Ameri-
can miners, manufacturers, farmers
and other producers? But the leaven
is working. The only difference be-
tween the Republican and the Demo
cratic parties on the tariff is that the
latter regards it as local issue and
wants protection to local Industries
when it thinks nobody is looking
while the former regards the interests
of the entire country and, believing the
tariff to be a question of general appli-
cation. proceeds to apply its benefits
wherever there is an Americaninterest
or an American workingman.
But the News and Courier is remind
ed that taxes on tea have been pro-
vocative of troubles between nations,
though nothing now appears to be dis
turbing the relations between the Unit
ed States and South Carolina, but just
how Mr.. Bryan will regard the demand
of the Palmetto State is another story.
Cincinnati Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
GORMAN AND FOSTER.

Senator Murphy J. Foster of Louis
lana was ambitious to become q member
of the Senate steering committee; ;, but
German had the naming of the commit
tee. and he passed the Louisiana senator
by. Murphy J. is. a great politician in
Louisiana and usually has things his
own way, but when he goes up against
Arthur Pue German he meets a man
who knows a thing or two about the
festive game of politics himself, and he
may expect to lose ont, at least, oeca-
sionally-Homer Guardian.
Yes, That all right, but mex time Mr..
German he will know something when
he go up against Mr.. Frosty; and, when
Mr. German he wakes up my friend
from Sainte Marie, he will find OFT that
Mr.. Frosty is a good craWfsh eater, and
he likes the bisque, the crabs, the
gtmbo file and the shrimp and all the
nice things fixed up IN the fine Creole
style, with hot pepper and garlic and
onion in them all Mr.. German what he
know, eha He eat the terrapin with the
taste Of mrdt He think because he is
from Maryland ard was "a gold bug
he was SO smart, but he can never be SO
slick as Murphie. ]. when he was Sit
ting with Fitzpatrick and them other
fellows in New Orleans fixing them
little triggers. German he think he was
ono great big man but in Louisiana,
alongside of Murphie ] Frosty, he was
like one little political rnonkee
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
Held Up BY BANDITS
The MiSCreants Murdered and Also
Robbed Passengers.
SIX OF THEM KILLED.
Driver Of the Stage Also Met an Av'
full Fate and Not a Soul Is Left
to Tell the Tragic Tale Of
Blood and piunuer.

Los Angeles, Cal, March IA dis
patch from Tucson. Arlz., to the Her
aid says that Mexican bandits held UP
the stage which runs between Potam
and TORN on the YaQui river, in So
nora, last Tuesday night, killing all
six passengers. Among there were
Filiberta Alvarado, wealthy Mexican.
who owned a number of ranches along
the Yaqui river. The authorities at
Guaymas were at once notified Alva-
RADIO and his wife had taken the stage
from Potam to TORN, and the men no
doubt thought they carried a large sum
Of money with them. The stage car
ried very little mail and scarcely any
money or valuables The holdup
took place abou: half way between the
two towns. Just how the stage was at
tackled will never be known, as all pas
sengers and the driver were killed
They were picked up the same after
noon Of the tragedy, and the circum-
stances give evidence that they put up
a nght, else they would not have been
killed. Their bodies were rif1ed of
everything of value on them. The
traces had been cut and the horses
had been allowed to run wild The
cover and body of the stage were shot
fell of holes.
1t is thought by the Guaymas au-
thor les that the perpetrators were
some bandits who had taken refuge in
the mountains back Of the Yaqui river
and were watching for Alvarado.
Friends of the murdered ranchman say
he had little money with him at the
time. Alvarado had been married only
two months.
With him were Senorita Julia Beredo
and Senorita c. H. de Gonzales, both
Of prominent families of that country.
and both of whom were murdered. :,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
SILVER SITUATION.
Three Members of Commission to stud
Question Have Arrived.

Three Members of Commission t. study
Question Have Arrived.
City of Mexico, March 14.-Messrs.
J. w jerks of Cornell university,
Charles A. Conant, vice president Nor
ton of the Trust company of New York
and Edward Brush, vice president Of
the American Smelling and Refining
company, members of the special com
mission invited to come here by F.,
nance Minister Limantour to study
the silver situation and aid in forming
a plan for giving Mexico a stabilized
currency, were formally presented to
Finance Minister Limantour Friday
afternoon. More is expected from the
counsels and experience of these emf
nent Americans. The questions Of cur
rency is the dominant theme in busi-
ness and financial circles and the con-
viction grows that the country will
soon adopt a modified gold standard
giving stability of value to the silver
peso.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
is SURROUNDED.

Water at Caruthe-sviIle, NO.. Is from
Two to Four Feet Deep.
Memphis. March IA report from
Charlottesville, Mo-, says work on the
new levee is being pushed night and
day. Water surrounds the town from
two to four feet deep. All outward
bound boats from Memphis are loaded
with men, supplies and materials.
Advices from Mississippi say the
people of Coahoma county are alarmed.
but government engineers say that the
levees are stronger than ever before,
and they do not anticipate a break.
Backwater behind the levee is daily
growing deeper.
Red river, between Shreveport and
Alexandria, is two feet above danger
line and anxiety is felt for the fine
farming lands of that section.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
WATCHING LEVEES.
Everything Possible Being Done to Hold
Them Perfectly Intact.

Everything Possible Being Done to Hold
Them Perfectly Intact.
New Orleans, March 1.-THE presi-
dent of the Lake Ponchatrain levee
board said that 10000 sacks of mater-
al and many men have been hurried
to the scene Of the Arlington old levee
Contracts were let some months ago
for new levee behind it, but owing to
long spell of rainy weather this sec
ton has not been completed. Work is
being prosecuted upon it with great
vigor, and in the meantime Governor
Heard, the levee board and planters
are doing all in their power to main
tain the old bank. The seriousness OF
the situation has increased by contin-
uance Of rainy weather, which is soft
ening the levees all along the Louisi-
ana line. Large forces continue 10
sack the city front. and engineers are
still hopeful that the local line of en-
,bankments will stand the strain i'm
posed upon them.
Flying gangs were dispatched to diff
ferent points during Thursday night
On reports which reached the engineers
of weakening spots. but they were in
every instance found to be exagger-
ated.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Pros carried Morris county. Texhs,
by $50 majority.
Prohibition majority in Gregg coun-
", Tex, was ninety-nine
The Evans block of Denver was gut
ted by fire. Loss 500, 600.
While hunting near Vinita, l. T.,
Henry Meredith accidentally shot HIM
self through the heart.
A warehouse at Mount Pleasant,
Tex, was dynamited and sixteen bar.
rels Of whisky destroyed.
Sam Burgers was fatally wounded
and his son killed by an explc ion in
coal mine at Wilburton, I. T.
Frank Brown, eol1ored. alleged to
have killed Charles Scott and wound
ed latter's father. was taken to Mus
kogee, Z 4 lynching was na -TowIv
averted. mob Of ~ srees vas at
Checotah and shots were exchanged.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-15
WILL PROBE
An Investigation Is tn Made of Charges
OF Boodling

An Investigation Is tn Made of Charges
OF Boodling
Guthrie, Okla, Mtrch 14.-Legisla-
tors and the many ID bbyists,. who have
been here since thef converting of the
legislature two ulonths ago, were
greatly surprised Friday by an order
of Chief Justice Burford to Prosecut-
ing Attorney FRANKIE Mcclure of Guth-
rie, to issue Immediate subpenaes for
all Legislators and alleged lobbyists
whose names appeared in the evidence
taken in the hearing by teh special
senate committee appointed to inves-
tigate the alleged boodling in that
body The Judge ordered the attor-
ney to get service ON every man be-
fore he could get out of the city, and
issued another order reconvening the
grand jury at once for the purpose
of investigating these charges.