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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

at this moment think of one who was
born in the city.
/ bar proprietors, who are naturally
New Workers. in some casesEbut not
In SO many as one would naturally sup
pose. OF the greater papers James Cor
don Bennett. who has just given a park
to the city in his fathers name, is the
only New York boy. The proprietors
Of the Harper, Appleton and Scribner,
and other congratulated publishing
houses. are naturally New Workers;
their managing men are not
From Albany, from Philadelphia,
from Georgia. from Kentucky. from
in the newspaper world have. come; a
very large number from London. sur
prising number from Springfield, Mass,
where the famous Republican is such
a valued school of practical Journalism
that it numbers its highly placed grad
yates by the dozens, beginning with
Col Harvey, of the Harper manager,
and that it can get all the college grad
yates 1t needs to work as apprentices
without paying them anything for
their services.
AS for the aspiring politicians-the
name and the number OF those who
have invaded New York from every
quartion Is legion Martin Lttleton,
the eloquent young borough president
OF Brooklyn. is from Texas. Tammany
hall is constantly recruiting fiery ora
tors from Georgia and Kentucky. The
spoils of office with which the republic
cans can reward service are less attrac-
tive.
OWEN LANeDoss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

much more widely known to the pub
lie through his connection with yacht
ing, and especially with the Americas
cup races.
One reason why New Yor., lawyers
are little known as personalities is
their growing dislike of court appear
sance Daniel Webster and Abraham
Lincoln pleaded many cases before jul
ries The New York lawyer of to-day
sits in his Office and plans; If case
is to be presented to court he engages
a. special pleader. There is more than
one reason for doing this. If the case
is won the client is satisfied with the
means. If it is lost, the distinguished
lawyer says: my dear sir. we have
neglected no reasonable precaution;
we engaged special counsel. etc" Re-
sponsibillCy for failure is thus divided.
Add the fact that litigation plays a
much smaller part in the greater law
yer's business than 1t used to do. and
the reluctance to appear in court is ex-
planned. Again, the inevitable court
delays are wearing upon the patience
OF a man who can command his
juniors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

deep. They are fastened by screws to
The top of the projecting ledge, one on
each side of the dais upon which the pre-
siding officer Of the senate sits.
The SNUFF boxes are in the keeping OF
the sergeant at arms Of the senate. who
buys on an average five pounds of snun
q year to keep them filed. and they are
replenished twice every week with as
much regularity as the senate is called
to order.
The last senator who used the snun
boxes was Turner, of Washington. who
retired from the senate last March. Be
fore him Carter, of Montana, was an oc-
casional devotee at the shrine. In COM
paratively recent years Edmunds. Of
Vermont, and Thurman, Of Ohio, met by
the snuff boxes on common ground, and
there established q friendship that was
tasting and close until Thurman died.
It was the senatorial snuff box that
gave to the democratic campaign Of
1888 its famous emblem Of the BAN
1anna- Thurman would go to the box
On the democratic side, help himself to
big pinch. return to his desk and there
execute astonishing gymnastics with
he red bandanna which he hourished.
The men in the press gallery, of course.
aid not overlook so picturesque a fea-
ture. and thus the bandanna found its
say to political history
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

" q ever
seen before and the memory Of
which will finger all their lives with
the youngsters privileged to enjoy it.
There were over 500 of them. the chill
dren of the officials in Washington, the
army and navy officers stationed here
and a few others. Some limitation had
to be made, because the white house
would not hold all. Otherwise no limit
whatever would have been set.
The little tots got their invitations In
due form, and they f1ocked to the white
house in the company of nurses and pa
rents, to be met at the door of the east
room by Mrs. Roosevelt, who gave each
one a handshake and a smile and a
word Of welcome. There were attend
ants by the score to look after the
smallest of the children, and there was
not an untoward incident from begin
aing to end.
After the entertainment and the
dancing the youngsters thronged the
state dining-room. and there the presi-
dent. who happened In to see how every
thing was going. set himself to work to
help the tots get all they wanted to eat,
passing things with his own hands and
enthusiastically joining In the sport
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

lon- This STOCK the schemers Inteno-
ed to sell at about $65 share for pre-
ferred and $25 a share for the common.
Assuming that PANS shares were ev-
emily divided between the two varieties
he would have netted $45s, 900 for his
years work. Such an income would
have been by no means unprecedented.
In the investigation of the affairs Of
this trust Mr.. Guthrie has appeared as
the chief counsel Of the conspirators.
He may appropriately be taken as the
type Of the new manner OF lawyer. Mr..
Guthrie is the chief counsel also Of the
enormous corporations owning the New
York street railways. He has place
on Long Island, which Is in it's way the
finest in the country. There are a
thousand acres of it-and in the fash
ionable part Of Long Island acres cost
money. The gardening effects have
been wrought with lavish care by a
small army of experts headed by Eng
lish artists. The transportation of
nearly full-grown trees, the grading of
slopes, the planting of rare shrubs from
every part of the earths have cost vast
sums of money. The whole estate Is
called "Meudon," after the famous
French chateau SO named.
Such is the country home of mod
ern New York lawyer. But is there
not quite as much dignity and fitness
in the spacious, but plain farm house
at Esopus, where Judge Parker passes
his leisure or in Judge Gaynor's vii
lage home in Great Darlington? Web
ster's house at Marshfield did not, so
far as can learn, cost millions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

Tulle in many shades of yellow or OF
pink. one thickness over another, il
selected for many evening frocks, and
the shaded tulles and chifIons are great
ly liked.
The fchu is more and more in evJ-
dence, and nothing makes a prettief
ichu than white mousseline and creamy
valenciennes several inches in depth.
Ready-made fichues are for sale In the
shops, and some of them are dainty and
fine. but they are seldom cut exactly
according to ones requirements. and
any fichu needs very skiilful and artistic
adjustment by means of folds and plaits
and gathers.
Flat surplice pieces OF real lace in the
heavier varieties appear upon many OF
the new evening bodices, bordering q
V shaped decolletage and crossing sur
plice fashion in front The lace is broad
upon the shoulders and tapers toward
the points, and this shape is newer and
more desirable than the cape collar
The surplice idea is carried out in
many ways and on everything from
street gowns to evening toilets. Ore ex-
preston OF It developed In many ma
terials is illustrated In the gray chiffon
velvet frock sEetehed here. whose bodice
is almost entirely covered by q surplios
pelerine OF heavy lace boraered b.
bands Of chinchilla fur.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15


casionally does, and asks for the inn
mediate passage of measure about
which he knows a great deal and othei
senators know little. that bill is pretts
sure to go through without the formal
ity of debate and by unanimous con-
sent.
There are not many senators who
have this confidence of their col
leagues, and that Warren is one OF
them is a tribute to the absolute sim
cerity with which his public conduci
is characterized.
Warren was born In Massachusetts,,
and got his first training in the Berk-
shires He was a farmers boy, and he
Wyoming and grew up with the cOun.
try, and now he is reputed to be one o.
the wealthiest men in the state, the
owner of great tracts of land and OF
great quantities Of city real estate.
He is the principal citizen Of the state.
and would be such even If he did not
occupy a seat in the senate. He has
a way of getting there" which inn
presses his contemporaries. That Is the
secret Of his success.
Once when he lost trunk coming
from Cheyenne to Washington the rail-
road was Indifferent about finding II
for him. He ordered a man to watch
the yard at Cheyenne for weeks until
one Of the freight cars Of the offending
road appeared. He attached it fmmedi-
ately. and did not release 1t till his
trunk was found.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

the secret service
bureau of t b g
treasury depart
ment. Not because
it is inefficient,
but because 1t Is
declared 10 be all
together too eff
cient and super
serviceable.
The secret serv-
ice for the last few
years has b e e n
very much in evil
dence, and the idea
is prevalent that it
is a sort of detec-
tive bureau for the
entire g Ov e r Ne
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

Congress of sieuths like un-
to the Pinkertons- The fact Is that the
bureau has no legitimate functions ex-
cept to hunt out counterfeiters and pun
ish them But the custom has grown
of calling on the force for all sorts OF
outside work for which they are no
more fitted than the force of inspectors
in the post Office department under Dir.
Bristow would be fitted for general po-
lice work
Ever since Cleveland's day the secret
service men have been employed to
watch the president and ward OF
cranks They have gone out of their
way to investigate other departments OF
the government than the treasury, and
there have been times even when the
men were set to work logging members
of congress.
But the appropriation for the service
reads specifically, ''S125. 900 for the Pre-
yention of counterfeiting." That was
put in for a special purpose ten or q
dozen years ago, so that there should
be no misunderstanding Of the duties
OF the force. Successive secretaries OF
the treasury have tried In vain to have
the form amended SO as to give the bu.
reau greater legal latitude. but con-
gress has always refused. because 1t does
not believe In secret funds for any Rur.
pose.
Now some OF the leaders. like Speakes
Cannon. are preparing to curb the &C
tivities OF the bureau. and they win
put something In the appropriation blu
e they can TO accomplish this purpose
LOUIS - COOLIDGE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

who have won
high repute in
smaller places Is
once more In
stanced by the de-
cision of John G.
Milburn, of Buffa-
10, to join the legal
firm of Carter &
Ledyard, in this
city.
ire u mstan es
have made Mr..
Milburn's name ia
miliar the country
over. He was pres
ident of the Buffa-
10 exposition. In
that capacity he
was Mr.. McKin-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15
ATTORNEY


He is a middle-aged man, but 1t is
matter of record that he was at one
time attorney for Bill Tweed in i'm
portant matters, when he could hardly
have been more than a slender youth.
Roots Office has always been favorite
one for young fellows wishing to be-
gin practice under favorable auspices.
His firm will probably rank in legal
political matters with the famous firm
of Tracy, Boardman & Platt, whose
senior member is a former secretary of
the navy and whose junior member is
a son of Senator Plat, so recently de-
posed from the teachers seat at the
famous Sunday School" in the lobby
Of the Fifth Avenue hotel by Gov. Odell
as the new boss"
Famous too, In his way, is web"
Davis. the pyrotechnic assistant secre-
tary of the interior, who at the begin
ming of the Boer war went to South
Africa and sympathized so volubly
with the Beers that he lost his govern
ment job. Mr.. Davis has sold his farm
to the South of Kansas City, and his
blocks of tenements in that city, and is
going to try New York. He may yet
shine in high finance. as Mr.. Towne,
ex-Gov. Hogg, of Texas, and others
have done.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

President RoOSe-
Selt W b q n b g
kur n e d in and
aelped serve the
youngsters whom
Mrs. Roosevelt had
invited to the chill
lren's entertain
ment at the white
house the day after
Christmas. A n d
no presidents wife
aver did a more
Wholesomely gen
uine thing than
when Mrs. Roose-
velt invited sever
al hundred chill
dreu to a party
the like of which
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

senate still OBJ
serves the tradi-
ton in the shape
Of the official snuff
boxes, which are
carefully filed at
regular intervals
with the finest
and highest-priced
snuff to be found.
Nobody ever uses
them now, but the
snuff in them is al
ways fresh and so
1t will doubtless
be to the end of
time. ,
The boxes are
Of lacquer, four
inches long. 2k
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

mSA VI CnS senate.
There Is probably
no other member
OF that body who
is more effective in
legislation that he,
and certainly no
one in whom other
8 e n a t or s place
greater confidence.
They know he IL
clean and straight
and honest. and
that he will not
m l s / e q d tn e m
even in littl e
things-so t b q I
when he rises in
-l- h On
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15


afternoon reception wear, is astonishing
us with its multiplicity Of design and
.laboratsnesS
And speaking OF these gowns let US
look at the colors. Pale blue is preemi-
nently the color for use with. the omni-
present moleskin, although some shades
Of yellow and orange furnish an excel
lent relief to the soft darkness of the
fur, and a moleskin toQue trimmed IN
marigolds shading through the yellows
and orange is thing to conjure with.
Yellow is one Of the dominant color
notes this winter. especially in the
realm Of evening and house attire, and
some of the shades are remarkably beau
tiful. Banana is q fayorite shade, par
ticularly in the soft vslvets, and is not
60 trying as many Of the FELLOWS.
Pineapple is another popular yellow,
and there is new golden yellow which,
while not universally becoming, has an
exquisite warmth and softns IS, especial
ly when used in many thicknesses OF
chiffon. This golden yellow is charming.
loo. In the lustrous satins. and come OF
the nltra-fashionable millfners are US
ng soft gold yellow feits or beavers, or
hspes covered with many folds OF geld
,eIlow chiffon and almost invariably
sssnns1 In dark fur or velvet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

seeking their Tor
tunes in the me-
tropolis. John H.
O'Brien, the bright
youngster. who has
just begun work
as McClellan's pri-
vate secretary, at
IS. 900 a Y e a r,
which Is of course
not much for a re-
porter, has been
here only two
years from Buffa'o,
Mr.. NJ | / b u r n &
town. OF all the
men of real I'M
portance in the
New York newspa-
nor Offices 7 canuQf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

SUM for a New York
lawyer to handle.
The growth Of cor
poration business
has greatly multi
piled the number
of men who earn
that sum or much
greater ones; and
the firms that go
in for promoting
trusts, which has
nothing TO do with
the traditional law
b d 9 1 n e 8 s. win
sometimes enor-
nous re W q r d q.
Thus Max Pam.
Schwab's lawyer.
was to have re-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

he returns to New
York, about the list
of February, to re-
sumo the practice
of law. Mr.. Roots
entire professional
career was passed
in this city. He left
a very lucrative
practice to go to
Washington; b e
will resume an
even more iucra-
tive one upon his
return.
Mr.. r OF is
known as one of
the ablest lawyers
~ tho r,o$rnnnlic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

The charming old
custom when all
the well born
women kept open
house, and all the
we IL orn men
spent the day in
travelling a b Q u {
from place to place
slipping egg nogg
and winding up at
their own homes
groggy and happy
has taken its de-
p art ur e for all
time.
They do things
d differently nova
days. The egg
nogg has disap-
Reared. and most
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

OF the New York
bar, Of which Mr..
James G. Carter.
the senior member.
ts the leader"
The leader of
the bar" in a city
of less immoderate
size would be. to
the general public,
q conspicuous per-
son. In New York
Mr.. Carter is a
conspicuous person
TO lawyers. but not
even to ten per
cent Of them would
he be known if met
upon the street.
NJ Induord Ia
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

Official residences, like the homes OF the
cabinet, and perhaps half dozen pri-
vate houses belonging to people who af-
feet the salon still offer a gentle hos
p1talfty. but the indiscriminte calling
Is no longer In good form.
New Years is already become very
much like any other holiday. There is
good reason for this. The holiday sea-
SON Is no longer as it once was, the gay
est part Of the year In Washington.
The railroads. with their limited ex-
presses. bringing congressman within
easy distance OF their homes. depopu-
iates the town as soon as congress has
taken its holiday recesszands the off,
cial families no longer seek for enter
tainment here.
The old local families are becoming
more and more-an unconsidered Incl
dent in the life of the capitol, and the
wealthy people who are building the
modern palaces out on Dupont circle
and Massachusetts, avenue do not take
kindly to the old fashion notions of New
Year hospitality.
Perhaps it is just as well. The neU
order Of things has it's attractions as
well as the old. There are fewer muddy
brains as the evening of the first day
or the year comes on and fewer aching
heads the morning after.
But there will always be somebody
to regret the fine old times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15
Oae Ksaa.

Say. pa, what's -multum In parxa?'
Those three dumplings You havs iast
Recsrd-Hsrald-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

Roots Return to New York.
The Hon. Elihu Root, secretary of
war, is not to be an immigrant when
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

eesved 81 .000. 900 I'm stock OF the now
collapsed Shirbuilding trust for his SER
ktces in connection with its organiza-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

The writers-The Orators.
Nor do newspaper men less than 9TH
er professional people refrain from
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

The Lavyers' Earnings.
The days are not long passed when
s20, 900 a year Of earnings was big
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15
Entertained the .K,s...

No president of the United States ever
lid more genuine thing than did
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15
Washington LETTER
timely and Interesting Gossip
Cleaned at National Capitol.
THE SENATE SNUFF BOXES
How President Roosevelt Helped to
Entertein the Children-New and
Old New Years CRstoms-Oth-
or Capitol COSBY.

Washington.-Prehis as Is the
snuff-taking habit, the United States
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

The Old-FashfOned Lawyer.
The firm which Mr.. Milburn is to en-
ter fulfills all the honorable traditions
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15
LAWYERS Of GOTHAM
New York q Center for Men--Great
Men in the Profession.
SOME OF THE NEWCOMERS
Seeretary Root and John G. Milburn
Are tn Hang Out Their Shingles
In the City-Earnings of the
Big BarrIsters.

New York.-The drift to the city of
lawyers and other professional men
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

Tire Secret Service.
Members of the house Of representa-.
tives are getting ready for attack upon
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15
Senator Warren.

Francis e. Warren, of Wyoming, is
one Of the big Drained and big bodied
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

peared. and most
Of the doors that once were open are un-
feelfnEly shut The white house, . few
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15
new Years Customs.

We don't have New Years calling as
we used to tenor dozen years ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

Set t. weteh Members Of ment with force
Congress of sieuths like un-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-01-15

OWEN L.ANGDoM.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-12-31
DENVER ELECTION COMPLICATIONS

For example let nx suppose that TIE
County clerk og BoEl1er county was an
l-afair. Ee4Eozz and Inscriptions parti-
szn and A. The recent election he lad
returned - eeg plurality fer ever Re
qahs2can OK the ticket from the pTesg-
Mad thea coatsnd that the czrTzsssng
hso1rd had 10 right TO 60 behind the re-
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county wossld be shsard. because Il
so1l1 be kzoxr that 10 such majority
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s@zsIrg board. according 10 the D~no-
cratic coztE1tio1. must accept Ills
tr281 and EzSae electEoa certificates nc
co-tlrgly and the Legislature naust DO
tie same tAizg Z Is also krosn ZOE
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g-osSezt frAEds ~sre committed IN
De1gsr ard that the Democratic ma
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Gals Is spurious and fraudulent o.
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justice eoaI4 result by The acceptance
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