davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
The Zcbrula.

~ " -
probably be replaced in the
twentieth century by a more eff
ciert animal, as it has b zen demon
strated that the mule--the cross
between the donkey and horse is
inferior to the Gloss between the
horse and zebra.
Formerly the opinion prevailed
that the zebra was almost extinct.
The opening up of Africa, partic
ularly the eastern part, reveals
these fine animals in large num-
bers.
Compared with horses and cattle,
they possess peculiar advantages,
as they are immune from the very
dangerous horse disease of Africa,
and also against the deadly tsetse
fly. The question was therefore
raised neither the zebra could not
take the place of the mule, COM
monty used in the Tropics. The
greatest credit with reference to the
solution of this problem is due to
Pro. Cossar Ewart, who has been
trying since 1895 to produce crosses
between horses and zebras, with a
view to developing an animal su-
perior in every respect to the mule.
Three species of zebras still exist
in Africa: The so-called "Grevy"
zebra, on the. high piateaus of
Schoa; the common, or mountain,
zebra, formerly found everywhere
in South Africa; and the "Burchell"
zebra.
Professor Ewart produced crosses
from mares of different breel and
zebra stations of the Burchell
kind. The offspring is called
"zebru,a," and on account CT it's
form and general bodily condition,
especially the hardness oithe hoofs,
is especially adapted for all trans
port work heretofore performed by
mules. The zebrula Is much live.
Ter than the mule and at least as
intelligent.
Tie Indian government has al
ready experimental with zebrulas
for transporting mountain artillery
at Quetta.
In Germany much interest in
this animal is manifested. The
WE'LL known Hagenbeck is expe,
imen ting inythis direction and in
tends to introduce the zebrula into
Germany and America. The zoolog-
ical garden at Berlin possesses some
very fine specimens. The zebra
stripes are often we'll preserved,
while the under!one of the skin is
generally that of hemother. A full
grown zebrula is IA hands high and
the girdle circumference about 100
centimeters (63 inches).
The experiments so far have been
SO successful that it is predicted
that the zebrula, during the present
century, will completely supersede
the mule.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1904-12-10
Special by Wireless TO THE NEWS


London, Dec. 8. All the Rus ian
battleships, cruisers and gunboats in
Port Arthur, with one exception,
have been destroyed and their crews
landed. The armored cruiser Askold
alone remaining intact. The Askold
is coaling, replacing her me chinery
and preparing to escape, run the
blockade of the Japanese feet and
ioir the Baltic squadron.
Fusan, Dec. 9.-General Nogi's re
naming son was killed on The 2nd.
. His other son was killed q. Shan Hill.
New York. Dec 9.-Mrs. Chadwick
has been taken to the Tombs, being
unable TO secure bondsmen il the
sum of SIS, 900.
New Yo.k, Dec. 9.-Sugar, 96 test,
4.65; beets Ids. 5ld Refined sugar
has. advanced ten points.
Honolulu, Dec. 9-The U. S. gun
boat Petrol arrived last night.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 7.-Sena
tor Plat has introduced bill in the
Senate reducing the representation
of the South by 10 Congressman.
Washington, D. c., THE Senate
has agreed to vote or the Philippine
Government bill Dec. I6.
Toxic, Dec. lit is officially an.
nounced that the Russian cruiser
Potava has been sunk, and the battle
Sap Retvizln serourly damaged as
result of the japanese bombard-
inert Of Port Arthur.
Washington. D. c., Dec. ITO Jap
anese consul, Honolulu: The Port
Arthur besieging amry reports that
the enemy on Akasakayama being
unable to stand our plunging 6re
from 203-metres hill evacuated it en-.
ttirely and we occupied 1t on Tuesday.
We captured also two other hills
near Itzushan on the same day.
Vladivostok, Dec. 6.-The Japanese
cruiser Adzuma is reported to have
been sunk by mine.
Washington, D. G. Dec. 6. To Jap.
nese Consul, Honolulu: Port Arthur
besieging army reports that our ma
val guns bombarded the Russian
ships in the port from the Sd to the
5th of December and several of the
enemy.s ships especially the Podieda
and Retvisan, were observed hit re-
peatedly.
On the afternoon OF the 9Th OF Dec
ember the enemys powder magazine
at the south of Pehyushan was hit
by our shells and exploded, causing
conaagration for over two hours.
On the 5th Of December, our heavy
guns also worked effectively on the
Russians ships, including the Pclta
va, which raised thick smoke last.
ing tor Que hour.
The siege works against Sungshus-
han and forts to the east of the same
continued the day and night of the
4th of December and captured two
qu.ckirers in the caponiere OF
Urlungshan.
On the 9th OF December our heavy
guns renewed bombardment against
the Russian ships with satisfactory
results. Bon bardment still continu-
tinues. HtoKI
Auburn, CAL, Dec. 6.-The Grand
Jury has Indicated young Weber for
the murder of his father.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
SULTAN UP. AGAINST 1T.

Washington, D. c. March 18th,
AS result of failure to live up to
agfeegient made with the representa-
tives of the United States govern
ment. and for taking up arms against
the government Secretary of War Taft
today cabled by direction of president
Roosevelt, to Governor Wright, and
ordered him TO tell the Sultan of Sulu
that he and his subjects had by such
action forfeited their rights under
treaties made, lost their annuities and
all other considerations promised and
that henceforth the inhabitants were
mere subjects, and their domains pro-
vinces, and subject to laws and the
sovereignty of the United States.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
Elizabeth Wasgan,an Deceased.

From the Hoisington Dispatch we
take the following notice of Mrs,
Waggaman's death: se
Died, March 4, 1904 at the home
other daughter, Mrs. J. E. Newly, near
Alva, Okla, Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey
Waggaman.
Deceased was born April 10, 1884
in Holmes Co. la. When mere child
moved with her parents to Booming
ton, ILL.,. where she remained until
grown when she moved to Hardin Co.
Ia. She was married on May II
1866 to Samuel S.. Waggaman. Of
this union eleven children were born
six of whom died in their infancy
Her husband preceded her Dec. %
1901. Deceased came to Barton
county Kansas in the fall of 1886
Five children remain to mourn her
loss. They are w. L. Waggaman,
Kellerton, Ia; Mrs. ]. F. Thornton,
Pueblo, Co... E. K. Waggaman, Yer
beck, Kans.; Mrs. J.. E. Newly, Alva,
Okla; Mrs. O.. NJ. Lewis, Red Wing
Kans.
In early life she was member OF
the Christian church. Afterwards
Joined the Methodist church of which
she was member at the time of her
death.
The funeral was held at her home
near Red Wing Wednesday conducted
by Rev. B. F. Jones. The body was
inferred in the old Hoisington cemetery
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18

son, versus Mcpherson Republican
and its decision delares the Kansas
libel law to be unconstitutional. The
law provides for the collection OF
actual damages, only, while the su-
preme court holds that general
damages can be collected. The effect
will be bad for the newspapers.
Toledo, O., March 12.-The
Standard Oil Co., has again cut the
prices on crude oil three cents per
barrel. This makes total drop of
sixteen cents since they began cutting
prices. There seems to be no reason
for this reduction in price apparent
tot the producers, as the fields are
still frozen over and the production
in the east is at a minimum. The
producers claim the logical thing
would be for prices to go up instead
of down.
Washington, d. c., March 12th,-
Pursuant to instructions from the
house, speaker Cannon has appointed
a committee to investigate the charges
made in the Bristow report against
members of the house. The commit
tee is as follows: Mccall of Mass,
chairman; Pitts of H., Burton of o.,
and Metcalfe of Cal, as republican
members; and McDormott of n. J.,
Bartlett of Geo., and Richards of Ala,
as the democratic members.
New, York, March 12-The annual
statement of the United States Steel
Corporation for the. year 1908 was
made today, and was great surprise
to many people. a reduction of
nearly sixty per cent in the profits of
the'year is shown The surplus for
the year is II million dollars, against
"a million dollars for the previous
year. The showing would have been
even worse had not common stock
been reduced during the year, which
saved 7 millions. The gross earnings
for the year 1902 were SO millions,
and for the year 1908 % millions.
Operating expenses for 1908 were 40
millions, decsease of 2 million for
the year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
MURDERER ELECTRoCUTED:

SING SING, N. Y, March 18th
Thomas Tobin was electrocuted this
morning, by. having seventeen hun
dred volts turned into his body. thirty
seconds after: he had entered the
death chamber. -Four minutes later
the body was carried from the, room.
Tobin, whoewas. "a waiter in Tender
loin resort, saw James Croft display a
roll Of bills which he desired to. get
After numbering him. he sacked his
body up and was burning the same in
a furnace. when the police who were
attracted by the odor discovered and
seized him..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
A TERRIBLE AFFAIR
Herman III. Remert Kills His
Wife and Then Himself.
DONE IN A FIT OF INSANITY
A Well-to-do Farmer and His
Wife, of Clarence Township
The Victims.

About $50 p m Sunday. Herman
H. Remert, a man about Al years
old, shot his wife and then put bullet
through his own head, in a fit of in
sanity.
The Remert's lived on the John
Clapper farm, miles west and I
mile north of Great Bend, which they
bought from R. H. Fox about a year
ago, coming here from Carroll county
Missouri.
No one saw the shooting. About
$50 the children who were out play
ing by the barn, heard a gun shot,
and then another shot in about half
a minute, and running to the house
found both father and mother welter-
ing in their own blood. Both died in
few minutes, and neither one spoke.
o Mrs. Remert was standing by the
cook stove, with knife in one hand.
Remert had opened the door into the
room where his wife was preparing
the evening meal, her back was to
him, and she was about 5 feet away
when he fired the first shot from a
revolver. The ball struck her in the
back of the head, and she did not
know what hit her. Remert then
raised the revolver to his head and
put bullet through his right temple,
the ball coming out at the left and
back part of the head.
The neighbors were notified by the
children, and VIM. Gagelman, who
lives one mile west and one mile
south, came to town and notified the
authorities.
There is no indication that the
terrible deed was premeditated.
Remert has been complaining of an i'll
ness for some weeks, and at times has
acted strangely. On Sunday how
ever, no unusual condition was noticed
in him. He, with his family had gone
to church. afterwards they went to
his brothers, Chas. Remert, to spend
the afternoon. Just before the shots
were fired Remert had gone into a
room where his wife,s mother is a
helpless cripple, and had fixed her
fire for her, then just after he went
out of her room she heard the shots.
A short time ago, he and his wife
made a short trip to Denver. No one
but his brother knew he contemplated
the trip. At Denver he learned that
sister whom he had not heard from
for number of years, had gone in
sane. Also, while in Colorado, a
physician whom he consulted. told
him his disease would drive him in
sane unless checked. II is evident
from what the neighbors say of his
actions after his return, that that is
just what happened.
Five children, the oldest a boy be-
tween Is and Is, are left orphans.
The aged mother of Remert, the in
valid mother of Mrs. Remert, two
sisters and brother are also thus
suddenly bereaved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18

Harry Ewing. came IN from Els
worth Sunday for a visit with his
mother and numerous friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
Some Good Rules

in his clerk in dry
goods competence became ling
elected Mayor Boston, ought something
rules of
Hon. Thomas M gives following simple
yhave they
may be ufeu to you in yours
"DO." DON'T"
Do everything WELL Don't drink.
Do than expected Don't
of Don't tell lie
9TH trunin
people do them. Don't shrk your task.
Do your work as if it Don't stay of nights.
apleasure o it. Don't late at your work.
Do you agree do. Don't think you know all.
Do some kindness each day. Don't wait until you
"Do unto others you odd marry.
would be done BY" Don't get and grouchy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
DECISION IS SUSTAINED.
The Northern Securities Company A
Violaror of Laws.

Washington. D. c., March 14th.-
The Supreme court of the United
States today handed down a decision
in the famous northern securities case,
which upheld the contention of the
government, and the merger was de-
clared to be in violation of the anti
trust act. Justice Harlan read the
opinion.
The supreme court holds that the
evidence submitted fully sustains the
charge that the defendant is attempt
ing to monopolize, or is monopolizing
interstate traffic, and is an illegal
combination in restraint of traffic.
The Northern Securities Company is
shown to be a corporation holding
nine tenths of the stock of the
Northern Pacific, and three fourths
Of that of the Great Northern. The
combination, said justice Harlan, els
one in the shape of a trust, and no
scheme or device could be more
thoroughly in restraint OF trade. "
The Northern Securities Company
was formed by Hill and others who
secured control of the Great Northern
and Southern Pacific in 1901, and
the next year these roads jointly Sc
cured control of the Burlington.
There combined capital was 800
million dollars, and the trackage con-
trolled was over $1,000 miles. The
state of Minnesota first took up the
fight against the merger, and then at
President Roosevelt's directions the
federal government took up the case
with the above result.
The case reached the supreme
court on an appeal from the decision
of the federal circuit court, which
enjoined the securities company from
securing, or attempting to secure any
further stock, Of from voting such
stock as. it held, and directed the
Officials of both the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific not to pay any
dividends to the securities company,
and not to allow there stock to be
voted by it. Also not to allow the
securities company to influence their
official acts in any way whatever.
Fhe court was divided four to five on
the proposition. Those against the
decision being Justices Holmes.
Peckhapi, White and Fuller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
California Excursions.

General Conferenc Methodist Epico-
pal Church, Los-Angeles California
Commencing May 8, 1904. National
Association of Retail Grocers of the U
S. SanFancisco California May 3,-S
1904. Tickets on sale April %, to
May 1, 1904. Final limit June Both
1904. Round Trip Tickets $4,000
For full particulars call OF address.
G. H. Moore, Agent SantaFe Route.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
Literary Gems From Prof. lrish's Writing

Literary Gems From Prof. lrish's Writings.
Tomorrow's sweetest joy will be
the memory of today's noblest deeds
One must have plenty, of time for
brooding if he would hatch, a. thought
with wigs.
Infancy, YOUTH manhood and old
age are like the spring, summer
autumn and winter of life.
Happiness builds eheE house 'out o.
material furnished by pure manhood
and womanhoods e.:
Christianity. teaches the: brother
hood of 'man, and insists that instead
preying on each. other. they shoulc
pray for each other. %
True education enlarges the menta
horizon and raises the spiritual zenith
Ia mental reaching. out. spiritua
reaching up. Science and the liberal
industrial and mechanical arts may
furnish the outlook, but religion ano
the fine arts must give the uplook.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
Wheat Lands in
Ford County

Offer ed to first corners, subject to
raise IN price prior to sale and with
drawel from market without notice.
All good wheat lands, and prices bed
rock for quick cash. Put your
money in land it viii not get away.
No. 1920 acres, 2 miles from
station. nearly all tillable, about 100
acres cultivated, well and windmill,
small house, some fence. $1,000.
No.2.-640 acres 2 miles from
station, nearly all tillable, about so
acres cultivated. $4,000. q
No. $50 acres improved, all
smooth and level. $1,000.
No. 4.-I60 acres smooth and
level, unimproved. $500. 6
Prices are for spot cash, no dis
counts and no trades.
REEVES. & KIRKPATRICK
DODGE CITY. KANSAS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
Car Barn Burns.

Chicago, March 14th:-The car
barns Of. the Union Traction Com
pany, and "a cars; were destroyed by
fire this morning, caused by an over
heated stove in one Of the cars. The
loss IS nearly 5000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18

Topeka, GKas., March 1Sth.-The
Kansas supreme court today handed
down its decision in the case of Han:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-28
Cured Of BEIght's Disease,

Geo. A. Sherman, Lisbon Red Mills,
Lawrence Co., N. Y. writes: II had
kidney disease for many years, and had
been treated by physicians for twelve
years; had taken a we'll known kidney
medicine and other remedies that
were recommended, but got no relief
until l began taking Foley's Kidney
Cure. The first half bottle relieved
me, and four bottles have cured me of
this terrible disease. Before l began
taking Foley's Kidney Cure I had to
make water every fifteen minutes day
and night, and passed brick dust
substance and sometimes a Shiny sub
stance. l believe | would have died il
l had not taken Foley's Kidney Cure.
HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-28
Odd STANDARD for Girl StenOgraDhers.

A Sioux City firm has set up an odd
standard for its girl stenographers.
They must be red headed, must wear
short skirts and must not use perfum-
cry 1t is asserted by a representa-
tive of the firm that red-headed girls
are more careful and better workers
than any other kind, that the short
skirted girl moves quicker and is more
easily pleased than the long skirt, and
that the use of perfumerY is Il pretty
sure Indication that girl is "stu TX on
herself" and will spend too much
time before the looking glass.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-28
WHITE MEN IN COTTON FIELD
Not a Negro in One Big Cotton
Producing County.

The Houston s(Tex) Post, demon
strating by facts and figures that more
than one-half of the cotton crop of the
south is planted and picked by white
people, shows also that Texas, the
greatest cotton producing state, de-
ponds very little on negroes. In one
county, Comanche, which produced
last year Al, 700 bales, there is not one
negro. The Post says that it "could
present additional figures accounting
for an equal number of bales in coun-
ties having in the aggregate not more
than $4,000 negroes as against 1,000,-
900 whites" but concludes without
more evidence that the proof is abso-
lutte as to the vast Texas cotton crop
being practically produced by white
DpOula
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-28
NEARLY 200 YEARS OLD.
Harris County Lady Has Trunk
Nearly Two Centuries Old.

Mrs. William Tarvin, who lives at
Cautaula, Ca, in Harris county, has in
her possession a trunk between 100
and 200 years old, formerly owned by
the mother of Alexander Stevens, vice
president of the southern contederacy.
Mr.. Stevens mother had sister,
Miss Gordon, who married Mr.. Hodo.
Mr.. Hodo died IN Talbot county at
Hodo's Gap. leaving at his death a
family chest which had belonged to
the grandmother of Alexander Stey-
ems and which had been in constant
use up to Mrs. Hodo's death. The
chest, with the same lock and key
which had always been used with 1t,
is at the residence of William Tarvin
now. 1t has been used as trunk by
Mrs. Tarvin since the dav she got it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-28
Mr.. Bryan Opened Democratic
Campaign With Great Speech

The reading public in thea United
States was informed this morning by
the Associated Press that William j.
Bryan opened the democratic cam
paign in Colorado with a special
speech at Coliseum hall last night.
He was greeted oy an immese and
enthusiastic audience. So great was
the multitude, the kilograms say
hundreds were unable to gain entrance
to the densely packed hall.
And this is the man whom some
democratic newspapers have persist
emily characterized as a political
corpse" "dead duck" and "has
BEEN"
We have never known the time
when the people, yes, we repeat, when
the people have failed to throng any
hall or place when Bryan was the at
traction. And during the present
campaign no other orator, be he demo
crat or.republican, populist or social
ist, will draw greater crowds, or more
enthusiastic auditors, than the elo'
quent and popular Nebraskan.
We are further advised by the AS
ISOLATED Press that Mr.. Bryan in his
speech last night characterized
President Roosevelt as dangerous
man because of his love of power and
warlike demonstrations, and unsuited
to be at the head of nation that
wanted to be great in moral force and
not physical force"
Has any democratic orator put the
question stronger than Mr.. Bryan?
Mr.. Bryan further said: "You ask
me, a believer in free silver, how l
can bring myself to support a man
who favors the gold standard. | may
say that l love peace and the gospel of
peace in6nitely'more than 1 love either
gold or silver"
Were not these the words OF pa
triot?
Where is the man in the democratic
party who has uttered anything more
democratic, more patriotic, more
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-28
Do Not Be Imposed Upon.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated Hon
ey and Tar as throat and lung remedy,
and on account of the great merit and
popularity of Foley's Honey and Tar
many limitations are offered for the
genuine. ASK tor Foley's Honey and
Far and refuse any substitute offered
as no other preparation will give the
same satisfaction. 1t is mildly lax
alive. It contains no opiates and is
safest for children and delicate per-
sons. HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-09-28

forceful?
When Mr.. Bryan, rising TO the
great height of his eloquent power, ex-
claimed II love peace and the gospel
of peace infinitely more than / love
either gold or silver" we can imagine
the electrical effect upon his vast au-
dience-an effect as wonderful and
electrifying no doubt as when he made
his famous cross of gold deliverance in
| the memorable convention which gave
him his first nomination for the presi-
dency.
81 love peace and the gospel OF
peace infinitely more than l love
either gold or silver" Do these
words sound like the utterances of a
man who sis going about Georgia and
other states with the cringe and crawl
of black alley assassin, knife and
bludgeon in hand, trying his best to
assassinate his betters,, and full OF
spleen, disappointment and jealousy"
dS a CCI udln newspaper LII oA1o OUo'OO
characterized Bryan a short time be-
fore the national democratic conven-
tion of this year was held?
For the sake of the nation, for the
sake of peace and for the gospel of
peace, William Jennings Bryan faced
that sea of faces last night and pledg'
ed his support to Parker and declared
he was willing to give up silver for
the time being in order to save the
country from the Roosevelt peril
Does this put him tout OF the pale of
a true democrats respect?" Does this
prove that he is "a bolter bred; an
ignoramus whose education fell short
OF knowledge that twice two is four
and fraud in his democratic preten-
tiOns?
ga snarler," indeed. Have even
"the inspiring utterances of Grover
Cleveland" contained a rallYing note
more thrilling, more enthusing, more
pervading, more terminating and
more reviying than BrYau's bugle call
to arms in Denver last night?-Fri-
days Macon News.