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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-03-11
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Little Eddie had just returned from
a Juvenile party, to which he was al
lowed to go after promising he would
endeavor to restrain his appetite
while at the table His mother ques-
toned him and Eddie assured her
that he had behaved becomingly.
s'When Mrs. Brown urged me to
take another piece of cake [ said.
No, thanks, he reported.
''Did she again ask you?"
eyes. Then 1 told her I'had enough.
After while she once more asked me
to have piece
"What did you answer"
81 said what dad always says.
told her to take the damned stuff
away"
Once upon a time a western minister
was preaching a sermon on "How
Shall We Get to Heaven" Just out
side the church there was ball game
in progress on vacant lot. AS
climax to his sermon the minister
folded his hands, fixed his gaze on
high and said in a mellow voice:
"And how shall we get TO heaven?"
There was q moments pause, then
from the ball field came an excited
yell: "Slide, teller, slide: slide like
the DEVIL
A boy who lives in a northern To-
cality has brought up a new feature.
He says the ice was frozen so hard on
the pond near his fathers house that
he could not skate on it. He said it
was just like skating on iron. This
boy is a second cousin to the boy who
said he could shoot a rabbit a half
mile away only he did not care to
strain his gun.
The war between Russia and Japan
has given rise to many "reminiscences
on the part of those who have met
socially the representatives of both
nations. A Philadelphia society girl,
who has just returned from visit to
Washington, tells an amusing story
of her introduction, at a semi otficia VI
reception, to one of the attaches of the
Russian Legation. 'Of course L
didn't catch his name," she said, in
telling the story. sit seemed mile
long, and twice as hard to pronounce.
1t sounded like bottle of whisky,
with a Count in front of it. Well, when
L was introduced to him, l said, in a
iocular sort of way: Count Bottle Of
Whisky, how do you do-sky?' He
looked at me quizzically for moment,
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-03-11
Great Club Offer.

The Kinsley Graphic and several
of the best publications in the country
have formed a subscription combina-
unequaled clubbing bargain. Every
one of our readers is entitled to take
advantage of it. Here's the offer:
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25
Winter.

This winter has been particularly
vexins because of the constant alter
nations Of humidity. 1t has been cold
most OF the time, but also damp. and
frequent melting SHOWS have let loos~
myriads of h.cilli to prey on the in
hAbitAnts. Scientists have discovered
that snow is one oS the best possible
places for bscilli to collect and develop
and when the thAw comes they are
spread all over the neighborhood,
piercing the most protected places
Hence we have had epidem:cs Of
pneumonia and grip which have been
unusually fatal. In New York 5000
persons have died Of pneumonia since
last December and proportiopately al
mos, as many in this city. CompAred
with these figures the losses from
smallpox have been small indeed. -
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25
Movement Toward Colorado.

There is = well defined mo Yement
Of lowans to Colorado" said +. A
Foster, of Anita. lows. "aud, from
present indications. 1 look to see large
numbers OF our people coming to this
state in the summer and fall" A"
Mr.. Foster made tins prediction at
the rooms of the Colorado Promotion
and Publicity committee in Denver,
one day last week. when he called to
get literature and discuss Color ado.
Il have been thinking that Colo.
RADIO would he the proper place to 10.
cate fruit canning and fruit. preserv.
ing factory" continued Mr.. Foster,
and mean to take up the matter
at once Colorado Offers every en-.
couragement for an industry Of the
sort. "
This movement OF Iowa people to
Colorado is becoming very marked,
and Is at present mostly confined to
farmers who are beginning to see the
exceptional opportunities for argicul.
tural pursuits in the state.
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25
M y s l G Al !
M e S S AG e s Z

Tuis column will be = regular Fri
day feature Of The Tribune and will
be edited by LOUIS ID. Eichhoru.
Tho Messages will come from many
sources ard be intended for all resders
of The Tribune. Music belongs to the
masses. Miners, millmen. merchants.
mechanics. professional people. men.
women aud children, all know the
name Of music. hear music and down
in their hearts. love music. The
home. the school. the church. the
club. the lodge. the street. every.
where somekind Of music 10 made and
listened to Now. il. this medium
can bring messages Of meaning about
music to all readere. the editor be-
lieves that = helpful service will be
rendered.
IL is not the purpose to make ex-
tended comment or criticism upon
local musical performances 1t is the
purpose to bring to the column such
material As will give vital suggestion
and practical help TO all who are in
terested liz music
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25

We are giving an enlarged picture
free with every dozen cabinets nj
Rinehart's 8 gallery. Il
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25

]. +. Terrence writes New York
life insurance. 7tf
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25

Tomorrow is the birthday Of Madam
Marchesi, one of the greatest living
seachers of singing. Her home is in
Paris. She was born in 1886 March
26. She ls the teacher of Nellie Mel.
ba and Emma Eames, grand opera
artists and two of the greatest wing
exponents OF perfect vocal method.
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25

Three events of interest next week
will be the Yeomeps concert Tuesday
evening, March 20; the University
Glee club concert Wednesday night,
March 80 and the Florence Musical
club Saturday afternoon.
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25

Where did the word music come
froml
those wonderful people, the Greeks,
invented a myth that all art. science,
and knowledge were -nder the special
care Of nine divine beings whom they
figured as beautiful women called
Muses-in Greek. Mousa; hence all
branches Of learning were called
Mousike, which means presided over
| by the muses. As the Art OF Music
grew in estimation aud development.
the word Mousike became more and
IN ore restricted in its meaning, and,
instead Of meaning all the sciences
and arts. began TO mean music in
our sense. After the Romans began
to study singing and playing upon
instruments, they borrowed the word
from the Greeks, but wrote 1t Musica.
and meant by il just what we do
when we say music. DIR. Clarke
University OF Pennsylvania.
Music is nothing else but wild
sounds civilized into time and tune :"
Thomas Fuller.
We shall hear from time to time,
what great men outside OF the ranks
of musicians, have said about music
| in its relation to life. For example
Darwin said. If had my life to live
again. !, would make it rale to
read some poetry and listen to some
music at least once every week; for
perhaps the part of my brain now
atrophied would then have been kept
active through use. The loss Of these
tastes is a loss of happiness and may
possibly be injurious to the intellect.
and more PROBABLY to the moral
character. I"
Emerson wrote. Gould only have
music on my own terms, could live
in q great city and know where r
could go whenever wished the ablu-
ton and inundation of mus cal waves,
that were bath and medicine -
Quite number Of our citizens went
to Pueblo last week and took = bath"
and dose of medicine" in the
robin Hood opera performance
which left, it is to be hoped. q good
effect upon the system. 1t is not
even, bath and medicine. however,
that leaves a good effect upon the sys
tenn. There are times and qualities
to be considered. So in music too
Discriminate.
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25

Next Friday the messages will be
concerning Children and Music in the
Public School; . matter in which all
parents and teachers should be interest
ed.
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25

Last Monday was the birthday of
the great Bach, the German composer
Bach means brook. Beethoven said,
Bach is no brook. but an ocean"
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25

Remember the Yeomen concert
at Presbyterian church next Tues
day evening. Tickets at Palace
Pharmacy. o-2
The daily tribune., 1904-03-25

OF the finest hotels in the Rooms
heat electric bells and all modern
unexceed Transcen 81 30 and $500 Weekly
monthly low that live
costing you II RICE. Prop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-26

that the circumstances of the case
fully and completely rebutted any pre-
sumption arising from the fact that
am by profession lawyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-26
INSANE MAN TRIES TO
KILL HIS SON ON a TRAIN

O. StillwcII. aged 81, of New Sharon
Iowa, became violently insane while
returning from Chicago last night or
a Rock Island train. He and his son
+. +. Stillwcll. had been to Chicago
with Il load of stock. While in Chi
cago the son noticed his father WAS
acting peculiar. When Il short dis
tancc west of the city he drew Il knife
and attempted to kill his son. Several
men rushed to his assistance and took
the knife away from the old man. At
Davenport he was removed from the
train and placed in charge of the pn-
lice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-26

tributed in money more than $4,000
to political, educational charitablc
| and religious work.
This statement is made not because
| il i pleasant To discuss my personal
affairs. but because | desire that the
readers of the Commoner, and others
who may he interested, shall he able
to Judge the Bennett ease according
to the facts. Mr.. Bennett earned his
money honestly, was thoroughly in
sympathy with the work that | am
trying To Co, ana he had confidence
| hat the EcqueSt which he endcavored
| to make would be used for the ad-
| .anccment of principles which he be
| 'ieved to he Important. Whether his
'aith i'm me was well-founded; whCth-
IT his friendship was deserved; wheth-
er | was worthy Of the confidence that
he expressed these must be proved
~ my conduct in the past and by my
conduct in the future. | ann satisfied
| that have acted rs he would have
laC me act in regard to this transac-
ion. Where | have deviatcd from the
path marked out by him it has been
against myself rather than in favor
Il MY SCH. ne llltCilittt lidt SiipuiAa
lecide whether | would use the mon
" or distribute it. | have left that
question to be decided by his widow.
Whether at any point in this entire
transaction my conduct has been open
20 criticism from Il moral standpoint
= a question which | willingly submit
to political enemies as well as to po-
itical friends. for moral question
.annot he decided by political bias or
upon political grounds. the only de-
riSiCn thus far rendered upCn the
moral points in the case was rendered
" republican Judge. and that decis-
ION WAS emphatica!lN in my favor
When the court rejected the sealed
'etter and refused the Introduction of
further testimony. that branch of the
case was appealed to the supreme
court. and Immediately asked for the
trial IF the case in which undue in
iuence was charged. The attorney
for the widow and heirs asked for a
Dostponcment of the case on the
ground that the case might he affect
ed by the supreme court decision on
the legal point. and | consented to the
DostpunPmcnt only on condition that
he records should atfirmativcly show
that | was ready and anxious to pro-
ceed with the trial. That case in
wolves the $4,000 to lee distributed for
educational purposes az well as the
$4,000.
There is still another question to
be consiIcred-a question raised by
another namely. whether as
matter Of equity the sealed letter
taken in connection with the will,
should lie construed aS establishing Il
trust. This question remains to he
tried.
"And now. if the readers of the
CommOnpr will forgive this reference
to personal matters. | shall spare them
any further mention of the Bennett
will case until there is Il decision TO
report"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-26
Felt He Was Justified

when Mr.. Bennett unexpectedly
made this proposition | considered it
carefully. ana felt that under the cir
cumstances | was justified i'm accept
ing ii conditiOnally. ! regarded il as
an insurance against financial embar-
rassment. in case of Il possible break
down in health. and as an after
thought we added it was to be made
payable to my heirs in case of my
death. it being to that extent a life
insurance policy and saved me the an
nual premiums on that amount. Since
the making Of the Will | have accumu-
lated between $4,000 and $4,000
more. but so large a part of my ac-
cumu!ations i tied up in home. in
household goods and in lands that
yield but small return. that ! am
still almost entirely dependent upon
my lectures and my paper for my in
come.
The COmmoner * accomplishing
the purpose for which it was cstab-
Iishe,I Through ii reach a large
constituency directly. and through
about $500 exchanges a still larger
indirectly. | have drawn
from the Commoner about 5000
year which i not third "a much a.
/ would have received had / accepted
offers that came from other newspa-
pcrs. Aside from property. real and
personal which | call my own. and
which | estimate at from $4,000 to-
$jj 900, / have a sum in the CommoneT
reserve fund sufficient TO guarantee to
the subscribers that they will receive
the paper for the period covered by
their subscription. As the subscrip-
tions are paid in advance ! have felt
bound TO keep this fund large enough
to protect the subscribers.
Besides giving so large share of
my time to public work which brings
no remuneration 1 have since 1896 con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-26

In view of the great amount of criti-
cising comment that has been made
, in the press on the motive of William
Jennings Bryan in his relation TO
the Bennett will case it is but fair
to the Nebraska statesman that he be
heard in his own defense. In the fol-
lowing clear explanation he makes in
the current issue of his paper, the
Commoner, he uses for his text an
editorial published in the Record-Her-
aid entitled "Commercialism and Mr..
Bryant"
1T has been impossible well as
useless to take notice of the many
criticisms that have appeared in the
more partisan of the republican pa
pers and in those papers which. al
though calling themselves democratic,
have been studiously and continuously
ATTACKING all who remain true to dem
ocratic principles. But the Record
Herald i one of the fairest of the pa
pers calling themselves independent,
lattention TO the facts. If he had said
my connection with the Bennett Will
case had given political enemies a
chance to misrepresent me. | might
have answered that ii il impossible to
escape misrepresentation. for whether
! | speak or remain Silent-whether |
travel or remain at hOme-nO matter
what | do. my action is made the basis
of misrepresentation. | have grown
accustomed to this. and it does not dis
turb me. But the criticism which the
RecOrd-Herald makes. if well founded,
is Il serious one. because | cannot eX-
pect to exert an influence i'll
behalf of moral principles if
I can rightfuIly be accused
of conduct inconsistent with the doc
trineS which advocate in speech. and
through my paper. l connot complain
that the public conscience has been
stupified by commercialiSm if !. my
self, am guilty Of any act which can
he criticised from the standpoint of
morals. 1t is not necessary that one
himself shall be blamcless i'm order to
criticiSe others. but * is necessary
that ne shall endeavor to make his life
harmonic with his doctrines and he
willing to correct his actions whenever
he finds them to be at variance with
his utteranccs.
AS | desire not only. but but in all
the years to come. to throw whatever
influence | may possess upon the side
Of righteousness in Individual life as
well as upon the side of good govern
ment and purity in politics. the reader
will pardon me for mentioning here
enough of the facts conneced with
the Bennett case to meet the criticism
of the Record-IICrald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-26
KeisterS Ladies'
Tailoring College

Bring your material and we will
teach you to make your spring tail
or suit or fancy gown strictly up
to-date in every style and fashion.
We are re1dy to receive pupils
and visitors. School hours from a.
m. until p. IN. For benefit of la
dies employed during the day we
will have a night school from Z p.
IN. until 0:30 p. m. Rooms 81, IS,
80 Mccullough Building, Davenport.
Iowa. - y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-26
Three Exceptions Taken.

while the Rucord-IIc rald does not
specifically set forth the grounds of
its criticism. Il careful reading of the
editorial indicates that it takes eN-
ccption to three thingS-first, to the
fact that | drew the will; second. to
the fact that the bequcst was was
made in an indirect form. and. third,
to the fact that | have taken an APP
peal to the supreme court. Let me
take up these criticisms in the above
order. First as to the drawing of the
will. The undisputcd facts are that
about the 10th of May 1900, Mr.. Ben
nett made trip from New York to
Nebraska for the purpose of having
the will drawn. lie brought with him
Il former will and certain memoranda,
which were used in drawing the new
will. He did not discuss with me the
provisions made for any of his rela
tives except the provision made for
his wife-and that was not Il discus
sion. but merely a statement upon
his part that he had left her sufficient
to cover all possible needs.
He did not consult me as a lawyer,
but came to me because he desired to
leave some money to me. and desired
me TO distribute an additional sum
for him. ! had never been his attor-.
ncy and never discussed any legal
question with him. but / stated in the
probate court that | was perfectly
willing 10 have any presumption
weighed against me that could be in
vo<ed against me had / been his at
turney and had / drawn the will for
him as his attorney. After making
such provision for his family and rela-
tiVcs a. he desire! to make. he wanted
10 use certain other sums for the adj
of his political views and
for educational and CHART able prIr
poses. These purposes were set forth
in the Will and the sealed letter and
they were the only purposes about
which ne consulted me. The first
question i. therefore. should | have
declined To assist in drawing the will?
Should | have sent him back to New
York to have the will drawn by some
one else? Was the drawing of the will
by me immoral. or did it in any way
manifest commercial spirit?
The will was not executed in Ne
bTaSka. 1t was carried back 10 New
FORK ard executed there ten days
alter Mr. Bennett was fifteen hun
ired miles away from me when he
the witnesses and executed
The Will. wrote the sealed letter. and
put both away in safe deposit vault
IF his own selection where they re-
manned under his control until his
death. more than three years after
wards.
The probate judge. republican,
after hearing the testimony, declared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-26

officials. She has no children 10 pro-
vide for, and the sum left 70 her will
enable her to leave to each of her
brothers $4,000. which is more than
Mr.. Bennett thought il necessary or
wise TIA leave either to his sister or to
his half-brother. He gave to his sis
ter about $4,000 and to his half
brother Gncluding his half-bruther's
family about $4,000. besides remem-
bering other relatives. If il i true.
as stated by him in the sealed letter.
that her income will be more than
sufficient fer her needs, then any addi-
tional sum left to her would have
been left not to her. but to her rcla-
tives. unless She should dispose of il
.by will. Is there any reason why her
relatives should receive more? Or has
She any better right to dispose of ii
by will than he had?
The amount left to me condition
ally would not have gone to his wife
or to his relatives had | refused il at
the time. 1t would have been distrib-
uted among educational and charita-
bic institutions. but even this fact
would not excuse me il | had accept
ed. even conditionalIy. money which
in morals belonged to someone else.
Can it be said, after full considera-
ton of the circumstances in this case
that | was culpable from a moral
standpoint in not insisting when the
will was made that the amount pro-
posed for me or To lie distributed by
me should have been given to his wife
or TO his or relativcs2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-26

an IL De SsslNt, al Ger IuH CblSltAtisi-
ton of the circumstances in this case
that | was culpable from Il moral
standpoint in not insisting when the
will was made that the amount pro-
posed for me or to lie distributed by
me should have been given to his wife
or 10 his or relatives?
The Most Vital Question.
But the questions which / have
considered before have not. aItogeth-
~. given me as much concern as the
last. and. to my mind. the most vital
If al! the questions in this case. name
~: Should | have consented to this
hcquest under any consideration, not
as matter of eNpediency, but as Il
matter Of morals? That 1T is more
blessed TO give than to receive is rec
ognized by all who have tried both.
Instead of refusing the bcquest abSo-
!utelY, it was at my request put in
form where the decision could be post
pOncd until the time of his death. In
thus postponing to Il future time the
decision of the question | acted upon
what | believed to be satisfactory rea-
sons. The campaign of 1896 had given
me Il prominence which. while it
greatly increased my earning power.
imposed upon me a large additional
expense. For years l had been inter
ested in matters of government, and
the campaign of 1896 placed me in n
position where l could not lay down
the work withoIs what seemed to me
4 betrayal of trust. | could not re-
turn to the practice of the law with
norin@ n large correspondence. The
field that seemed most suitable for
the work ! wanted to do was the
lecture field. because in it could
earn what | needed and still have
large part of my time for public work.
! found. however, that the fact that !
received pay for lectures was miSrcp-
resented and distorted. and not only
reached smaller number through
my lectures than | could reach
through public addresses. but the fact
that | received money for lectures
was made the basis of the accusation
(cntirely faIse) that l received pay
for political speeches.
MIR. Benefits purpose, as be OK
pressed il in the sealed letter. was to
make such Il provision for me that ]
could more freely devote myself to
public work-so that could without
compensation work for which | was
then compelled to charge.
During the period between 1896
and the making of the will. devoted
more time to work which brought no
remuneration than | did to rcmuncra-
tive work. There was not Il wear be
tween the two campaigns that | could
not have made $4,000 had | devoted
myself entirely to moneH-making. As
it was. | had up to May. 1900. saved
only about $4,000 or $50, O+t0. ana of
this about 10000 was accumulated be-
fore the campaign of 1896 opened. If
at that time my health had failed
under the stress of my work. | would
have had an income of less than 81
O00-a sum not half equal to the an
nual expense of my spondence
between 1896 and 1900.
Felt He Was Justified