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Arizona silver belt., 1904-04-07
PARkER'S BOOM CROWS
Substantial Interests Support Him.
 Killing Off Hearst

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4.-The
 recent demonstrations in favor uf AL
 ton B. Parker are not surprising to
 President R losevet. A little over a
 year ago he m tde the statement to callers that Parker w1uld bs the dem
 ocratic selection. February ,, 1903, he
 veutured this prediction, and the day following, publication of his expecta
 tion was made in New York newSpa-
 per. At that time many Of the veter. an republican leaders of the senate
 were of the opinion that Cleveland
 would be the nominee. A year ago President Roosevelt was giving a good | deal of consideration to democratic politics, aud he knew what many ex- perienced public en thougnt of the situation. He disreg their views and declared that ne thought that Hull would be able to bring the Em pire state into line for Parker and that wou Id be conclusive.
 There are those who insist that Par. ker has been ussd only as club to kill
 Hearst. They point out that Hill has been forced to make his fight months ba fore the convention. While these doubts are interesting and should not be wholly disregardsd, they are of much less con sequence than some ma. terial facts.
 The Parker ctndidicy is the only one which has an organized financial backing. The Hearst movement is purely an individual venture. Mir. Hearst, an extremely rich young man, want in for newspapers and poll tics, just as Vanderbilt seeks the fas test automobile or Millionaire Freer tries to get all the Whistlers. His presi- dential campaign is interesting, tre- mendously expensive, but not import ant, except t. the sociologiSt. His yenture was more enterprising, but less romantic, thau his rescue of Evan. gellne Costa CsneroS from Cuban dungeon. The young lady is now married and happy mother. Mr. HeArstS presidential campain is curl. ing up to take its place in snug his to 'ical niche.
 But out of 1t grew the vigorous Par ker organization. with plenty of sub stantial faanclal backing. Democrats of means in New York saw that Par ker would fail unless he had help. They gave it. Senator McGarrOn, of Brooklyn, was provided with the funds he needed Tom raggAr5, of Indana, went home with the practical asSur- ance that m oney for expenses in max in.. fight in his state would be pro- vilsd. The Hill workers in the up colnt ties were given peep at n cam pagn fund. and put to work with a will. John H. Hopkins, of Illinois, returned to Chicago and told his hun. gry assistants that he had seen the treasurer and knew that he was good for more than promises.
 The endurance of the Parker strength depends little upon the sta. bility of this financial backing. If this kind of support continues to grow
Arizona silver belt., 1904-04-07

valley towns are to contribute; but what the government spends will be charged up to the farmers of Salt river valley. It will be nice road for the engineers and tourists to drive over, the scenic features will be great, and it will be one more attraction which Phoenix can offer to eastern visitors, but the freight traffic over it will be light.
 Globe will continue to be the for warding point for the Touto dam.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-04-07

Chief Moore, of the weather bureau, calls Senator Bard's bill, appropriating Sl50, 900 for prizes tor the best weather forecasts, n bill to encourage quackery aud to promote humbug. That seems to fit the case. The goosebone expert the woodchuck observer aud all the oth l.. CT cranks would be right in it. The governments experience with the silly rain making companies furnishes a pointer AS to what might be expected in this prize weather contest.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-04-07
around :

Col. Wm' Herring's deliverance on the statehood question evidences how partisanism dwarfs man. It would be difficult to construct more illog ical defense of the republican position gulshed Tucson lawyer has contrib uted. Col. Herring favors merging Arizona with New Mexico. A care ful reading of his letter, published Tn the Phoeux Republican, will admit of no other conclusion. Yet it should not surprise anyone, for it was inev- itable that the republican politicians of Arizona should submit to the will of the administration.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-04-07

Under the latest postal legislation, the rural free delivery carrier will be a good deal of functionary. He will be privileged not only to carry the mail to people on his route, but he can do abont all their business in town for them fo the usual commissions, as well as act as general subscription agent, promoter and lightning rod man. Sal ary S75O year and perquisites.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-04-07

The representative of the Cecil Rhodes trustees calculates that the cost of maintaining all the Reodes scholar. ships will be about sa00, 900 annually. The trustees are directed by the terms of the will to invest the Rhodes dia- mond mine stocks in English consols in such amount as will assure the requi- site income, The diamond mine secur- ities are probably paying 40 per cent dividend, so the trustees are exercising their discretion in the atoidance of haste to convert 40 per cent invest ment into one that pays 9 per cent.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
KEEPING IDEALS.

That was a wise old clergyman who
urged his brethren not to admit young
men TO the ministry unless they were
evidently more brOad-minded and en-
thusiastic in their faith than their
elders. We must allow" he said,
for the inevitable shrinkage" The
same allowance is necessary in every
life for the sure closing in Of the real
upon the ideals Of youth, and the IN
avOidabIe narrowing Of hope and aim
that must come with middle age. The
more idealism we start with, the more
stoutly we defend it against the
shocks it is certain to receive, the
more joyous life viii turn out to be
as We go on living. The dreariness
Of the middle-aged view Of life springs
largely from the fact that its ideals
are 50 shrunken as to be no longer
a source Of vitality, Of renewal, says
Harpers Bazaar. AS long as we be
lieve in life, and in love, and in friend
ship. and in herOism, and in other
ideal possibilities, life is worth living
and we are strong to take our part
in If. Living for ideals is happy and
courageous living. Living without
them is the dull gray life and apa-
thetic end
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
WHOLESALE BANKING.

mo personal accounts, large o.
small, wanted here; we do business
only with large corporations" This
was the reply the president Of one Of
the $25,OOO,OOO Wall street banks gave
to an inquirer as 70 the minimum de-
post that institution would accept.
1t was a notification that this was dis
tinctly a Wholesale bank Such
an answer would not have been made
five years ago. But this is a new age
The billion-dOllar trust and the S25.-
100000 bank are to Wall street what
wireless teIegraphy is to electricity
wonders. The vast demands Of mod
ern industry, often requiring the negO-
tiatiOn Of a loan of 5000 900 upon a
few hours notice, with frequent calls
for stupendOus accommodation from
uanscontinsntsl railroads or syndi-
Gates financing foreign government
bond issues, have called into being
these new banks-veritable incarna-
tons Of power, holding. indeed, the
safety and happiness Of a people in
their Saturday evening Post
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
First Confederate Slain.

There was unveiled at Fairfax
Court House, Virginia, on June 1, a
monument to Capt. John Quincy Mari.
the first Confederate soldier to fall
in actual combat in the civil war. The
date Of Capt. Marr's death was June
l, 1851, and the spot where he fell
was only a few yards from the Court
House green, upon which the mOnu-
ment has been erected.
It was as captain Of the Warren
ton Rif1emen that he entered the Con-
federate army. This company Of 100
men was ordered TO Fairfax Court
House. post Of honor and danger.
to strengthen its somewhat meager
defense, on May 81, 1861. About three
o'clock next morning the rilemen
were aroused by the news Of the ap-
proach Of the enemy,s cavalry. They
formed at once and their captain led
them to a commanding position near
the Court House Soon after he had
called them to halt a body Of cavalry
rushed upon them and firing was be-
gun. 1t was pitch dark and no one
saw their leader fail, but his Haiti"
was the last word he was ever heard
TO utter. In the meantime the rife
men were reinforced by Colonel r. s.
EwelI, who was eOmmandant Of the
post. Led by him the Tiiemen thrice
repulsed the enemy and finally drove
them OF, leaving two prisoners behind
them. When daylight daEned Capt
Mari was the only Confederate miss
ing. and he was discovered lying in
the long grass with q bullet through
his heart.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
Returned Gen. Hampton's SWORD.

Returned Gen. Hampton's Sword.
In 1902, when Col Dan McCook's
brigade held its reunion on the dead
single Of Kenesaw mountain. Confed-
crate soldiers numbering between
thirty and forty assembled with our
men, and Mai. J. Gid Morris OF Mari
eta, Ga, Confederate soldier, deliv-
cred an address of~welcOme and en-
tertained some Of the EightS-sixth UIi-
nois boys at his home. Mrs. and Mr..
Morris had erected a monument On
Pine mountain on the spot where Gen
LeOnidas Polk, c. S. A.. was killed.
and in discussing the incident some
one said that an oficer Of the Eighty
sixth Illinois had Gen. Folks silver
sword, but nobody seemed TO be able
to locate the pOssessor.
Mr. Morris cOrresponded with sew
eral members Of the brigade, inquir-
ing for this officer, and finally located
the pOssessOr Of the sword as Capt.
10 Major Of EiGhty-sixth Illinois at
Eureka, III. The correspondence that
followed developed the fact that in
the Carolina campaign Of Gen. Sher-
mans army in 1865 al Eighty-sixth
Illinois man found sword in a
house and gave ii to Capt. 10 Major;
that it was not Gen. Folks sword, but
a sword that had belonged to Gen.
Wade Hampton, inscribed, Presented
to Cen Wade Hampton by the Ladies
Of Richmond, Va
After the war someone claiming to
be the son Of Gen. Hampton wrote
Capt. Major for the sword, but he re-
quired evidence Of kinship and the
son failed-to materialize. Other relic
hunters tried to get possession Of the
sword, but Capt Major would not sell,
and letters requiring proof Of relation
ship remained unanswered. Recent
ly one Of Col. Dan McCOOk's men in
Chicago received a letter from Mr..
Morris relating to the sword, which
was referred to Capt. Major, who re-
piled he would not sell the sword to
anyone, but that he was DESTROYS Of
returning it free Of cost to Gen.
Hampton's family.
Later, through the assistance Of Col.
John J. McCOOk Of New York city and
Col. John c. Calhoun, who served IN
der Gen Hampton in the Confederate
army and who was an intimate friend
Of the Hampton family, it was learned
that both of Gen. Hampton's sons
were dead and that Mrs. G. Med.
Hampton was the representative Of
the family to receive the relic. Capt
Major returned the sword to her
through the governor Of South Caro-
lima The governor acknowledged the
receipt Of the sword and wrote that
he had delivered it to Gen. Wade
Hampton's family, who fully appreci.
sted all that Capt. Major had done
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
On How % e. RIcH.

Since some OF or very rich men
have taken to public discourse upon
all sorts Of matters their utterances
have. somewhat diminished their repu-
tation for infaIlible wisdom 1t has
been discovered that man may POS
sess great wealth and still fail Of
complete mastery OF the science Of
government or the principles Of pO-
IiticaI economy. Nay, it is evident
that such z man may not even prove
a reliable guide to the inquirer who
seeks for the road to wealth.
One Of the most didactic Of our
viYaciOus milIiOnaires has recently de-
clared that riches are within the
reach Of every man who wishes to be
rich. He asserts that there are but
two requisites for the acquisition OF
Wealth-mOderate intelligence and IN
limited industry. Given these, he de-
cIares that any man can get rich
Which is, Of course, entirely false
and misleading, even though it comes
from a gentleman who has piled up
great wealth and is now engaged IN
piIing up free Libraries. Everyone
knows that intelligence and industry
are not the sole essentials TO the &C
QUESTION OF riches. Everyone knows
Of men highly intelligent and thor
oughly industrious who can scarcely
make a living.
It is true that intelligence and in
dustry are qualities favorable to the
attainment Of wealth, but it is not
true that the possession Of those
qualities, even in the highest degree,
constitute any assurance Of riches
The mOney-making faculty is a
thing apart from other natural eRdOw-
ments. An ignorant, illiterate man
who possesses 1t viii get rich, and
intellectual genius without ii viii re-
main poor all his life. Like a gift for
music, it can be cultivated, but it can
not be acquired.
The sayings Of our lOQuaciOus mill
liOnaires, like the aphOrisms in the
cOpybOOks, viii not always bear analy-
sis In the present instance the fal-
sity of the proposition is evident to
everybody, since a vast majority Of
the people, though they are intelligent
and hard working, never acquire so
much as modest competence, let
alone wealth.-ChicagO RecOrd-Her-
AID
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
SMASHUP ON WABASH ROAD
ASCRIBED TO TRAIN ,wRECKERs

Who Is responsible for the awful
railroad wreck at Litchfeld, III, July
3, which claimed twenty-five lives and
manned thirty-four passengers? Of
6cials Of Litchheld are inclined to the
belief that the train and its passen-
gers we're the victims OF q plot hatch
ed bymiscreants. Three hours before
the wreck occurred a Wabash train,
running at q speed Of sixty miles an
hour, passed over the same track with
out meeting a mishap-
Between that hour and the time the
Limited crashed into the switch Ticket
Agent COndeau declared that no cars
were run onto the sidetrack- For that
reason he says that no one connected
with the road turned the switch and
neglected to throw il back The lock
that held it was found near By.
irwin l. Rice Of 5O4s Calumet ave
nue., Chicago, one Of the eye witnesses
Of the fatal train wreck, said his es-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
HIGHER EDUCATION.

It is not the least but one OF the
greatest advantages Of higher educa-
ton that the woman OF to-day does
know herself much better than did her
mother OF grandmother, and with that
self knowledge comes a better under
standing Of her relations TO the world
about her The college girl Of to-day
is healthier, stronger. saner, more in
dependent, more Tesolute and more
useful than were the social butterflies
or the household drudges Of her
grandmother's time In the expert
mental stages OF this new develop
msnt there may have been danger, but
the education OF the body as well as
the mind is now looked after in all our
girls colleges, indeed. much better
than in colleges for the other sex
Boston Transcript.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
COST OF INSECT PESTS.

The extent Of damage done by in
sects which prey on the agricultural
interests Of the United States is but
little appreciated. Twelve bugs, &C
cOrding to reliable statistics, do an
estimated damage to farm products Of
1868, 100000 per annUm- The chinch
bug heads the list, with 500, 10000
a year; grasshOpper, $sO,OOO,O0O; Hes
sian ny "a reminder Of the revolution,
since the mercenaries hired by King
George brought its eggs over in the
straw for their horses), 10000, 900;
cotton worm and boil worm (cOtton) ,
$25,000,006 apiece; cotton boil weevil,
S2O,OOO,6O0; San Jose scale. grain wee
vii, apple worm and army worm, S1O,-
100000 apiece; potato bug, $4,000, 900,
and cabbage worm, $1,000, OOO-Al
bany, n. Y, Argus.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
omoialIv Dead Five Years.

William H. Lewis Of this village, a
veteran Of the War Of the Rebellion,
had a peculiar experience, and for up
ward Of FIVE years was 10 all intents
and purposes a dead man His grave
and the marker which indicates where
he was buried can still be seen in the
national cemetery at SharpsbUrg, Nd.
Mr.. Lewis enlisted at Albany, May
q, 1861, in Capt Charles Rfley's Com
pauv + Of the famous Thirty-fOurth
regiment. commanded by James A
Suffer. Lewis went through the Pen
fnsula campaign without a scratch
until the bloody battle Of Antietam,
when he was shot five times, twice
in the legs and once in the face He
was left on the field for dead and for
two DAYS and nights lay out in the
omen. suffering untold agOnies; and
should Lewis live 70 be 100 years old
he VIII never forget the hours spent
IN that battlefield. He was among
the dead reported Sept II. 1852, and
his body was supposed to have been
removed from the battlefield and
placed IN grave No s44 in the Ma
ffonaI Cemetery at Sharpsburg, Nd.
the headstone bearing that inscrip-
ton
Instead, however. Lewis vas re-
moved to a shed, where he remained a
prisoner for seven days, when he was
exchanged, and transferred to wash
ingtou, being hOnOEably discharged
for surgical disability March p. 1853.
The wound in the face was a peculiar
one. and never since he was shot has
he been able TO open his mouth vide.
In 1858, when he made application
for a pension, 11r- Lewis was prOmpt-
II informed by the Pension Depart
ment at Washington that he was kill
ed al the battle OF Antietam and that
there was no such man as William n.
Lewis. a member af CompaRy F,
Thirty-fourth regiment he hid no
trouble in securing smdsFits from his
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
MEDICAL COLLEGES.

Medical colleges are responsible for
The horde OF failures who parade as
doctors and do what they can to men
ace the public health. Some OF the
medical schools are get-rich-quick
schemes, taking every applicant who
comes aS0ng with the requisite fees
They spoil hundreds Of good farmers,
mechanics, sSOemakers and black
smiths, issue sheepskins and leave the
medical profession to struggle with
the TeprOach- Every decent doctor
should join him and pursue the fax
ers, grafters and moral peTveTters IN
til it is made too warm for them to
continue in the profession A med
ical diploma ought TO be beyond pur-
chase by anyone not fitted in every
way for the responsibilities Of a ply
sician.-SiOux City Tribune.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
WOMEN IN GERMANY.

The movement in Germany to open
the doors Of the universities to WON
en- has failed in its chief purpose,
but II has led to something. Girls
are to be admitted to the classical
schools preparatory to the university
as an experiment, but there is a posi-
tive opposition on the part OF the gov
eminent to a classical training for
women. Instead, and TO maintain
the ideal position Of German women
in the home" the instruction Of girls
IN the high schools IS to be better
adapted to domestic requirements
That is to say, the ambitious young
women are to be taught the art and
science OF cooking and Of household
work generally. The minister OF in
struetiOn does not seem to be i'm
pressed BY the arguments IN favor OF
erudite women. but be has a hvsE
sense Of the Importance to the coun-
try Of general good eoOking-Phila-
deIphia Record
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29

least one hundred feet away
Every passenger in my car was
thrown headIOng in every direction
I was thrown against the side Of the
car with such violence that the knees
Of my trousers we're badly torn Ny
back and one OF my legs we're injured.
After the confusion had partly sub
sided was greatly surprised 10 find
that the car had been split right in
two parts. craWled out OF the open
ing, followed by others Harry Diet
rich, the labor leader, had been sitting
in the rear Of the same coach. He
was killed when the next coach behind
crashed into ours.
That was the first coach that
caught fire Elated over my miracu-
lous escape from horrible death, 1 as
sisted in the work Of rescue ran
into one Of the burning coaches in
which a woman was screaming loudly
for help. Her legs we're pinned down
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
THE czAR's PRIVATE FORTUNE.

Many newspapers have seriously re-
produced a telegram which appeared
in a Paris journal announcing that
the Emperor Nicholas had presented
his private fortune, amounting TO
eighty millions sterling (S4OO, 100000
TO the Russian government for war
purposes. It was added that this huge
sum stands TO the credit Of the emper-
or in a bank Of a country not friendly
to Russia. Eighty millions would be a
pretty sort Of a sum 70 be held at
call By any bank; but the whole story
is q romance, and so are all the other
tales about the emperOr's dealings
with his civil list The fact is that
the emperor Of Russia has no civil
dist, and he draws at his discretion on
the imperial treasury, every rOuble
Of which is supposed TO be his prop
erty and absolutely at his disposal
London World
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
PrIzed Autoqraph 60.

Mrs. Herman Hill, 2 veteran nurse
Of the soldiers in the war for the
Union. who died recently in Salt Lake
City, Utah. had carefully preserved
autograph letters Of Introduction writ
ten for her by President Abraham Lin
coin and Gen L. s. Grant President
LincOIn's letter was dated May 19,
1864, and was addressed to Senator
Charles Sumner. OF Massachusetts.
Gen Grants letter was written June
29, 1857, and was. addressed to the
Hon Hugh McCuIIOch written Nc
Culiough''}. secretary Of the treasury
Mrs. Hills first husband was Major
Booth, who was IN command Of the
eolored troops at Fort Pillow, and was
killed in the battle with Gen. Forests
Confederate troops April II, 1854.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
CURLING TREE BUTCHERS.

It is satisfactory to note that public
opinion is being aroused on the sub
ject Of the EantOn destruction Of
shade trees by the servants OF tele-
phone, telegraph and electric light
companies, who are sent OupeO string
wires and who carry the implements
with which to make short work Of a
tree which they deem in the way Of
their operations Such Outrages are
usually committed when those able
and willing to protect trees are away
from home Protests from women
count for very little, and tears for
even less. Against subsequent suits
for damages the companies are well
fortified. If a valuable tree is once
spoiled what its owner can recover by
a suit at law would not trouble any
One.-ChicagO Chronicle
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-29
COMPARATIVELY FEW SURVIVORS
OF STEAMSHIP DISASTER

The list Of saved in the Norge
steamship disaster has been increased
by seventeen. Seventeen survivors
were landed at Aberdeen, Scotland, by
the steam trawler Largo Bay. They
were picked up from one Of the boats
Of the Norge The total number Of
survivors so far as known now is AS.
This reduces the probable number Of
lives lost to 627.
The Danish government and the
steamship company have sent out a
steamship to search the seas for the
boats and the vessel will visit all the