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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13

Talk about political economy. The
Democrats of Massachusetts are con-
Bidering the ACCESSIBILITY. of nominal
Ing Douglas, the Brockton shoe man,
in order to save money on campaign
Autographs, because the pictures of
Parker and Douglas are as like as two
wooden shoepegs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13

1t Is denied that Judge Parker was
seen trying to set fire to the Hudson
river at Esopus with sulphur match
without taking the preliminary pre-
caution to smear its surface with o
pint OF kerosene.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13

Judge Parker's frantic demand that
nothing further be said about Roose-
velt's personality is fresh evidence that
Democrats have become alarmed over
the effect of their assertion that
Rooseveltism is the chief issue of the
campaign. The more Rooseyelt's per-
Eonality is exploited the more popular
be becomes. Democrats have been
making Republican votes by the score
In quoting the presidents utterances.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13

With both Republican factions guar
anteeing the electoral vote in Wzscon-
sin to Roosevelt, another iridescent
rainbow dream OF the Democracy
goes glimmering into the realms of
perpetual night.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13

Under the Wilson low tariff exports
increased $94, 100000; in three years
under the Dingley tariff they In
creased $155. OOO. 600. n
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13

There is an army of over 100000
railway employees in the United States
who are not dependent on any system
of campaign statistics to tell them
they are better off in these years OF
Republican fairness than during the
lean years that followed President
CleveIand's second inauguration.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13

Eve do not have to guess at !
our convictions and then correct
! the guess IL 1t seems unpopular.
The principles which we profess
are those in which we believe
with heart and soul and strength.
! Men may differ from US; but
they cannot accuse us OF shift
ness" - Rooseyelt's letter OF ac-
ceptance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13

: We did not take the Philip
pines at will, and we cannot put
; them aside at will. Any aban-
donment of the policy which we
: have steadily pursued I'm the ISL
ands would be fraught with dis
: honor and disaster; and to such i.
: dishonor and disaster / do not
; believe that the American peo-
pie will consent. -Roosevelt'S
: Letter of Acceptance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13

Our appeal is made to all good !
citizens who hold the honor and
the interest of the nation close !
to their hearts. -Roosevelt's Let
ter of Acceptance.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
PROSPERITY IN THE WHEAT BELT.

1t is now practically settled that trolley road is be
built cities of Wichita and Hutchinson.
The company which is to provide Hutchinson with q
street system is to extend its line to the Sedgwck
county Rural trolley lines something new i'll
Kansas except the extreme eastern part but they are
convenience which the rapid settlement of the state has
made absolute necessity.
The proposed road attention afresh the rapid
settlement of the Kansas wheat belt which has made
the road necessary. The steam roads TO Kansas
because they opportunity to build up great
monweath which should provide them an enormous
amount traffic They made the settlement of the
Of Kansas only possible but necessary The trolley
is pioneer but follower of civilization The orig
final need a of traffic The present need is
of cheap traffic
The proposed interurban trolley line is a monument to
the statemakng power of wheat Central Kansas Jagged
behind portion of the state because
tiers did not find out what crop best suited that
section until after the eastern part of the state had
maturity central Kansas did discover
what it good for how it grew, Ten years ago the
who would have proposed a trolley line to connect
Hutchinson and Wichita would have been laughed
his proposition classified with the schemes of the town
site boomers of the early days Five years ago such
would been impossible But central Kansas is
not it ten five years ago. 1t is now not
whit behind its eastern neighbor, the corn belt
Wheat has made it Wheat is rapidly forging to the
front in Kansas And if eastern Kansas and its corn
growers do watch out central Kansas and its wheaI
barons will have away honors which hereto
fore have been heaped upon King Corn The crop which
within few years. make prosperous wealthy sec
ton out of plain broken only by the occasional
dugouts of busted sQuatters who must stay because
they get away. is crop to build yet mghtier
empires than the empire-building has ever seen
Keep your eye on the Kansas wheat belt-Topeka Her
aid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
JOHNNY BULL PABULUM.

The English people were but short time since very
ELUSIVE their protestaons of love and admiration for
States and its people That was Immediately
subsequent to the time that demonstrated that OF
occasion America might whip almost any power. No"
might possibly become involved in the east
ern war the side Russia England is making pretty
talks to ancient The eighty members of the
British house of who recently Travelled through
France in promotion of the entente cordiae have signed
paper which is expressed their delight at the most
hosptabe reception accorded them in French towns ano
cities The British parlamentarans that "a new era
of loyal fraternity is opening between" Brtons and
Frenchmen and that at be permitted to be
closed" The visit to France unique in the annals
of the British parliament To King Edward more than
to any other man. the preparing of the way for this
tourney He has been active in renewing the old and
pleasant relations between the two countries.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
1T WAS A COSTLY WAR.

When England goes to there is always something
doing She goes in to KILL with the result of having her
own slain. that affair up in Thibet last week
killed probably than in any single engage
yet occurring between the Japs and Russians But
the South African furnishes bloody sequel to her
war stories The British office has just issued
statement of the the British army during
the South African and their causes. They were:
Killed battle and died of wounds, officers, 719; non
commissioned and men, 6S63 OF enteric fever
officers 1884, non-commissoned officers and men, 1907
Other causes officers 223 noncommissioned officers and
men, 1926 Grand total 1925 officers and 1886 nom
commissioned officers The statistics do not
show the killed separately from those who died of wounds
the compilation which would have involved considera
BILE labor The disproporton between the number of the
and other ranks who died from enteric
fever compared with those who died from other
remarkable probably the stronger const
tutions of the officers and their betterfood.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
mn
m. THE PlKERS' LAMENT


The blood of the martyrs is the seed
Of the church" Persecution will build up
and strengthen the Mormons and Social
lists.
O-Q-0-O
Preachers. like to get their name in the
paper almost as we'll as the woman who
is trying TO break into the 100.
O-O-O-O
p l. WAR BULLETINS
The Manila Sunday Sun contains the
following war bulletins which are worthy
of reproduction ip>the Pikers' Lament:
: Paris, Feb. ~ 1S04.-The real cause OF
Frances inactivity and apparent indispo-
sition TO aid her northern ally has just
leaked out. At a ministerial council 10
which noted scientists and statisticians
had been invited. it was given out Off
cially that in view of the alarming; race
suicide due to internal causes. the French
nation could i'll afford to take chances at
any further decrease of her population.
by mixing up in Manchurian affairs. The
stand taken by the government is gener-
ally applauded.
ST. Petersburg, Feb. 19.-News OF a sig
nal Russian success at sea has just
reached here. At dawn yesterday the
Russian frst-class battleship Revitzan
sighted near the entrance OF the harbor or
Port Arthur a japanese row-boat padded
by a woman, loaded down with Sictuals
and tobacco for the Mikado'S sailorS-in
naval parlance called a "bumboat -and
at once signalled her to surrender. The
woman in the stern. a stout lady and
former resident of one of the suburbs or
Manila. p l.. showed herself obstreper-
Gus and broke forth in a torrent of horrid
and vile oaths. when broadside from
the Russian ship struck the frail craft,
sending her to the bottom. The bum
boat woman was seen clinging desper-
ately to a huge stale apple pie, drifting
towards the shore. The Revitzan will be
as the battleship sunk by
the Japanese in the first Port Arthur en-
counter. She was subsequently, raised by
means of a hydraulic contrivance sent
from Philadelphia, L. S. A. by the
Cramps her builders, in a navigable hot
airship fitted out by the enterprisng
management of a Toxic daily.
-llo(@on
The Chinaman had just arrived In this
country. and was being shown around by
an American friend. They passed field
on which three OF the United States mag
mates were playing golf
What are those-people doing that for?'
asked the Chinaman with hop, skip and
a jump Of his tongue.
They are doing that for pleasure" an
swered his. friend. They are very rich
You say they have lots of money!
quizzed the Chinaman further.
Yes"
Then. why don't they pay some good
dago to do it for them?'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06

Annie Diggs is coming back to Kansas
Let's see, what's that song: And the
cat came back?"
The Kinsley club women are planning
club house. The club fund will be put
out on interest.
Scott Whine. of Wichita IS putting
Trice's auto monopoly in southern Kan
! sas in jeopardy. The newspapers are al
ready giving Mr.. Whine first posi-
ton
a MacksvilIe firm is preparing to move
to Wichita and the Argus. with the pro-
verbal divine spirit of forgiveness Of
newspa pers, says: while this firm has
ever joined forces against the perpetuity
and prosperity of the Argus. yet we con-
graduate them upon having accumulated
sufficient wealth TO branch out into larger
enterprises"
Butler county Republicans viii hold
their convention June Z.
Salinas dancing school teacher has an
nounced that she will have no dance this
week. And now all his friends are won
derng what Tom Cordry will Go for ex-
ercise.
And now Ed Howe is worrying himself
to death for fear that the W. in z. w
Hoch's name stands for Watson. II is
by this name that Howe signs his articles.
W p. Hackney found piece Of zinc
in his cellar At Winfield years ago and
now he IS urging that an expert be en-
pIoyed before any more drilling Is done
and both minerals and oil be searched
for.
The Emporia Gazette demands that be
fore the government spends any money
uselessly trying TO cross the COW and the
buffalo il wait and see how Stubs bi-
fractional executive committee OF the
state committee makes IT,
The stamp sale receipts al the HUtchln-
son pOstorice for the last year exceeded
t30.coo. The ghost will walk FOR the post
master a 500 more a month hence~Orih.
There Is only one other item of news
that has received az extensive publica-
ton in Kansas as the Burton conviction
This was the raise in ths salaries Of ruFsl
mail carriers
The Garden City imprint gives az evi-
dence Of the dryuess ~ the past winter.
the undecayed condition Il the body u
a goose that was shot last fall. had laid
or: all winter and was found Just the
ether day Even the vocal cords were
intact the pressure ~ the foot On the
throat bringing out the familiar ~honk
honk.
The Garden City Imprint gives a state
ne-t concerning the bsssiness % tn
dssryrneu of Fancy county. The fgurex
are most interesting IN showing ths great
per cent % STANDARD bred animals C.
PENDED UPON.
Lawrence Gazette: Z; e r-Ilts gener
ally agreed that the Gazette Vas right
vhsa Il said that II DslF@y had besn re-
nominated Colo1es Harris would have
been TIE next governor - Kansas. R2i
icy hirAeIf believes Il and because y
dis believe 81. - gos down and out in
order 70 save hls party froa defeat II
was 3 splendid thing for rrzn 20 d
an unzel.sh and a patriotic thing ard
Governor BAILEY kzs never been gives
TIRE credit for Il that De deserved
A,chison Globe HsTe always s1-s-es
the toxin q I.izdzaorE kza- TIE 3eoPis
there give wonderful Esss5caI festivals
S1rze 81 these days wsE1 To make :
pilgrimage 20 L4-so~tcrz. ard admire fs@
r1sz wno have 11sce t5sss great festivals
.sor~fhEe These men ar mach xr@ater !
than the sssa yoG hs&. q Il e91Escisc. |
With cc-s1eA l
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06

the ceaseess drip of melting snow moist, misera
be soft wind that is neither hot cold laden
with Gulf stream 1t is not the Russian winter you have
heard about And then the burden of thief ur coat
matter of that the winters very and
cold and it is equally tradition that shall go about
in heavy fur coats in unsuitable weather. They
wear their furs thawing clammy days. as well
brisk, bright clear frosty days Men go about padded
to keep out cold-that many days does exist
They keep up the tradition the hardy Russian
amidst his horribly cold winter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
PAID The MOuRNERS.

George Frieser. who has had a shoe cobbler shop
many years in Cincinnati died the other day leaving
quite a fortune At the funeral thirteen people were
present including German minister After old man
had been laid and while the members of the
party standing around the grave son stepped for
ward and said that those attending the funeral had been
compelled 10 leave their work as he did not wan,
them to suffer pecunary loss he intended paying them
for half days time He gave crisp dollar bill to each
Not of the mourners refused the money
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

An hoped that Lawton had out-grown
The poles for Gotebo's new telephone
system have not been set yet, but three
young ladies have applied for positions
as central"
John Linden, mayor of Enid, has been
over to Carmen again. and the News says
he succeeded in starting another move
rnent that will not only be a surprise TO
many of our home people. but will cause
all western Oklahoma to wonder"
Ice cream and strawberry socials are
in season again at Granite
Three elevators are being put up az
Goltry. Woods county. at the same time.
The site for the fourth is being looked
for
The name Of Leger. Greer county. has
been changed back 10 Altus, by the
Frisco The postoffice department is eX-
pected to follow suit.
The Stroud Messenger advises that the
stock raiser scatter some freshly cut cot
tonwood branches and swamp willows in
his pastures for their medicinal qualities
II further advises that it wouldn't be a
little OF the bark himself.
Coal oil and natural gas hunters in
Lincoln county are said to be as numer-
Gus as cases of measles.
The A H VT a. Of Grant county. re-
Gently organized. held its first meeting at
Medford, Saturday. -Four meetings a
year are to be held.
a physical culture club has been or
ganized at Billings. And the men are
doing the sweeping.
Four elevators are to be put up at
Helena The foundation for one vas laid
last week.
c.. W. T. Sawner. colored. was in
dorsed by the Lincoln county Republican
convention for delegate to the national
convention.
r. p. Dodd. Of Lincoln county. bought
farm a year ago kpr $3.50. He has al
OF it.
Enid is studying the baseball PROPOSE
ton. I, has two exceptionally good play
ers right at home.
ne terFF EflieIFF AEilFS a. IE1E4GN
a fight on the fast mail. The mail car
ried by this train failed 10 arrive at
Perry on three days last week
John Heu1pfing. Of Perry. won first
prize in drawing contest IN which boys
and girls Of every state and territory n
the union took a hand His drawing was
: picture OF the Perry High school.
Taloga Times 4 young man giving his
name as Wilson Tyler. from the territory
at large, ana . few surrounding states
was touring Dewey county a-fo0t last
week Saturday night ne grew displessed
with his old .'toes' and concluded "a dress
up. Not having The price Necessary. he
dropped into the residence Of J z Lon
dreth. near Gzivs- Finding 10 one al
home. and discovering a goot-iOoking
suit OF clothes Of his size ard 70 his Tx
ingt he proceeded 70 divesT himself q
his cid clothes and put OF the ones be-
longing 70 Mr.. LOadretb- he asa found
z watch thar seemed 20 he doing ~ one
any good which he also appropriated
then started - Tztogz- NJ L-oDcrfth
soon came home and discovering MS loxs.
grabbed an S--caliher Zulu and took the
trail which Was yet fresh n the sa5s.
He overlook the tourist near Ire farm
Of 7. p. Rubse and marched hin. On IN 20
Ta5oEs at double quick step. where &c
turned him over 70 Sheriff Bgowa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS FATHER.

Paul Dwight Moody, "a years old, youngest of The
late Dwight Lyman Moody, inclined follow in
the footsteps of his father and evangelist
is teacher of Bible study in Mount Herman School for
Boys, Boston He is also teaching English there.
The young vastly tolerant socaled liberal
thought than his distinguished father In fact il
be said that he begins where his father off
knowedgng that there things in the Scotch phase Of
theology which are too strong for him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
PAID EOR PATRIOTISM.

Now that the soldiers of the Cuba libre army are
have s35O0OOOO divided among them as pecuniary com
pensaton for their patriotic services the merchants
planters of the island fling claims enormousu
sums for supplies furnished the patriot army. There is
talk Of another big loan satisfy claims of this
1t is things of this kind that shaer beautiful ideals
of liberty and unsefsh patriotism.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
COUNTS IN POLITICS.

Congressman Muld of Maryland though a Republi-
has his trials with the black his district
During late campaign he his secretary got off the
train at town where the vote close but Demo
Gratis lacked funds. The secretary, who carried grip
containing wearing apparel stopped light cigar
dropping the grip on the platform where number of
loungers stood. Good heavens Gilchrist cried Mudd
don't be careless with that grip You know there's
$4,000 in it." Congressman Mudd carried the town
handy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
Daily ~ a:a91e
M. M. MURDOCH. Editor

The Canuck having>to his own satisfaction
y sufficiently exploited his views of the ad-
visibility of annexing the United States,
EVIDENCE. s.;o,a+io,,
is protesting against the designation
of citizens of United States wholly and solely The
only American is the American. That's no soecism.
Canadian is generic Canuck. That is, he is anything
and everything but distinctive nationality Such All
amagamation races bloods and naonaties as go to
make up citizenship of her provinces respectively and
even of cities composed people before There
rs inst one way that gain recognition
an American and that is by annexation to 1ankeedom
first foreswearng his allegiance to Johnny Bull, who
supplies him with his governor generals and the like
Just as consistently call Mexicans Americans as to call
Canadian American. In fact the Mexican is more en-
titled to be called American.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06

The Democrats hold state convention
in Wichita tomorrow. Here's hoping they
have as good a time as the Socialists
did.
Gerald Volk gives a very interesting
account of his last fishing trip. He and
several prominent sportsmen of this city.
probably Charlie Smyth Frank Oliver and
S. w. Cooper (Mr. Volk refuses to divulge
the names, as the hunting trip extended
over the Sabbath day., were on the banks
of the formers favorite lake. fishing for
bass. Without warning, a terrific thun-
derstorm came up and as suddenly thir-
teen roasted ducks fell out of the sky
onto the bank beside the fishermen. The
lightning had struck d flock and cooked
the birds TO a turn.
CO-(D-(D
= The Sedgwick Paragraph man gets this
off and no doubt he thinks it is cute:
According to the Eagle, John Atwood
reads the 'Pikers' Lament and thinks it's
good stuff. Is the Eagle trying to down
John for national committeeman"
o-O..O-o
Either the earth is growing smaller or
South America is looking up when the dis
patches report the illness OF the presi-
dent of Peru.
'If the president of Peru is i'll, why
doesn't he use Peruvian bark?" barked
the Pihers' cynic.
BIBLICAL PHRASES.
A man got up at midnight hour,
And walked upon a tack;
The good book holds the words he said,
Though not arranged exact.
NJ. NJ. L.
-,oi. .Ioi-
INVITATION TO A STAMPEDE.
Ringwood Leader: w. r. Lipsey is
making a cyclone cellar. Everybody in
that neighborhood will be in safety now;
that is, gOodly share of them, anyway.
We do not know how many people can
take refuge there, but the first there. the
first served.
G..l-I..D
The real work of the Democratic con-
The common herd will meet tomorrow
and ratify. And the Democrats have no
patent on this, either.
The Socialists have put a full ticket in
the field. There are so many elective of
fcers nowadays that the candidates can
bunch their ballots and make quite a rea-
sonable showing for their party.
Piker Editor: In regard to PROPOSE
ton would say let Mrs. p. X. do as she
likes. a GENTLEMAN nurse 81 is as
big a joke as female politician.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
THANKS,

Thanks to you, sun and moon and star,
And you, blue level, with no cloud
Thanks to you, splendors from affair."
For a high heart, neck unbowed.
Thanks to you, wind, sent to and fro,
To you, light pouring from the dawn;
Thanks for the breath and glory-fow
The steadfast soul can feed upon.
Thanks to you, pain and want and care,
And you, joys, cunning to deceive;
And you, baked phantoms of despair;
| battle on. and believe.
Thanks to you, ministers benign,
In whatsoever guise you come;
Under this fig tree and this vine,
Here am MASTER and at home
John Vance Cheney in the March Atlantic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06

About The only that there is or is likely
be- real fighting in Korea and Manchuria is the acv
ity of the Red Cross society," whose officials and agents
making such appeals would the unad.
vsed to believe that they ALREADY had several hundred
thousand of dead. wounded aud sick thu ands
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06
RUSSIA VAS A WINTER RESORT.

The London Daily Mails correspondent St Peters
burg has patience With the traditional Russian
Of the novests indeed Of the Russians themselves The
seighs do always glide the crisp snow
YEARLY dragged through mud, dirty yellow sush
There many days in the heart of Russian
when from the of the houses in ST Petersburg falls
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06

The New Orleans Pcayune has foated story to the
effect that President Roosevelt lately held a midnight
conference with Booker T. Washington at which time he
promised Washington that if elected he would put STOP
to lyncRing in the The Pcayune declares
the proposal "a desperate disregard law How could
the putting down unlawful thing be an unlawfu
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-06

Judge Henry c. Sluss Of Wichita qualified
70 in the United States any man Kan
sas-El Dorado Republican "As we'll quaifed?' Well,
we should remark The Republican any other paper
cen name Kansan anywhere nearly as well equipped
for The position named. But Suss would have to be
drafted and the chances with Hoch and Stubs
drafting in Kansas will die.