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that would exist between the repre-
sentatives OF conqueror and van
pushed.
The high art Of diplomacy, that so
well masks the innermost thoughts OF
those who rise to the heights OF an
ambassador, doubtless viewed the So
cial Intercourse between Baron Rosen
and Niscount Aoki as most natural.
But to the uninitiated the part OF the
host taken by one-Baron Rosen--
who acted as Russia's peace envoy,
lent peculiar glamour TO the occasion.
The treaty OF peace between Japan
and Russia marked the close of one Of
the bloodlest wars OF history. The
dinner given by Baron Rosen In
honor OF the representative OF the
victorious Japan goes farther, I'm that
IL takes up social intercourse upon a
plane exactly as though war had never
been waged.
Those who were present at this
most Interesting social function were
the Minister from the Netherlands and
Mime. van Swinderen, the Counselor OF
the japanese Embassy and Mime.
Mlyoka, Count and Countess Seclken-
dorn, Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, the
charge d'affairs Of Spain, Senior Don
Luis Pastor; Baron Schlippenbach. and
Prince Koudache1, Of the Russian
Embassy.
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Jurgis laughed at the discomfort every.
where manifest. They are not men, E"
he exclaimed. What OF the speeding
up practice OF the packersG IL was
but play To him TO keep abreast OF the
fastest He was working to wed Ona.
They were all cheated shamelessly
by the sharks which infest the great
packing district: they could not speak
English and they were at the mercy of
these parasites. But as new obliga.
tions arose in the buying of small.
worthless house. sold them by an
unscrupulous agent. etc. etc. Jurgis
but smiled grimly. confident in his
strength, energy and great love for
Ona. Il Will work the harder" he says.
And then came n misfortune. Ona, a
mere bloom OF girl OF IL, had 10 go
TO work--temporarily. Then n young
er child. Then Jurgis had n fateful
day. after many months OF faithful and
herculean service for the great corpora
ton. In the melee of wounded
steer running amuck. he slipped on the
bloody floor and sprained his ankle.
Did the packers give him n short fur
Tough with pay while he was recover
ing; at least they held his place for
him? Neither. He returned TO work
not very strong looking through pain
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-12
Who For Next President?
ON American Spectator.

Fioh AHlcIicAn spectator.
At considerable expense American
Spectator has obtained opinions and
expressions OF the same from all of
the prominent candidates for Presl-
Dental nomination. These are all I'M
genuine, having come to us over our
own private line, the least longest
wire I'm the world. The pithy, cpl
grammatic summing up will, OF course,
be thoroughly appreciated. The fol-
lowing terse expressions are In an
swer TO our query, "Wlll you be a
candldateT"
Taft-My candidacy Is welghty
problem, and there is a heavy respon-
sibility attached.
Cannon will if / do.
Bryan-The third Is the lucky trial.
l shall not get out OF communication
with my friends.
Shaw have always universally
considered myself a strong candidate.
Hobson-Of course, IL Is an Office OF
limited nsibilltles-but--
Fairbanks-You'll really have to ask
Mrs. Il.
Funston--Am too busy to think of
it, but they do say l was born I'm
Ohio.
Foraker may have TO do it just
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drcn. Tho poor husband il stunned.
"Napoli, She 10 back To Napoli!
No, no All. bio Miol You don under
stand lac goes on. wistfully. II
work three year an sava dn money 60
bring her to me. Your boss he can
nota send her back-we live all right
on nine dollar week l take her away.
You lcta me go-ch"
Its hard ON YOU" says the officer,
but it's the law"
Luigi sCorns the notion.
"Law2 You TAXA my wife away;
YOU senda my littlca boy and girl back
To Napoli, an YOU say IL Is da law.
Na, nn. America IN free country.
| pay for her TO comea To me. | don't
steal. so whata de law got to sayT
But threats, tears. rcasonings arc
all In vain. Luigi at last stcalthlly
offers the blue.coatcd official 81, HIS
all. wrapped up I'm n handkerchief, as
q pride. The officer frowns and says
firmly:
Il cannot didn't make tho law.
can't help you. We have To do this
every day"
Every dayT' Lulgrs eyes grow
wide with pain. "You doa this every
day? All, bio! Every day you breaka
ia hearth
Then he goes TO Maria, lnlScs her In
his arms, and explains brokonly what
| IL NIL means.
They Will not lctn you stay-Mnria
mia-wc have waited long-wc musta
stilla wait"
| In the face of her fearful dlsmay hes
even tries to he cheerful
SAY, looka here" he cries: you goa
back TO Nnpoli now. an bimcbye
| Tcttn dn more money. 1 make may
be twclve-fiftccn dollar wecK. Then
scnda for You an Fabio an Tessa,
an they lctta you stay"
but Maria Is overcome.
Back To NapollP Alone?" she sobs.
sudden thought comes TO Luigi.
mo. no; not alone. i goa too. If
they scnda you, goa too"
He PUSHES over TO the officer with
his poor seven silver dollars, only To be-
met with the cruel truth, Not half
enough for your ticket"
Meanwhile the boat IL returning.
The officer lays his hand kindly on
Mnrlas shoulder. The children look
wonderingly on. Painfully the little
trio pick mp their bundles and turn
back to the great gates. Luigi en-
braces them between his sobs.
"Donta cry, carrlssimn; don'ta cry
| soon make twelve, fifteen dollar
week and buya da peanut stand, an
keep da little home. Then you come
again to stay. Don'ta cry--you goa to
the NADER In Napoli All, Dlo! We
have walta three year an must senda
you back. Maybe next year send for
you again"
AS they pass out OF his sight his
voice falls him and he falls sobbing
against the gate.
The author il said TO have got his
idea for the piece from newspaper
paragraph read at the breakfast table
describing In three lines IL case OF tho
sort.
Robert Patton Gibbs, who played
Luigi, studied his type with the help
Of Neapolitan who has been long
enough away from home TO know the
salient characteristics OF his own
people. The extra womeI who 1T SO
well into the picture are caretakers OF
the Hudson thcater.
eve used TO rehearsc the piece every
now and then down I'm the coal CELLAR
explained Mr.. Gibbs, "and these two
women used to come and weep over
IT."
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proposed TO accompany the yacht. and
II was with CONSERVATION that the re
gatta committee learned that she
meant to 20. Refusal to permit her to
start, threatened to disQualify the
boat and all appeals were in vain. At
last the committee yielded and permit.
ted her to start.
The Tamerlane finished the course
at Hamilton. Bermuda. at 3 o'clock,
June Bird. while the Gauntlet did not
arrive until "a hours later The result
was in doubt until the finish OF this
tiny boat. as the Tamerlane had TO al.
low IL 16 hours and 10 minutes owing
10 the difference in their length.
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THE JUNGLE.
Mr.. Sinclair's Story of the Awful
Methods of the Beef Packers.

Mr.. Sinclair'S Story of the Awful
Methods of the Beef Packers.
No more powerful or terrible book
has been written In recent years than
The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair. II
seems incredible that such depth of
human misery as the author relates
could be permitted even by the most
callous money maker or the most
soulless corporation; or, on the other
hand, that such vlleness and filth I'm
the preparation OF human food could
be permitted; yet most OF Mr.. Sin.
clair's statements are from personal
knowledge and observation. visiting
the great packing plants, as he did
mostly I'm disguise. Moreover, his
statements have been abundantly cor
roborated by President Roosevelts
special commission. whose confidential
report, containing descriptions Of deg
radiation. NTH and food pollution, IS
too vile TO print I'm a newspaper.
The hero OF THE JUNGLE is Jurgis.
great, broad-shouldered Lithuanian,
who gloried I'm work. for the mere sake
OF It. even II he had had no incentive.
In the far forests of Lithuania. where
he and his father had lived all their
lives. children OF nature, Jurgis had
much as $40. a week was 20 be earned
by willing laboring man. In the great
city OF Chicago. And after many argu-
ments and much discussion. he had
prevailed upon his father, and Ona the
sweet blithsome lass TO whom he was
betrothed, and her mother and several
children and relatives, 20 emigrate 20
splendid America, where a man may
not always remain n peasant. but
whore he has a chance 10 improve him
self and rise I'm the world Ten dollars
q week was an unheard OF fortune
| The peasants OF Europe make a few
cents a day
SO they all went 10 Packingtown. and
the first day that Jurgis stood I'm line.
| being altogether the finest specimen
OF man In the yards. he was beckon.
ed 20 by the boss and given q Job He
went home iubilant Two other mem
bers OF the family. one a great strap
ping woman. also got Jobs at once.
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BRIDE AT SHIPS HELM.
MRS. G. ". ROBINSON ASSISTS
HER HUSBAND IN DARING
OCEAN RACE.
vwenty-Elght Foot Yacht Braves
Dangers of Gulf Stream and Treach-
erous Waves OFF Cape Hatteras-
Winner Received $500 Upton Cup.

VWenty-Etght Root Yacht Braves
Dangers of Gulf Stream and Treach-
erous Waves OFF Cape hatteras-
winner Received $500 Upton Cup.
After daring ocean race of ESQ
miles, the sloop Gauntlet. with Mrs.
Thora Lund Robinson at the wheel.
finished second in the contest for
which Sir Thomas Upton offered a
$500 cup. The course OF the race ex.
tended frem Gravesend Bay. New York
HarDor. to Bermuda. Mrs. Robinson
is me two months bride of George w.
Robinson, the owner OF the boat. II
was daring race for each OF the three
small yachts that competed, but more
so for the Gauntlet, because she was
the smallest OF them all. being only 2s
feet long from bow TO stern. The yawl
Tamerlane. which won the cup. was 40
feet long and the yawl Lila, SO feet
All OF the craft belong TO the Brooklyn
Yacht Club. For eight days these tiny
boats were at the mercy OF wind and
wave, so much so that the yawl Lila
was compelled to put into Norfolk har.
bor TO save itself from destruction
while the smaller yacht bravely stuck
TO its task They had to cross the gulf
stream $50 miles off Hatteras, one OF
the stormiest spots on the Atlantic.
Experienced yachtsmen were much
surprised that the little Gauntlet was
not wrecked or foundered somewhere
on the way
BUT TWENTY YEARS Oh.
Mrs. Robinson is only 20 years old
but ever since childhood she has been
used TO boating and swimming. For
several seasons she has sailed an eigh-
teen-foot knockabout, making her sum-
mer headquarters near Amboy, on the
lower New York bay. Though small.
she is athletic and skilled in handling
a craft and is said to be without fear
on the water. Storm or sunshine is
all the same TO her
"One OF the conditions of our mar.
riage on April nth" said Mrs. Robin.
son before starting in the race. "was
that / should go in this contest. George
tried TO dissuade me a few days after
we were married. but made him keep
his promise. Although ! am rated as
the chief mate and bottle washer, II
you will. OF the Gauntlet. I have an
idea that | may superintend things be-
fore / get through.
Yachting is not new to me. I sail.
ed knockabout for years in the lower
bay. ! learned to swim because ! was
capsized so many times that had to
learn.
MIR. Robinson and myself are to
stand watch together, while J. L. Dun.
lap and III. Higgins, the remainder OF
the Corinthian crew. will alternate in
keeping watch. Steer? Why you don't
suppose I'm going to be a passenger?
! can, and am going to, do everything
that good navigator must do
STUMPED PROFESSIONAL SALTS.
Professional sailors stood aghast at
the courage of the Corinthian tars in
undertaking such perilous voyage.
Disaster was predicted from the first
The yawl Lila lost her mainmast
shortly after the start outside Sandy
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Hook. and had TO put back for a new
spar, which was Immediately prepared
to permit her TO restart the following
Tuesday. The Tamerlane's navigator
seeing the Lila's plight, decided that II
would be an unfair advantage TO con.
tinue In the race. and she, too put
back. The people OF the it'll Gauntlet
did not see the accident to the Lila, II
Is supposed. for the sloop kept right on
In her sea-smashing trip to Bermuda.
The three yachts that contemplated
the trip lay at anchor of the Brooklyn
dock all morning. with their owners
and crew busily at work preparing
them for their severe test On board
the httle eau. tlet, Mrs ThOra Lund
Robinson was as busy as the rest max.
ing things shipshape about the boat.
Until the day before the race no one
took seriously her statement that she
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Live HcaHbiIy.
Horace Smith

Horace Smith.
The English Poet. Born 1870. Died
1849.
We who would have your features fiorid,
1.-the limbs. bright eyes. unwrinkled fore
head.
From ages devastation hOrrid,
Adopt this plan
Twill make, IN climate cold or torrid
hale old man Cor wOman1.
Avoid I'm youth. luxurious diet;
Restrain the passions lhwloss riot:
Devoted 90 domestic quiet
BE wisely gay:
SO shall We, spite OF ages fiat,
Resist decay.
Seek not In MammOnB worship pleasure
But md your richest. dearest treasure
I'm God His word, Hls work. NOT loIsnrn
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-12
: RUSS BANQUETS JAP.
BARON ROSEN ENTERTlIyS THE
FIRST JAPANESE 4MBASSA-
DOR TO AMERICA.
Cordial Diplomatic Relations Estab-
lished Following Bioodliest War In
Modern History-Count Aoki the
Guest of Honor.

MODERN nistory-Count Aoki the
Guest of Honor.
That social ceremonies follow peace
conferences was demonstrated the
other evening, at Washington. when
the Russian Ambassador and Baroness
Rosen gave dinner To the Japanese
Ambassador and Niscountess Aokl
While the historic Portsmouth Peace
Conference was concluded many
months ago. and, politically. Japan and
Russia then resumed diplomatic rela-
tions so abruptly termipated at the
commencement OF the Byfsso-Japanese
war, this function marks the resump-
ton OF social intercourse between the
representatives of these great nations.
Although ViScount Aoki only ar
rived I'm Washington few weeks ago.
considerable interest has since been
manifested in the personal relationship
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20 get that Roosevelt fellow out.
RoOsevelt-Didn't ] say all along
that there would be no third teri
for me. After what's happened I sup
pose you'll believe II now.
Hearst--I have enough capital to
command labor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-12

Honduras has n debt Of about one
hundred million dollars or about 81 300
a head.
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HenYen On Enrfh.

BE such a man, live such life. that
II every man we're such a man as you
earth would be Gods Paradise.--Phil-
lips Brooks.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-12

There are three hundred million
British subjects ia Asia,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

There is lots of room on the
outside Of the Democratic Ma.
tional Committee for the Hon.
.Thos. Taggart The proprietor
of a gambling den has no place
among its leaders. Review
Such men should have no place
as leaders in any organization
political, religious or social. The
day has arrived when a man
must have at least the semblance
of a good moral character 10 hold
and maintain a good social, relig
ious or political position. The
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

standard is gradually getting
higher. IL the forces now at
work attain the end in view ii
will be but a few years before q
man Will appear before the pub
lie with a clean bill of good moral
health or take back seat The
American public requires "A high
or grade in the character of its
political leaders, even now, than
any other nation ON earth, and
the requirments are growing
more exacting each campaign,
There is today no surer way for
a man to commit political suicide
than to be guilty of some moral
delinquency.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

why this uuheard of present re.
usal and why the hurry 20 burn
the ballots in the face of the
courts order to give MIR. Peeler
copies of themy The committee
have thought it so important 10
let no inquiry be made into the
illegality of the votes cast, that
they violated the order of the
court and are in contempt of
court, and il pushed can be made
smart for it. Oh yes, 1T was
the fairest, incest, cleanest pri-
mary ever had(s). Observe in
Butler Republican Press.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

Stephen Girard in, 1881 left
1000 600 to the city Of Philadel.
phia for the purpose of giving not
less than 800 poor young men
each year an opportunity for a
collegiate education. The col.
lege buildings now occupy 40
acres of ground. has over 400
students and the funds have,
while doing all this work, increas.
ed to over $50, 100000. Here is
an example for our rich men of
today. Let some of the million
aires of Missouri give to the com.
mon school fund of the state of
Missouri FIVE or six million dol
lars 10 be loaned out 10 the farm.
ers of our state, or invested in
school bonds for building school.
houses as they shall be required
throughout the state and see how
il will grow and at the same time
educate the children of the com
monwealth without taxation upon
the pOOrman's toll.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

If the Democratic papers Of
Butler would manifest the same
wisdom that our Rich Hill Demo
cratic papers do they would not
give our friends Funk and Aus
tin half the opportunity to say as
much as they do about that Dem
.Ocratic primary of May 26th.
Neighbor Walters shows his wis
dom by saying as little as posi-
bic about it for which he is to be
commended. Friend Wiseman
tells the truth about it which is
right if anything is said.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19
Pastors Get vacation.

The official board of the First
NJ. +. Church. at a meeting held
last week, voted unanimously to
allow the pastor, Rev. G. II. Cos
per. a vacation for the month Of
August. and he and Mrs. Cosper,
will leave about August Ord for
Colorado, where they will spend
their vacation. Rev. Cosper has
been invited to tin Rev. Matt
Hughes pulpit at the Independ.
ence Avenue NJ. T. Church in
Kansas City the first Sunday in
August and will stop over there
for that purpose while enroute to
Colorado.
The board of the Christian
Church has also voted their pas .
tor. Rev. w. w. Bur1s, "a yaca-
ton during the month of August
and this popular minister and
his wife viii also spend their va
cation in Colorado.
Both these ministers are uns
firing workers and are popular
with their respective congrega-
tions and were in need of tho
rest which was so readily accord.
cd them. Their friends general.
.ly out of the ehureher, ~ we'll ps
IN them, will wish for them o.
pleasant and restful vacation
Nevada Herald.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

The yindication of State Treas
urer T T. Kelly, of Kansas, by
the courts of that State, is GER
tainly very gratifying to him and
his friends, and should end a
spiteful fight that began years
ago in a local county matter in
his own county between himself
and some other fellows who had
a newspaper to fight him with.
Kelly beat them locally and has
been beating them ever since.
Kelly has always had friends
who believed in his honesty and
were willing to back their belief
with the necessary funds to help
in his vindication.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19
LIncoln'a Tarln Argument

l don't know much about the
Tariff but / know when we buy
our merchandise from England,
we get the merchandise and En-
gland gets the money. But
when we buy our merchandise at
home we get the merchandise
and we get the money too.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

More than i0,O0O,O 600 pounds
of raw sugar was recently re.
ceiyed at San Francisco from the
Philippine Islands, upon which
there was paid $4,000 duty in
gold. II ought to have come in
free.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

Meetings Of Township Board
First "Wednesday after first Tues.
day iu April
First Tuesday after trst Monday
in July.
Third Monday OF November of
each year "a office OF the township
clerk.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

Among those WHO went to Ne
Yada yesterday 20 attend tho
Ghautauqua were Mrs Fleming,
and Miss ZettR Walters, the
Misses Watson, Klumpp, Jack.
son and Terrell.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

The little Republics down in
Central America are having a
meeting on a United States war.
ship to settle their differences.
Presidents Roosevelt and Diaz
suggested they ought TO come
together and they are coming.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19
MeelIng Dates Of Courts

Circuit court meets ia Butler LIST
Monday iu February. May and
October.
County court meets lst Monday In
February, May, August aud No
yemhcr.
Probntc court meets Fad Monday
ia February, May, August aud No
Ycmbcr.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

Friends and subscribers 60 this
paper viii confer a favor upon Us
by ordering their legal notices
printed IN this paper. They can
tbs a see for themselves whether the
notices are correct or not.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19
PRESS. PUBLIo PROTECTOR.

support Papers that servo the
People.
10 Have, You Must Maintain "a
Press
without the Press the Blind
Lead the Blind.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

John Sharp Williams, the dem
ocratic congressiona leader, says
Roosevelt wants the Presidency
again This may be true, but
John Sharp Williams is a demo
crat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-19

A surplus Of 500, OOO, OOOis very
gratifying to a stand patter. -
1t is easier to build the Panama
canal with a surplus than with a
deficiency.