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The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
RR7URNOF SPEAKER KIEFER
U-4S CZIR Of THE HOUSE H'HEN
Pre- SENT SPEAKER 'I0E'
CANNON HAS MEMBER

Is Oue of the Three National
Speakers Who Have Been Returned
TO Congress After a Long Laspe OF
Years.
The return Of General J. Warren
KIefer TO Congress after an absence
Of - years is Of more than passing
interest for the reason that he was
Speaker Of the House which was or
gaulzed In 1851. II was a famous
Congress and EieCer's pathway was
not one Of roses. He became inyol-
yed in a controversy with IL. '.
Boyutou. then dean Of the Washing
ton correspondents, and the bitter at
tacks Of Boyuton had much 10 do
with KioferS retirement from public
life although he was but Is when he
finished his fourth term in the House.
Since then he has not been idle but
has been prominent in civil and milf
tary life He returns 10 Congress as
did Nathaniel z. Banks and GaluSha
A. Grow. They had been Speakers
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
CHARACTER OF AKRON BURR

Defender OF His Fame Was willing
but Didn't Know ricks OF Sratory.
The first secret society with which
WAS ever affiliated was called the
Omega" which was two-th-rds liter
ary and oue.third social, said an old
c1llrEe man, who has since won dis
tiuct.on as a national orator and cam
r7ign sneaker. In our rival society.
the Alpha Rho" this order Of things
was reversed and we prided ourselves
greatly on the fact that our feast or
reason" outraEked the How ot Soul.
ours was good deal of a debating
society, and though | early gained
some reputation as speaker, | was
either too bashiul or too ignorant TO
take part in any of the debates.
One Of my intimate chums was
named Grant, who eXcelled in that
line and although much younger than
. the average member, never hesitated
to cross swords with the Older ones
and was not infrequently the victor.
He was very anxious that | should
learn to debate, and frequently urged
me to al least make a commencement,
arguing that after | had gotten over
my embarrassment, | would enjoy the
fun and excitement.
The subject OF debate one evening
was to be Was the influence OF
Aaron Burr. upon the time in which
he lived, good or bad?' Grant knew
that | was quite an admirer of Burr.
| had read quite extensively about him.
both in history and fiction, and said
I 10 me that this would be an excellent
oppurtunity for me TO make my de.
but.
Grant himself was to answer one OF
the Oldest and best debators and l
could answer the one who followed
him. He coached me very thoroughly,
told ne to listen carefully to what the
opponents urged against Burr, TO cite
nv proofs. showing he was neither q
drunkard nor libertine, as they would
assert, and then show what a debt
Washington and the country owed
him for his military skin and ability
during the Revolution. He said |
must not allow myself to become tiur-
ried or excited. that l could occasion.
ally refer to my notes and in fact talk
and act just as if | We're simply argu-
ing with one or two of my school.
mates.
During the day thought much Of
the important part was to play in the
coming drama. and there seemed 10 me
no reason why | should not score a
complete success. But as the hour of
the meeting drew nearer the success
seemed TO grow more problematical
and by the time the debate opened, my
thoughts were completely topsy-turvy
and l could hardly remember whether
Burr was an Italian or n Chinaman.
The man who opened the debate
showed plainly that my hero was ev-
erything that was vile and wicked and
should have been tried and convicted
as traitor. and | found myself Won
dering how Grant could possibly an
swer all these terrible charges. But
his defense was splendid. He spoke in
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
Aerial Mail Box.

In Delaware, Ohio, an ingenious citl-
zen by the name of TaEgart lives on a
high hill some little distance off the
main road. The Hill is of loose gravel
ana at its foot IS small creek, limo
cent looking and easily forded in
ordinary weather, but swelling rapidly
with heavy rains. The rural carrier,
whose route extended to Mr.. Taggart' )
residence. found the frequent high Wa
ter and the rough, hilly road such Il
source of delay and Inconvenience that
the Department ordered the route
changed and Mr.. Taggart was directed
70 place his box on the main road. Mr..
TGC-art protested, declaring that he
would not walk that distance. Then
t!s inventive brain conceived the troll
ley or aerial mail box. At convenient
corner of his porch he placed wind
lass. with small steel cable extending
down to the box post on the main road.
around a deeplygroovsd wheel on the
post, and back to the porch. AS
shown, the box IS connected in this
cable, forming the link for the broken
ends. The box Is fitted with top
wheels, which run on q h1ed cable.
stretched tight from the porch to the
post.
When the mail carrier reaches the
bo1-pos (which Is visible from the
a signal. Some one at the house taxes
the handle of the windlass and turns
It rapidly, and the box. with Its burden
OF mail. comes sailing up the wire.
The mil Is then removed and the box
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

/ When ycu tuy Wing Flaro you buy at whole
sale. iuu lay the actual cost OF making 1t with
only our wholesale profit added, When you buy
a piano, IS many still co-at Tetail-you Pay tho
retail dealers store rent and other expenses.
You pay his profit and the commission or salary
OF the agents or saIrsuen he emplcys-all these
on top o. wha. the dealer himself has to Pay to
the Manufacturer. The retail profit en- piano
is from SIS to 5000 Ism I this worth savlnsf
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

many years before and their return
was notable. Each. Ike keifer, lived
for years without prominence in poll
tics but both were older when they
came back General Kiefer is now
6S but remarkably hale and hearty
He was always conspicuous man
and is the more SO now because of his
white hair and beard which We're
tawny brown in the days of his
speakership. He clings to the garb of
the old time tatesman and wears at
all times an old fashioned swallow
tailed coat cut much like the dress
coats of to-day. General kiefer
served four terms in Congress, com
ing to Washington first for the special
session Of 1877. He WAS chosen
Speaker OF the 47th Congress, Dec.
9Th, 1881, serving but the one term.
Last year he was nominated for
Congress and had no very hard time
in getting the honor. The district is
strongly republican and his majority
was the largest ever given any candl-
date.
General Kiefer has great war
record. AS fighter and leader he
had few equals in the Union army.
He was practicing law when the first
alarm Of war was sounded in 1851
and he at once volunteered as a priv
ate. Before going to the front he was
commissioned major and was pro
msted very rapidly, rearing in 1863 as
brevet Encouragement and as a briga.
dier in active service. At the battle
Of the wilderness in 1864 he was
severely wounded but would not give
up. He stayed at it until Lee sur.
rendered. A born soldier he could
not resist the call to arms when the
war with Spain came on, and was
made q major-general of volunteers
He comma nded brigade under Sher-
idan in the Virginia battles that led
up to Appomattox. At the battle OF
Sailors Greek General Kiefer had an
experience out Of the ordinary
Going alone at dusk to observe the
lines OF the enemy he found himself
suddenly surrounded by large body
Of confederates. They could not dis
tinguish his Federal uniform in the
dark and he was equal to the occas-
ion. Wheeling his horse about he
cried out in tones Of command "Atten-
ton, men, right about face, march,.
Thinking it was one of their own
officers the confederates followed him
into the Union camp where to their
disgust they found themselves prison
erS-
lie returns to congress vigorous and
eager for active participation in the
councils of the nation. As an ex'
Speaker he has been given Il chairman-
ship and was llso allowed the privilege
Of choosing his old seat without going
into the lottery scramble. Speaker
Cannon was in Congress during gen
eral Kiefer's term as Speaker and
they were warm friends. General
Kiefer represents one of the best
districts in Obi containing big man.
ufacturing establishments. He has
found few of his old colleagues in the
House. Many are dead and many
more long ago retired to private life
Cannon and Bingham, Hit t-nd
PAYNE, also Ketcham of New York
are about all who are now in tbs
House who We're with Kiefer in The
stirring days of his speakership.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

IolS MALL boA-
his usual fiery manner and all my FOR
mer admiration for Burr returned and
became eager to help defend him.
The debater who I was to answer
was slow, earnest speaking fellow,
not very bright. but accustomed to ar
gument and fond of statistics. and even
before he had finished | had again
veered around and found / was losing
my faith in my side of the question.
When my name was called, rose as
II in dream. and for about. pre-
sumed, ten minutes, talked the veriest
lot OF nonsense that was ever heard
In a debating club If I looked at my
notes l found that l had said every
thing about the subject that I could
think Of, and if | tried TO extemporize.
l repeated the former things over and
over. The ordeal was finally passed
and as | took my seat there was a lit
tie perfunctory applause, and then the
president promptly decided the case
against Burr.
Grant was sitting quietly and look
ing straight ahead into vacancy and 7
noticed he had made no demonstration
III my favor. Leaning toward him I
timidiy touched him on the shoulder
and said, well, old fellow, did | mako
complete failure" No" he an
s"ereG slowly, you did pretty well for
nrst attempt, but the devil himself
couldn't have made out on which side
you were debating"
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Would Spoil His Pleasure.

a certain Irishwoman, on her death
bed. called her husband to her side. Pat
rick she said, I've last rayquist to
make of ye." Il couldn't rayfise yc
anything, Mary, darlint,' responded the
.sorrowing husband. Patrick" said
Mary, solemnly, Il want ye sh'ud lave
mother ride in the carriage beside ye TO
me funeril' "'Iis too much ye're aslin'
Of me, Mary" cried Pat, springing to his
feet in desperation. Mary however, was
determined on this point, and Pat finally
yielded to her last rayqust' I'll lave
her ride be me side" he promised. weep
ing bitterly. but r.ark yc, Mary. dar-
lint, twill shpoil the day for me entoire-
ly, that it willr
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

and is being advocated by Senator
Dryden. of New Jersey, president OF
enc of the big life insurance companies,
as well as by other financial magnates
who. like Senator Dryden. are directly
interested in insurance and are pre-
sumed. therefore, to know better than
anybody else what the eXigencies OF
the situation demand.
Senator Dryden, who studied law in
Yale, but who has not practiced much
in the courts. is of the opinion that
there is nothing in the Constitution,
either expressed or implied, which Con
gress should regard as an inhibition in
this matter But other members of the
Senate who have practiced law for
years declare that in this the New Jer
sey statesman is in error. 1t is as
sumed that. generally speaking. the
| picked lawyers of both branches OF
| Congress compose the Committee on
Judiciary in each house. and it can be
! positively stated that as tie case now
| stands the Majority of the mem oerS OF
| both committees are opposed to the
general proposition.
| 1t is. of course, possible that a bill
may be framed bringing the subject
within the united powers of the Con
| stitution. but none of the measures
| thus far presented meets the objections
| Of most of the experts in Congress who
have been consulted on the matter.
There is a considerable element in the
4! House insisting that the great Chief
Justice Marshall blaZed the way for
| Just such an emergency as this in his
| famous decision defining in effect inter
state commerce as intercourse between
States, to say nothing of the applica-
| bility TO this case of another allen
bracing decision of his concerning the
| implied powers of the Constitution.
Not Satisfactory to Lawyers.
But broad as these doctrines are.
they obviously are not satisfactory to
the majority of the lawyers who are
members of the two committees on the
| judiciary.
AS usual, the Senate has gone more
directly at the subject than has the
House. At the opening of the session
Senator CulbeHon. of Texas. introduced
a resolution calling upon Congress to
| investigate the matter thoroughly
with the view of determining the dis
| puted point as to the authority of the
| lawmaking body to deal with the sub
| ject as recommended by President
| Roosevelt. This resolution was re-
| fcrred to the Judiciary Committee.
| Two or three days before Con
| gress adjourned for the holiday re-
cess the Senate committee briefly con
sidered the proposition presented by
| Mr.. Culberson, and referred his resolu-
| tion to a subcommittee with instruc-
! tious to report in eXtenso as soon as
practicable after the holiday recess.
The members of this subcommittee
Messrs. Clark. Spooner. Knox, Bacon,
and Culberson, are of opinion that
there is no warrant in the Constitution
| for Congress to assert over insurance
! the power which the President. Senator
| Dryden, and apparently all Of the in.
surance magnates appear to think is
inherent in the legislative department
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
Very Trying.

A man who usually grumbled at
everything and on every occasion, was
attacked by rheumatism. He was
carefully nursed by his wife, who was
very devoted to him, in spite of his
fault-hndinE disposition. Sometimes
the sight of his suffering caused her
10 burst into tears as she sat at his
bedside.
One day friend of the invalid came
in, and asked him sympathetically
how he was getting on.
BADLY. badly" he exclaimed; "and
it's all my wife's fault"
Eyes. The doctor told me that damp
places were bad for me; and there ny
wife sits and cries just to make the
air in the room moist"
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
No INSURANCE LEGISLATION.
congressman MTH Talk, But Won't
Pass Bill.

Legislative experts ut Washington do
not look for the passage of an insgg-
auCe law during this session OF Con
gress, Statesmen of all sorts and con-
dltions will talk much about it. There
will he q great deal oG discussion on
the floors of both houses. Senators ana
Representative alike will Vie with
each other in denunCiati0n Of the meth
oIs Of the insurance maguatcs rs eN-
posed in the legislative investigation
which occurred in New York. Already
divers and suudry lawmakers at boJl
ends Of the Capitol have submitted Te-
marks that have stirred their Consut-
ueuts TO increased admiration OF the
eluquence and alertness Of the men
whom they have had the wisdom and
foresight TO send TO Congress But IN
the end nothing will be done-tAat Is,
nothing except a heap Of talk.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
States Insist on Rights.

\ factor Of no inconsiderable weight
in the matter is the insistence of near
~ all the State governments upon their
rights in the premises, and as Congress
does not seem to care TO lend further
aid at this iuncture to the centraliza-
riOu movement which is rapidly becom.
ing an acute issue in State politics, it
is regarded rs altogether likely that the
FeIeva,izatiou of insurance will at
least be held in allegiance for some
time yet.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
No Constitutional Provision.

The reason OF this is that the judi
ciary Committees. both OF the Senate
AMI House. thus early have about con-
cluded that the Constitution OF the
United States does not provide for the
kind of legislation which is recon-
mended in the Presidents message,
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

The English authorities are so re.
lentless toward the adulteration of
food and drugs that recently a soda,
water manufacturer was fined for put
ting too small a proportion Of carbon
ate of soda in the water.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15

The highest mountain in Africa is
in Uganda. On this mountain there
are one hundred square miles OF snow
and ice directly under the equator.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-15
THE INGENIOUS NAIL BOX.

THE INGEN
coasts back to Its post. The distance
OF one hundred yards is covered in
about ten seconds. which Is as fast as
n good sprinter can cover the distance.
Multiplying gears In the windlass in
crease the speed. So FAR as is known,
Mr. Taggart Is the first to apply this
idea to a rural Inail-boX.
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Does the Waist Line Bias opinion7
Does a womans personal appear
ance have something 10 do with her
views on life? The current number
of the New York Independent con
tains debate between Charlotte
Perkins Gilman, and Mrs L. H. Har-
ris upon The Future OF the Home
The Independent gives pictures Of
both women MIS- Gilman is very
plain with a large manly mouth and
smart looking eyes. She wears
her hair parted aud combed straight
back Her figure is bad she has no
waist line and heg dress has re-
form look which suggests she does
nor wear "A corset Mrs Gilman tacks
her married name on after her maid
en- name OF Charlotte Perkins She
J. OF the opinion that a woman should
place her coluuy before her home;
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That civic pride should be greater
than pride i'm housekeeping and
home.making She throws it mp 10
Mrs Harris that Jesus himself re.
pudiated home life and told women
to leave brothers. sisters, mothers
fathers and husbands ana cleaye
unto him. mrs. Gilman hopes the
time will come when citizenship
viii come before motherhood and good
Housekeeping
Mrs Harris. who uses her hus-
bands initials, is according TO her
picture in the Independent. a hand
some woman She wears her hair
becomingly pompadored. has fine
figure, and wears stunuingly pret
~ dress Mrs Harris thinks a wo-
mans highest duty is 10 her husband,
her children and her home. and feels
sorry for the man whose wife places
citizenship before the NOBILITY OF
being a mother and a wife She re-
uinds Mrs. Gilman that when Jesus
was ou The cross ne thought cf his
MOTHER and commended her 10 the
care of his disciples.
If Mrs Gilman had been q pretty
dainty little woman, with a round
figure, would she have been so
scornfCl Of tho domesti, woman
Had Ms. Harris been 50 plain that id
did not make any difference whether
her hair was pompadoured cr combed
straight back and had her hgure
been the kind that looks as well i'm a
Mother Hubbard as a tailor made
dress. would she have been as likely
TO use her pen TO defend the woman
who does not know when election
day comes around?
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society The delegates come from
every ection ot America. Faternal
representatives also are iu attendance
Cr.m England Scotland and other
foreign countries Jan,es l.. Hough
telling of Chicago. founder of the
brotherhood. is among those present
The program for the proceedings of
the next three days contain the names
OF Bishops Kiusolving, of Texas; An
derson. of Chicago Bratton, of Mis-
sissippi and Gailor of Tenucs9 q.
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wounds. nruIses and eurns.

BY applying an anusepic dressing
to wounds. bruises, burga and like
injuries before Inflammation sets i'm,
they may be healed without mstura-
ton and in about one-third the time
required by the old treatment This
Is the greatest discovery aud triumph
.of odvtn surgery Chamberlaln's
Pain Balm acts on this same principle.
II is an antiseptc and when applied
to such injuries, causes them go heal
very quickly. 1t also allays the pain
and soreness and prevents any danger
of blood poisoning Keep bottle Of
Pain Balm I'm your home and it will
save you time and money not to
mention the Inconvenience and suf.
fering such injuries entail For sale
by r. V. Lille & Co
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A ROLLER
POLO LEAGUE
SIX OKLAHOMA Towns
TO RE REPRE-
SENTED
TO Be ORGANIZED SOON
Minor League Players viii
be Brought TO This Circuit.

Oklahoma City is to have team in
the new Roller Polo league which is
in a stage of organization between six
cities in Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory.
The plan is to organize the league
import players already signed for the
season Of 1906. in the Ohio and Micn.
lgau leagre. and have the season
started by November s. Oklahoma
city, Guthrie El Reno, Muskogee
Chickasha aud Shawnee rink man
ayers bids In and are trying to locate
teams in their respective cities The
plan has been under way for some
time and recently William C Dunn, OF
Kansas City visited this city and
after consultation with rink man
ayers. has decided TO push the
project
The league will have only six cities
In the circuit and a regular schedule
will BE made and games played in the
cities represented
The players who viii De brought TO
the Oklahoma circuit are classed as
min leagcc players and rank with
the best m the middle west They
are men of trom five TO seven years
experience as roller polo players and
are all professionals ID lis the Dlau
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"pusky is new soda fountain
drink at Eslala "Pusky was frs,
discovered by the Creek indians
Cm that is just hard enough To-
she'll Is put into pot aud stirred
CONSTANT, unul it s brown Then
it IS pt into mortar aud beaten
into fine powder which is sifleo
with carbonated water auG syrup
pusky is drink that makes man
carry his wife around ion his arms
just Ton CNcr ise
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Manager Jones. of me Guthrie Skat
inc Rink ON being shown the above,
assured Leader reporter that mat
ters had progressed so far that the
people OF Guthrie could congratulate
themselves on the fact thar this city
would bee in the p-lo league. Work
win commence early next week on
remodeling the skating rink building
for the purpose and seats built for
at least two thousand spectators inn
voiyiug an outlay OF over 5000.
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eaorHsRHooo OF ST. ANDREW
lBy AsaoeLsted Pressl

Memphis Tenn oct NJ The Bro
therho-d of So. Andrew an organiza-
Zion Of The men Of the Episcopal
chlrch has reached its majority and
scores of eminent chWchmen and lay
men ore gathered 10 Memphis 20 make
ihe twentyhrst annual convention the
moef aaccessful ever held By the
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PR sIOENT sUTTERFlELO
INSTALLED.
~ AssoeIated Preasl

Amherst. Mass, oct 17-Dr Ken
yon L. Buuerfeld was today formally
installed as. president Of Amherst
agricultural college Interesting cere.
monies marked the Inauguration.
which was attended by the trustees
ia, lty and students aud by represcn
,atiyes OF other educational ustjtu
uOns
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u an article Is initiated the original is
always bet Think IL over ana when
you go 90 buy that box Il salve 20 keep
around tae house. get dewitt witch
Hazei sllye 10 ID ihe original and The
nance is stamped on eveg boy Good
foi eczema teuer boHs.eufi and bruises.
and csDeefdly recommn Bed Tor piles.
Sold hy Is Eenf.o
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Register if YOU wish to vote.
School oboes si,oo to 800. eoDJosoo,
ARKANSAS U. c. v.


Ibl N67OVTdTVU ITV78'I
Fort smith. Ark Oct a. The an
nual relniou Of the Arkansas division
of the United Confederate Veterans
opened here ausplciously today. TO
continue until Saturday.