davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mena weekly star., 1906-11-22

-: |||||||NA| ,. Louis | Branch
 m MA6AA1 the c
 Act Tn | of tho
 Washin| | arted il |ent, di1 Dil comp | nedings
 o reach
 ntted th |
 one of | nay be
 Dil com )oing b1 Both 1| srininal| esult Rooseve| | 't clear Iention
 1tondaI
 Iicials Erust-br | ninistr kesult con
 forts 1 |
 I,,ctu
 his trt said \ |
 States |
 forts |
 chan | )r, , I||
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

"HARGE en- ofice-holder with
stealing public funds" said
the Practical Politician rehec-
lively. and nine chances to
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

TOR more than two thousand years
- there has been q, colony OF Jews es-
tablished at Kaifengfu. China The
exact date Of their entrance into
the country is not known. but 1t Is
supposed from 9 tablet found IN their
synagogues at that place that they
must have appeared there about 500
B. c., although 1t may have been as late
as So A. D. 1t is not until tho third
or fourth century that they are men
toned In Chinese annals, when their
synagogue Is referred to by a Chinese
writer as a heaven spirit monastery"
Western Persia Is given as their start
Ing point. by which Persia Is probably
meant. because OF the number OF Per-
sian words which are used by the
Chinese Hebrews.
Mr.. Ezra, who is an authority on the
subject. thinks that there Is no good
reason for the theory that the Chinese
Hebrews are descended from the ten
tribes. There are many references to
these Hebrews from the year SIS. An
Arabian writer mentions them as one
OF the sects that perlshed in general
massacre at Khanfu. but in 956 and
95S there are records of tho Chinese
district officials conferring honors on
synagogue was begun In Katfengfu.
Hebrews were invited to Peking to
join the imperial army. In the hf-
teenth century there were many He
brew communities in China The best
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

information we have about these COM
munities comes through the Josuits,
who entered Picking at the end OF the
sixteenth century.
The discovery Of these Chinese He
brews was made by Father Ricci, one
of the first Jesuits to enter China
Early in the seventeenth century,
one summers day In Pekin, . visitor,
prompted by rumors of the arrival o.
certain foreigners who worshiped q
single God, and yet were not Moham-
medans. caned on Father Ricci. The
missionary, noticing the difference OF
features from the ordinary Chinese,
led him into the oratory and knelt on
his knees before a picture of the Virgin
with the infant Jesus and ST. John the
Baptist. Near by was another picture
representing four of the apostles.
The visitor Knelt also. remarking.
I'VE in China do reverence to our an
cestors. This Is Rebekah with her sons
Jacob and E5au. but as to the other
picture, why make obeisance to only
four sons OF Jacob7 Were there not
twelyeY'
Returning to the former apartment.
mutual explanations followed and an
unforeseen solution ensued. The stran-
ger was a Hebrew, Ngai by name, who
had come to Pekin from Kaifengfu to
procure literary honors. He stated that
In his city there were some twelve
families OF Israelites. with fair syna-
gogue, in which they preserved a roll
Of the law more than 900 years old. and
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
A VERY ANCIENT JEWISH COLONY IN CHINA

in Hangchow, the capital OF Chekianz.
there were many more families. also
with a synagogue.
Scattered over the length and breadth
OF China there were others OF his sect.
bat these were gradually being lost
from having no meeting place. When
shown Bible in Hebrew he confessed
his inability to read Il. though he
recognized the characters. He said
that his preference for Gentle litera-
ture subjected him to many reproachss
from the chief % the synagogue.
Father Riccl was abls to test ths
truth OF these statements, and dis
patched some Chinese Christian mes
sengers to Kaifengfu for purposes OF
investigation, and soon received visits
from other native Hebrews.
The condition OF the Chinese Hs-
brews has been declining very fast
since that time missionary in 1868
found them In an Impoverished condi~
tion. They had been obliged to tear
down a part OF their synagogue to sen
1t. Finally, some thirty years later, A
society for the rescue OF these peopN
was established. and in response to n
urgent invitation eight Chinese III
brews left Kailfengfu for Shangh9I
They arrived In that city IN MarcM
1902. where they were Cordially E.
ceived by the Hebrew colony. Qua4+
toned as to their observance OF theif
ancient religion. these Hebrews adm 11-
ted that their Faith was rapidly o.
cliniug.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

had his way. the directors firmly re-
solved that IL nothing came OF it to fire
him and get better balanced man..
But Blake was sure OF his ground.
His first hitching post article was the
sensation OF the day He said moth
ing about the $4,000 steal-and hoped
most devotedly that it would be forgot
ten-but he did have estimates from ex-
perts on the value of the county's sand
stone, who placed it as six-bits ton
The stones weighed zoo pounds each
Ten to the ton, they each represented
a steal OF material valued at u cents
The cost to the county for feeding the
prisoners while engaged In the work
was l5 cents to each post, SO the steal
was on a 221 -cent basis. The utter
uselessness of the posts for practical
purposes was gone into. 1t was shown
that horse tied to one OF them would,
by throwing back his head. break the
post short of. Two pictures accom-
panied the article. One or the fine
post on either side of the driveway; the
other showing the home of the small
est Deputy County Clerk. with hitch
ing post ornamenting each side of his
humble gate From the highest to
the lowest. read the caption under the
two cuts
The town read, saw and boiled over.
For the first time in their popular ca
reer members of the Courthouse ring
were that night hooted on the streets.
Crowds gathered In front OF their resi-
dences to see the posts for themselves
and pass sarcastio comment; comment
that the wives and daughters OF the
households heard. and then went on
into bedrooms and corners In tho sit
ting-rooms to shed tears. Nothing
takes the life out Of q man like that.
The Recorder, kept awake by his
wife weeping, and having a pretty thin
skin himself, in the darkness OF mid
night got UP to help Blake along. I'm
able to bear the thought OF the two
posts in front of his house and the
scornfuf contempt OF his neighbors. and
besides, being strongly urged BY his
wife. got out of bed, took down the
posts and laid them under a stack OF
hay. one of Blakie's lynx-eyed re-
porters saw him do 1t. Blake the
next day played up this feature OF the
situation. He had q cartoon or the
Recorder laboriously concealing the Of
tending post under a haystaok He
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

rectors, each cock sure that he was es-
pecially cut out by providence for the
newspaper business. Blake had hard
time with the bunch They brought
him some evidence OF graft. and many
libel suits in the embryo, all of which
Blake succeeded in corralling before
Matching. Among the gratis was that
OF a steal in the sale to the county Of
granite intended for the construction
of the new Courthouse Said granite
had turned out sandstone and pretty
bum sandstone at that But the coun-
ty had paid for it, although 1t could be
used for nothing, and was finally piled
up back OF the jail. monument to
methods which should have been
enough to turn the rascals out.
But although exploited in the Demo-
cratic papers through four campaigns
the pile had stood there without ap-
parent effect upon the voters, who
seemed content to keep the Republican
rascals in and the Democratic rascals
out
The Reformer for Reforms Sake
Only. thoroughly interested by this
time. nodded appreciatively. He had
been through many such disappointing
campaigns.
$50 persistent were the Democratic
directors" the politician went on, that
the sandstone for a nth time be made
TO furnish Democratic thunder. that
Blake finally went over to the jail to
look it over. To his surprise he found
two stonecutters who were doing time
for some petty offense buslly engaged
in cutting up the soft stun into queer
looking objects that resembled hitch
ing posts. but made of the brittle
sandstone. such posts were. OF course.
useless. But on questioning the pris-
oners Blake found that the stones
were intended for that very purposes
that the Sherif was having the work
done and proposed to present every
county Official with a fancy carved
hitching post.
Blake could scarcely conceal his
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
By Franklin Hichborn.

"HARGE en- ofice-holder with
stealing public funds said
the Practical Politician rehec-
lively. and nine chances to
one the public viii re-elect
rim. but make him ridiculous by con
Meeting him with a petty graft and be
couldn't be elected pound-master-"
The Retormer for Reforms sake
only looked his doubts; so the Practical
Politician continued convincingly:
Nobody understood this better than
psor. dead Charley Blakley. Blake,
rs he was called. was one Of those old
zine newspaper men whose tendency
90 stir things up kept them constantly
on the move. He had been crowded out
westward 10 Phoenix. Arizona, where
he made life so interesting that he was
pushed over the line into California,
thankful that a mere State line and
not rope was involved in his exit.
But he failed 70 profit by his Arizona
experience. San Francisco soon be-
came too small TO hold him and he was
crowded down to a certain interior
town stirring things up for the pur-
pose Of getting a Republican ring out
OF the Courthouse.
Now, that Republican ring had no
business 10 have it's leaders with their
noses in the political trough, for the
town was at that time overwhelmingly
Democratic. But a split in the ranks
OF Democracy let in their opponents.
and once in they stuck through four
elections. AS the fifth election ap-
preached the Democrats felt the crying
need a Ekirring things up Blalxie's
weII-sstablished reputation as q stirrer
got him his job. He was imported to
stir. and he stirred. But before he got
down to business he almost lost his
Job. because he was looking for some
thing petty to stir. while his employers
were looking for big steals.
The paper was one Of those corpora
ton Affairs governed By board Of d.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

delight; the long looked for opportu-
nifty. had come; TO use his own express
sion. he had tho Republican ring
skinned to n finish; he had caught il
at petty stealing.
However, Blake had the greatest
dificulty in keeping his directors from
oueering his plans. That sandstone
the directors insisted with tiresome
repetition, had cost the county $4,000;
1t was useless: the stea1-aiready cx-
posed four times without results
should be exposed again. And SO on,
and so on, and so on. Because he
wouldn't stir their way the directors
began to doubt Blakie's integrity.
About the time they had becaue con-
vinced that Blake was standing in
with the Courthouse ring the posts had
all been finished, delivered and set up.
Before the house of the Sheriff stood
two, and before the house of the Au-
ditor a like number, and so on down
through the list of county oficials to
the smallest deputy county clerk.
Blake had pictures taken of the va
rious hitching post ornamented houses
and then prepared to open up. He had
something to open up on.
"But again did he run up against
the opposition of his directors. Those
posts they insisted. aren't worth six
bits a hundred. That isn't tho point.
The point Is that there was steal of
$4,000 IN the purchase Of that sand
stone. Suppose the sheriff has had two
prisoners cut the stun into hitching
posts. What Of It? He relieved County
property of much cumbersome rubbish.
It's the steal that we ought to ex-
pose
But insisted Blake. the point is
that they'll steal anything. even to a
useless piece OF sandstone. and use
prisoners fed by the county to do the
work for them. I tell you that we can
turn EN- cut on the hitching post issue.
You got me down here to stir things
up. Now let me do the stirring
''The upshot OF it all was that Blake
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Showing How RiCiiCLr1g Small Things
ir1 Politics N1ay AGF1ieve Big Results

who far from seeking nomination al
most had to be glued on the ticket to
keep them from boiling. The Demo-
Gratis named anybody they chose. But
there was nothing to it: the anybodies
were on the right side OF the hftchtng
post question The hitching-post crowd
was scarcely heard FROM
The Republican paper there spent
the following ten years telling the peo-
pie that Blakie's paper was charging
$1,000 year for doing the county print
Ing. although the Republican paper had
never had the face to charge more than
$4,000. Tho Republicans also demon
strated that the two quarter sections.
Of desert that Blakie's fine directors
had sold the county for $3.50 an acre
wasn't worth ten. But IL did no good.
The anti-hitchIng-post crowd continued
In Office and so far as I know are IN
yet. They are, at least. IL they have
stuck to wholesale grating and lefe
the retail to amateurs"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
A HTTCF1ING POST CAMPAIGN

also printed two pictures of the Re-
corder's house, one showing the stones
in place This he labeled Before Ex-
posure' The other picture showed the
house without the posts. and bore the
caption After Exposure Again the
town went deiirious with the excite
ment of it. Everybody laughed long
and hard at the cartoon and the pict-
ures and the seui-humorous way in
which the Recorders midnight work
was described-and determined. even as
they laughed, that such pack of
rogues should be turned out, root and
branch, just al soon as the ballot-box
could be reached.
That night tho Recorders house was
the center of attraction. There was
more nerve -shattering comment out
side, and a whole lot more weeping
within. The unhappy official found him
self losing. caste In his own family.
ITO keep things going after interest
in the Recorders mistake died out.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

Blakle resorted to verse. He wrote a
song for the street gamins 10 sing.
beginning:
If you want to get roast.
Just set up hitching post. etc.
No county oficial could appear on
the street without being met by the
jeering refrain. The District Attorney,
who in his Indignation attempted 10
spank a little hoodlum who had been
particularly exasperating and offensive.
was so badly handled by the crowd that
gathered, as well as by Blakie's paper.
that thereafter the singers ran riot and
the officials walked meekly-
When the campaign opened Blake
imported q barrel OF hitching-post but
tons-a hitching-post in the center. en-
circIed by the words. Nothing too small
to steal Voters throughout the county
fought for the privilege OF wearing
them.
"The Republicans went through the
form of renominating their war horses,
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

a vine full of brown shriveles, raaypops.
He keeps an eye on them it is too
early IN the day to eat them, bat they
will come in for share OF his atten-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
UNCLE" NOSE

#
ton about 10 O'clock when lie finds a
sickIy, chilly looking watermelon.
He brushes away a few fine webs
that were woven in the night, wipes
the siiken strings from his fingers on
the convenient crocus sack ard then
leisurely picks the fine white. feec.-
boil that has burst from the sharp
Brown pod and carefully and daintily
deposits it IN the bag.
IF e train of cars passed The field
every ten minutes in the day he would
be compelled to suspend work and
watch with cheerful sweat noistened
countenance until the last end went
beyond his vision.
The sun is never toe hot and the
winds are never too high and the rains
are seldom unwelcome. 1t all comes
In due season and Is exactly risht Tor
the picker Nothing disturos his peace
Of mind, and he has not forgotten the
old donlineckers nest he saw in the
morning and thinks with keen relish
of the feast he will have when the sun
goes deUn.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
Orc Memorable Event.

There is another day in the life Of
Gabrl that is marked with intense
pleasure. 1T is the day THAI he rises
before it is light, helps his father hitch
old Te5eau and the red steer TO the
little two wileci cart tie the two long
The Globe-republican., 1906-12-13
First Publication Dec. 10, 1906.
FERTILIZATION NOTICE

The State of Kansas to the unknown heirs
devisees, administrators, executors anC
trustees Of Fayette sherlock deceased anC
to the following named persons, If living
or if dead. then to the unknown heirs
deyisees, administrators, executors ant
trustees OF such persons and each of them
to-wit W. G. Sherlock aud - Sherlock
his wife, whose first name is unknown tC
plaintiff, greeting
You and each of you will take notice that
you have been sued in the District Court OF
Ford County, Kansas, by Carrie r. Balm
bridge as plaintiff, and unless you answer
the petition filed In said suit by said pla .
tiff on or before the 9th day of January, 1907,
said petition will be taken as true and n
judgement will be rendered against you and
each of you accordingly, quoting and con-
firming plaintiff s title anu possession in and
to the following described real estate, to. wit
The east half of lot one ~, in block three
30, OF Wrlght's addition to the city of Dodge
City, In Ford county, Kansas, as shown BY
the recorded plat OF said city
And said judgment Will bar and foreclose
you and each OF you from any and all In or
est, right or title which you, or any of you,
may have or claim to have, in and to said
real estate, or any part thereof.
Witness my hand and the official seal of
the above named court this 18th day of De.
cember, 1906
[5EAL II, ii. WELLS,
Clerk CT the District Court.
SUTTON & SCATEs,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
The Globe-republican., 1906-12-13
First Publication November 20, 1906.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

The State Of Kansas to The Hartford In.
vestment Company, and the following named
persons II living; or II dead, then the un.
known heirs, devisees. administrators, exec
utors and trustees of such persons, and each
Of them, to wit: Mary Thackara, j. II. Cole.
man, Mrs. J. II. Coleman, his wife; A. O.
Smith and Mrs. A. G. Smith, his wife. Greet.
Ing:
| you have been sued in the District Court OF
Ford County, Kansas, by David Birney, az
| plaintiff, and that unless you answer the
petition filed In said suit by said plaintiff or
or before the 10th day of january, 1907, said
petition will be taken as true and q judgment
will be rendered against You and each Of you
accordingly. quieting and confirming plant
III title and possession In and to the follow
Ing described real estate. to.wit: The north
half of section twenty one (2l) TOWNSHIP
twenty. nine 1907 south, range twenty one t2i
west OF the 9Th P. M, In Ford county, Kan
sas, and said judgment will bar and fore
close you and each of you OF and from any
and all interest, right and title that you OF
any OF you may have or claim to have In ant
to said real estate or any part thereof
| Witness my hand and the official seal O
the above named Court, this 2iDt day Of No
vember, 1905.
SEAL. H. II. WELLS,
| Clerk Of District Court.
SUTTON & SCATEs,
| Attorneys for Plaintiff
The Globe-republican., 1906-12-13
First Published November Goth, 1905.

The State OF Kansas to Mary Il. Burrell, Ed.
Burrell, her husband, The f. W Cook Brew
ing Company, a corporation, and the follow
ing named persons, If living or II dead, then
the unknown heirs, devisees, administl a.
tors, executors and trustees OF such persons,
and each OF them, to wit: j. W. Stout, Mrs.
j. w, Stout, his wife, whose first name Is un.
known to plaintiff; Danil W BranaD. Mrs.
Danil W. Branan, his wife, whose first name
Is unknown to plaintiff; Daniel ". Branan
and Molie Branan, his wife, greeting:
You and each of you will take notice that
you have been sued in the District Court OF
Ford County, Kansas,by Samuel r. Sher'
wood. as plaintiff, and that uni ess you an
swer the petition fled by said plaintiff on
or before the 10th day of January, 1907, said
petition will be taken rs true and 1ndge
ment will be rendered against you and each
of you accordingly, forcclosing one certain
mortgage given by J. W. Stout'to J. h. cup.
or the first day of July, 1897, In the sum or
S243 90, upon the following described real es-
tate, to wit: the south half OF t 9 southeast
quarter of section four( 4) township twenty.
seven (27, south, range twenty six t2G) west
of the sixth P. NJ, in Ford County, Kansas,
and for the sale Of said land to pay the DEBT
secured by said mortgage
Witness my hand and the official seal OF the
above named Court, this 2Sth day Of Novcm-
SEAL II. ii. WELLS,
Clerk of the District Court
SUTTON s. sCATEs,
Attorn ey for Plaintiff.
The Globe-republican., 1906-12-13
FOR SOLDIERS HOME.
Topeka Physician Is Appointed to
Place at Fort Dodge.

Topeka Physician Is Appointed te
Place at Fort Dodge.
Or A. A. Raub of this city has beer
appointed house surgeon of the State sol
diers' home at Dodge City. The appoint
ment has just been announced by the
board OF managers of the home In letter
to Governor Hoch.
DR.. Raub /, well known In Topeka and
Shawnee county, having been prominent
10 local and state politics for years. He
has taken part In several state conven-
lions as delegate, and has always been
an active worker He WAS one of the
pension examiners for Shawnee county
for several yea g.
When W. W. Haskell bt came warden
of the state penitentiary, DR.. Raub was
one of the leading candidates for the
position of surgeon at that institution.
1t was thou bit for time that he would
land the place, but the appointment went
to another man. Since it become known
that there would b. n vacancy at the Sol
diers' home, DR.. Rsubs friends have
been busy in his behalf and have suc-
ceeded in getting the appointment. DR..
Raub is an old soldier. State journal
The Globe-republican., 1906-12-13
First Published November 20. 1906,
TUBLIUNIIUN NOIIOE'
In the District Court of Ford 'ounty, Kansa

!
In the District Court of Ford ounty, Kansas
Alonzo Wakeman, Plaintiff,
Catherine Bruner, T. II Stevens, The Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company of Kansas
r. F. Tanning, sole assignee of the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company OF Kansas
and the unknown heirs, devisees, execn-
tors. administrators and trustees of Cath
crime Bruner, II she be dead, Defendants.
The State of Kansas to Catherine Bruner
Il. II. Stevens, The Farmers Loan ana trust
Company of Kansas, and the unknown heirs
trustees Of Catherine Brunerif she be dead.
Greeting: You and each of You will take
notice that you have been sued by the plain.
tiff In the above entitled action In the Dis
trict Jourt OF Ford county, Kansas, and must
answer the petition filed by the plainti1f In
airy, 1907, or said petition will be taken AS
true, and Judgment rendered according to
the prayer of said petition, as follows:
Quieting in said plaintiff, Alonzo Wake
man, the title in and to the following de.
scribed lands, situate in Ford County, to,wit:
The southwest quarter of section thirty
three ta3) in township twenty eight t2S) south,
of range twenty five (25) west OF the sixth
principal meridian. And decreeing that
plaintiffs claim to and title in said premises
Is valid and perfect, and that the defendants
have no right to any claim thereto, and tn t
Cney nave no eSlhtc VI iutoICSU III
or lien upon said lands, and that
they be perpetually barred and enjoined
from asserting any claim to said premises
adverse to that of plaintiff. and for such
other relief as may be just and equitable and
for costs
Witness my hand and the seal of the above
entitled court this 9th day of November,
1906.
SEAL ii. II. WELLS,
Clerk of the District Court.
MADISON & MADISON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.