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MAYOR CAN'T SPARE GEORGE.
New YOrk's City Hail Crank Catcher II
Rcsnincd-Was With Sheridan When
Winchester Was 20 Miles Away, and II
Only II Years Young.
tNew York SUM

George A. Phillips, who has been a
| policeman ever since he hung up his
old Springfield and shed his army uni
| form in 1865, got an order from Com
missioner Bingham Wednesday morn
ing transferring him from City Hall to
Church Street Station. His rheumatic
| leg fairly twinged when he read the
fellow of II isn't snap.
1t wasn't very long until the news got
| around the City Hall, and everybody,
| from city officials to the sweepers, went
| to old George and told him how sorry
they were.
HUH" he grunted. Il amt kicking,
Guess l can do my work well as any of
the young bucks at that. If my legs
| hold out and it don't get a leetle mite
too cold you'll find the old man shooting
as many yeggs off his beat as any of
these kids with all their front and sassy
| talk. It's purity burned cold, though
amt it?"
Eventually, in the course of the
morning, the Mayor heard that old
George had been transferred. He real
lied Immediately that Commissioner
Bingham undoubtedly hadn't heard of
old George, and considered him merely
as cop on special detail who ought to
get out and earn square days pay.
Il guess we can fix that" said the
Mayor. II can't lose the old fellow.
He's too valuable around the hall. He's
sort Of crank buffer"
The Mayor did little telephoning,
old George transferring him back to
City Han. The Commissioner said that
the first order was given merely to make
the City Hall job part Of the post work
| Of the Church Street Station.
Then the old man held reception,
shaking hands with his friends. and
| they included a lot of Commissioners
| and other dignitaries who were hustline
in and out of the City Hall and had
heard the news. Somebody put O clip
ping from an evening paper in Phil
| lips's hand. He read 1t with grunts of
"Seventy-five," said he. Here's a
cheerful young Teller who makes me
out rs years old. Now what dye think
of that? I amt rs. I amt anywhere
near to 1t. To read that you'd think
I was a regular old Methusalum. I'm
only Il. and that amt old. as anybody
knows. A man gets along to be II and
II he's got good teeth in his stomach
he don't feel more than middle-aged."
Phillips was appointed to the Police
Department on Dec. q. 1865. He had
gone through the civil war with q first
rate record. Some bullets went past
him at Port Hudson and he lodged a
few more at Cedar Creek, but 1t was at
Winchester that he had the time Of his
life. His grandchildren, and he has a
flock Of them, know the story from be-
ginning to end and backward. He was
a wagonmaster in Sheridan's army then,
and when Gen. Phil and the big black
horse came galloping to save the day,
Phillips was among those present.
What did he sayT" said the old man
yesterday. why, the words he yelled
were few, but moving-'What the -
are you doing with them wagons?
Wheel EN- around. Hammer - out
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house at my side all was silent but
lights cleaned through the cracks of
the closed door. Here might already
be the preparations for the feast on
1.-The goat without horns" 1 shuddercd
and rode on much depressed.
The next morning / mentioned the
affair In confidence to a Dominican
whom knew l could trust. He laughed
heartily. What you saw" he said,
was junta,' where all the neighbors
come and help G. man put the roof on
his house-what you call in America a
raise up-the-house They strike the
palm leaves to drive out insects. Then
when ii Is all done they go to the other
house and have sanchoco and much to
drink. SO. 1t is no harm. There Is no
voodoO in San Domingo
All Stages Of Civilization.
Buckle, who wrote the history of CIV
ilization, would have loved the island
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the favorable climate, and their blood
and that of the Spaniards mingled.
Could il have been Saxon, Norman, Celt
and Briton, Santo Domingo might we'll
have been another England, but it was
not; 1t was a mixture of races which
cannot weld into a harmonious whole.
The result was not a race. but q mon
grel. That is what the Dominican IS
to-day. and that is what is the matter
with his Republic. You find in the
Spanish stock. OF such is Don Emil
1iano Tehera, well named 1.-The grand
old man" OF the island. Another is
Miguel A. Roman, Governor Of Santiago
Province in the interior. These, and a
few like them, are the brains and the
stability of the people, and when the
mongrels reach q deadlock in their
tribal quarrels they turn to these men
OF pure white blood to help them out
with sound advice. In the most recent
Of the islands troubles the name of
Tehera is mentioned frequently as that
of a man in whom the people have con-
fidence and whose advice they are will
ing to follow.
The Pure Blacks.
On the other side of the equation you
have the pure blacks. of whom there
are quite few in the island. These
seem to be better men of their class
than the people of mixed blood to whom
] have applied the rather unpleasant
term Of mongrel. The great Hereaux,
who ruled Santo Domingo vigorously
for many years, was Of this type. He
was a bloody tyrant, but was q strong
and fearless man. His rule was that of
the barbarian, but IL at least had the
elements Of strength and courage. None
OF his successors seems to have pos
sessed those elementary requirements.
1t took q strong hand to rule England
I'm the days of the feudal system and
England bred such men i'm plenty. Santo
doubtful If she ever will; yet her peo-
pie, I'm spite of their constitution and
claims to civilization, are living In feudal
times still.
That brings US to a consideration OF
J~che qualities az fhe~pe ople themselves.
A student of ethnology, or at least OF
miscegenation, might spend a lifetime
OF study here and still find raw ma
teriai ready TO hand. The strange
creature of vaudeville who has a black
race, red hair, blue eyes and freckles
IS no joke here; he is native and the
color will not rub off. You see people
as white as yourself with kinky hair
and Enthusiastically negro features You
see blue eyes, straight yellow hair and
dark skins. All the possible mixtures
OF whiiS I'D black are here and some
you Eo"lSa not believe possible. There
has been added to the mixture Indian,
Chinaman, Syrian and i don't know
what else.
Rich or poor. black or white, e3u-
Gated or savage, / have found the Do
ininican uniformly polite, gentle, and
IN personal dealings honest In the
city ne Is good deal Of Yankee. He
knows how TO skyrocket pr.ces on the
approach Of the Americans, and he will
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There are many beautiful buildings
IN the city. public AID private relic: Of
the Spanish builders. Little new build
ing II being done by the Dominicans.
and tho old structures pass steadily into
decay. Even the Spaniards. In many
cases, seem to have left unfinished the
nne edifices they planned. You see
magnificent churches here by the score.
yet hardly half Of them are At to be
used for worship. Some were never
rooted, and great tropical trees and
plants stand In their aisles instead OF
worshipers: others have fallen into de-
cay, and still others have been battered
by the guns Of revolutionists. On q
hilltop within the city limits is q beau
tiful little chapel. Its walls and groined
arches still stand. but 1t is roofess, and
it's whole interior Is banana grove be-
meath whose broad leaves stands a little
matched negro hut. Pigs. goats and
naked children revel in blissful fgnor-
ance where, according to the plan of the
ancient Spanish architect. should stand
feet Of reverent worshipers. Every
where about the city you breathe this
spirit of decay.
Semi-Savagery the Rule.
Such Is the capital city and such are
the people of this Republic of strange
contrasts. You find a limited class we'll
educated. The great bulk of the popu-
lace are as President Morales described
them, "semi-savage." In the smaller
villages and plantations they live in huts
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nHE wAsHEaToM THURSDAY

ct any time b released through the
refusal Of the Senate to ratify, hence
Il was worth enc moro fight.
Such II the present-day situation at
Santo Domingo. It IL q magnificent
island. one Of unlimited possibilities.
It II one Of the beauty spots OF the
world. and has the finest climate ever
seen. It II inhabited and misruled by
mongrel population which, In spite
Of many virtues and abilities. Is not,
and 1 fear never will be, Of q type
strong enough and vigorous enough to
control its own destinies and advance in
the paths Of civilization Of Its own
initiative. For its own good and for
the good of the world in general ii
should be controlled by q stronger Ma
ton. It knows this, and wants that
Nation to be the United States. But II
IS -superstitious and sees ghosts-and
they always wear the German helmet
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ant the, Americans to Control.

Also they want the Americans to I'M
dertake this because--there is the Ger
man specter. This IS as difficult to find
in tangible form as any ghost, but 1t
stalks up and down the island. Wher-
ever people discuss the future of Santo
Domingo, there is the German specter
also. Few people down there say in
definite words when and how they think
this ghost will materialiZe. Few can
tell you tangible reasons for thinking
anything about 1T anyway; but they do
think, and it is not Dominicans alone.
Any American in the island will tell
you that he has seen the same ghost
walk at club and banquet as we'll as in
private conversation.
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beat you in a horse trade with all the
holy JOY Of David Harum Yet you
may trust him with your purse and
your personal safety without fear. ]
have wandered about the purlieus of
the cities of the island at all hours of
the forests and savannas of the interior.
and have met nothing but unfailing
courtesy and hospitality. I have talked
with most of the Americans in the
island, and the report from them all
Is the same. No honest, fair-dealing
foreigner need fear to be molested by
any Dominican either in purse or per-
son.
VOOdOoism.
San Domingo has been described in
recent magazine articles as a black Re-
public. in which no white man is safe.
in which black rule only is desired, and
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WAR ON LIQUOR AND TOBACCO.

The Kansas Anti Liquor Society has adopted . new
plan to fight the liquor traffic. II IL distributing
free to all who write and enclose stamp. recipe
for the cure Of the liquor habit. 1t can be given
secretly In coffee food Also for the tobacco
habit that can be given secretly The only request
they make Is that you do not sell the recipes but give
free copies your friends Their address Is Room 81.
Gray Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.
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West Point 90 Year. Ago.

In 1852 Whistler, the famous artist
was q cadet at West Point. and even
then his pencil showed genius. He left
some sketches OF sights and scenes
around the Academy which are quite
taking and bright
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-29
RIPLEY

June 26.-Miss Linnie NJ. Beatty OF
the Backwards, taught q week of
school in Dist. So for her sister, who
was sick and had to 60 home last
week.
Those who were county seat visitors
last week we're: Mr.. and Mrs. David
Gaboury. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ga.
boury, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kohlar, Joe
Kastner and Joe Allore.
Those who attended church in Belle
Pralrle Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Pusc ST., and DAVID and
Willie Gaboury and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Dugas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Guilmette went to
Brainerd Saturday, where they visited
Mr.. and Mrs. jos. Glrard of that
place and returned Sunday.
The clerk and supervisors of this
town held meeting in the town hall
Monday.
son Albay drove to Little Fails Tues
day.
Too much rain is reported. All the
creeks and brooks are overlooked.
All the people around here are busy
picking berries when 1t don't rain.
Mrs. Mitchell Heroux spent two days
with Mrs. Henry Gaboury this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Gaboury Jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Genore Pelkey were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Odette
Sunday evening.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-29
SWAN RIVER.

June 25.-Chas. Hsndsf was in
Elm Dale Wednesday.
Jos. Wo1nlak's bsrn 10 nearing
completion and when 6nishe3 viii be
one of the finest buildings in this
town.
j. Kutxman of the county seat il
laying tho foundation under Blais
9ooher's house this week. ~
John H. BANTER went to town
Hans Gregerson went to xoyalton
Thursday with some cattle which he
sold to W. n. Sparrow Of Royalton.
jos. Kaiser was . county seae visit
or Saturday.
Miss Mary Prokot of Two Rivers is
visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Olda'
kowski, this week.
The town board of equalization
meet at tho clerk q Office Monday.
Andrew Polaeik returned from
North Dakota Thursday. whore no has
been the past month.
Andrew Dziubs is laying the foun.
dation for the school house In Dist.
No. 9t. ~r
Hans G. Hanson, John Noe, Frank
Ma 'ison, J. j. Wolters and James
Hanson drove to Little Falls Saturday
after lumber for the new school house
which will be built in Dist. No. 20.
Work will begin Immediately.
]. j. Wolter's barn is nearly COM
pleted and when finished it will be .
fine structure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Januzewski and son
Lawrence attended the Vircheski-Sec.
kalla wedding at North Prairie
Misses Susie Pierzina and Allie
Rowe of Little Falls were out here
There was a dance at W. q Thomp-
sons Sunday evening. Those who
attended report good time.
A. L. Stevens of Pike Creek was
out here Friday on business.
Jacob Mrozik drove to Little Falls
Saturday afternoon.
Martin E Larsen IS employed at
George Lsrsen's painting bis
grainery.
Miss Hattie Wilson closed a success.
full term of school in Dist. No. 26
Friday. They had picnic and q
long program which was highly ap-
preciated by the visitors and pupils. ,
Miss Katie Jendrew purchased
house and lot on 7th st. s. W. Con-
sideration $1,000.
= Ignatz Ksnieskl was awarded the
contract by the town board to put In
. ditch on Section %, near his place.
for $40.
Among those who went to Little
Falls Saturday we're: Paul Krot.
toshinski, Dennis Sheedy, John Shee-
dy. ". 81. Thompson, John Plocket,
Conrad Pollock. Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Manka, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sobiak,
John Sobiak. John Rudolph and Mr..
and Mrs.. JanuzeWski.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-29
PEACEFUL VALLEY

June ,25.-Mrs. Morgan Sans Ga.
parted this week for Dikenson, N.
D., where she will join her husband
who went there In the spring.
Dan Code of Motley has been visit.
ing D. B. Mcdonald and family.
"A party Of thirteen pioniced and
iished at Cronbeck lake last Sunday.
Jesse Olan returned home Sunday.
A few from here attended the dance
at Lincoln Saturday night. ESQ.,
Mrs. D. E. Dean. who has been On
the sick list, is reported better.
Miss Mary Gillian closed q three
months term Of school in Dist. No.
30 last Friday.
Wheat and oats in this vicinity are
fair this year, and rye ia excellent.
The potato crop bids fair to be good.
but corn-well We won mention that.
Mrs B. draper 10 on tho sick list.
Mrs. Jay Bartholomew has returned
home from Motley where she has
been visiting. -
School closes Friday in Dist. No.
Ill. The Lincoln school and this
school will give an entertainment
and picnic ct Lincoln. Come all.
Jimmie Coleman and 9ertie Draper
have nearly recovered from The
measles.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-29
BRlCkYARD

June 25.-The skoog girls returned
to their home at Swan River Monday.
Miss HERNIA Beatty came home last
week on account of getting poisoned
with poison ivy, and her sister Miss
Linnie, took her place in teaching fol
q few days. She will return to her
school this week, Wednesday.
Miss Myrtle, Scott went to Minnea-
polls Wednesday IT, visit with rela-
tives and friends for some time.
The young folks spent a very pleas
ant evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Savage's Saturday evening.
Games and music was the amusements
of the evening.
Miss Linnie Beatty had to postpone
her visit to st. Paul On account of
her sister, illness.
Mrs. Dobie 10 now making her
home with Mrs. Coltas In Little Falls
Some of our young people are at
tending church ct Little Falls Sunday
evenings pretty regular lately.
Miss Gertrude Taylor Of Little
Falls is the guest Of Myrtle Scott for
. few days.
Oliver and Clinton Smith are sick
with the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ashton were the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Quine Satur-
day night.
Mrs. Della Mattes0n left Thursday
t. Fra1ee TO- join her husband. where
(is cook for the summer In q camp
owned by J. A. Nichols.
A. R. Longfellow arrived home
Monday morning from Canada. He
had the good fortune of taxing q
hundred and sixty acre homestead.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-29
K. F. p. NO. 3.

June 26.-Peter Wozniak was here
Sunday afternoon.
Geo. Motska went to Royalton Mon
day.
Anton Januzewski made q trip to
Little Falls Tuesday.
John Pysck drove to Little Fails
Monday.
Edwan Lesky went to Elm Dale
Saturday.
Lawrence Januszewski was at Two
Rivers Tuesday.
Adolph Socher visited at Little Falls
Friday.
August Kaiser made a trip to
Little Falls Monday.
Albert Gosiak made trip to Roy.
alon Saturday.
The dance at q. J. Armstrong;
Saturday evening was we'll attended
and all reported a good time.
The Hay Creek Muskrats are en-.
gagged to play the North Paririe team
Sunday afternoon ut Peter Prokott g
place. Everybody turn out.
A number of young folks gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ignats
Psyk "Wednesday evening and the even
ing was spent In games.
Alex Psyk, who is employed In Lit.
tie Falls, was here over Sunday:
A number attended the dance at
Two Rivers Saturday evening and re:
ported a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Prokott and
', daughter Frances were visitors at
John Pierzina's Sunday.
Miss Victoria Jelenski, who is en-.
p]oyed in Little Falls. came home Sat.
urday for q visit of q week.
A pleasant surprise party was had
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Matska Sunday evening in honor Of
their son Charlie, who was home for
visit. The evening was spent in
dancing and refreshments were served
at midnight.
John Pierlina celebrated his 53rd
birthday Sunday afternoon. about for.
| ty of his friends being present. They
had fine time
Joe Kaiser went to Buchanan Satur-
day to visit his brother John over Sun.
day. =
Edwin and Mike Lsskey and Lawr.
enoe Januzewski took six head of
steers to Little Falls Friday.
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RoYALTON r. F. p. No. 5

June 3d. MISS Hattie wilson closed
q very successful term of school in
District %, Friday. A picnic was
had In <. 81. Gunderson's woods. A
dainty dinner was served in the
midst of the woods. A program was
given at 2 o'clock which was inter.
esting and q great number of people
came to spend the day. A large
swing was tied up and We certainly
enjoyed the day very much. We all
thank Miss Wilson kindly.
Miss Flora Larsen, VINO has been
laying In Little Falls for some time,
came home Thursday.
Miss Tina 6regersen spent Saturday
and..Sunday with Miss Emma Jacob
son Of Fawndale.
"A number of young folks gathered
at Mr. and Mrs. Christ Peterson q
Friday evening. The evening was
pleasantly spent.
A surprise party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Motzski Sun.
day evening. The evening was spent
in dancing. A dainty lunch was
served at midnight. A good time
was had by all until they had to 90
home through rain, mud and water.
"A number of old people gathered
at CQ0 QOao VI 0I. duu MIS. cOuu
Pierzina Sunday. The day was spent
pleasantly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mengel and son
came up from North Prairie Saturday
to visit with Mrs Mengel's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gollnik.
The Swan River band practised at
the town nall Sunday.
William Sparrow Of Royalton was
around here purchasing COWS from
the farmers last week.
Peter Gregersen sold COW to mir.
Sparrow Thursday.
A number of farmers living around
hero are to take their cattle to Royal
ton Monday which were sold to w.
Sparrow.
Geo. Wolters, who has been en-.
ployed at his brothers, Jacob Vol.
tors, building a barn for the past
time, q7it Saturday, as ne has to
build an addition to the school house
in District 25.
Rain, rain, rain. js our daily vi.
siror and certainly is enough mud and
water.
Miss Teresa Kobe closed a success
full term of school in Dist. Is Fri
day. An entertainment was given In
thu aftarnQQn.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-06-29
ELM DALE

June 95.-Report Of Union Sunday
school for quarter ending June 18th
No. pupils enrolled 80
Average attendance IS
Total amount of contribution go. 90
Three new kinds of papers for dis.
trlbution this quarter, also one Of the
kind We had last quarter, making
four papers in all. The teachers up.
preciate the regular attendance and
the interest shown, and earnestly
solicit tho same In the future.
Miss Sine Nadsop, Secretary.
The school in Dist. u closed Friday,
29d Nth :. : hne program. It viii
AZ John Ohotto is employed at John
Philippi. he hired Pete Ohotto's son
to take care Of his stock as Tom
Ohotto had to 60 back on the drive.
The boy took q shotgun shell In hin
hand Thursday and holding match
to the cap in the end until 1t went od,
taking the third finger and part Of
the second and orippling bis left hand.
Boys should take this boys lesson
and be careful. F.,
Miss Grace Boos of Little Falls Is
visiting friends here for . week..
Christ 5chlag WAS the gu est of g..
R. Wallet Sunday .'-.
On account Of the trouble with
the creamery here quite . number
of farmers are selling their cows.
Mr.. Olson has purchased some of
Frank Gessner. e
There will be services held In St.
Edwards church, Sunday July lat at
10 80.
q. R. VALET and daughter Bertha
went to the county seat Saturday.
John Sobieck and family visited
with Lawrence Ohotto and family
Sunday. .~
Johnny Krugel of Silver Lake.
lilly and Bridget Machey. Ed. Mel.
son. Henry Spencer and Edward
Boos Of Little Falls, were guests of
Sam Kruge1 Sunday.
Misses Ella and Stella Wallet and
Grace Boos Of Little Falls, were gueEts
of MISS Gertrude Thomas Sunday.
Miss Hattie Weaver and Bertha
Wallet called on Mrs. John Sobieck
Friday evening.
On account of so much rain the
farmers are losing all their young
turkeys. 40 turkeys will be high this
fall. They lose on the average IS out
of q hundred. Mrs. John Sobleck- lost
60 last week.
Miss Libbie Blanchard and grand.
father we're guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Thomas and family Sunday.
Miss Li11ie Anderson visited at her
home in Swan River Sunday.
Pete Madison, Henry Kinney, Christ
Peterson and family, Hans Hanson
and Jake Wolters went to Little
Falls Saturday.
John Ohotto called at Wallets Sun
day.
Mr.. Bowers and wife were callers
here Sunday.
Norman McLsod of Two Rivers
called on tho Wittke family Sunday
evening.
Upssls will play with Elm Dale
next Sunday If they can get tho
team together. If not the Mush.
rooms will play. They will have their
grounds up by Davis.
GEORGE. Gessner hauled for K. 81.
0underson last week.
John Sobieck is building q very
large barn. He has employed quite .
number of men on it, some are from
Royalton.
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THE OLD FLAG HOUSE.

The little tWo.story brick structure
at 239 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA
known as the "Old Flag House.
where Betty Ross designed the Ameri.
can flag. mas been bought by the
government. There are 1000, DOC
stockholders of the property living in
every state in the Union: Shares
were sold at 10 cents apiece. The
purhase price Of the house was $2O6,
00O. No one can appreciate the actu.
al value Of golden grain belt beer IN.
til given fair trial. Order of You,
nearest dealer or be supplied by VIM.
vonDomarus, Little Falls.