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FREE TO UNDERTAKE THE WORK
Says He Avoided Organizing the
Radical and Progressive Element In
^"4the Democratic Party While He Was
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Leader, and Now Bears Oniy a
*t »PriVoate Citizen's Responsibilities.
'Lincoln, Neb., July 22.—W. J. Bryan's
aj ilan for the reformation of the democ
,* racy was given publicity yesterday. In
It Mr. Bryan favors radical changes,
tout advocates the election o£ Judge
.^iSv Parker for president as a good begin
ring. He declares for state ownership
'fii of railroads, government control of tel-
abolishment of private mo-
fgraphs
no poly favors the income tax and eiec-
tion of federal Judges by the people.
Mr. Bryan says in part:
"My selection as standard bearer of
the democratic party in 1896 and again
in 1900 mad£ me the nominal leader of
Che party, and I should not feel at lib
erty to engraft new doctrines upon the
party creed. I contented Vnyself with
the defense of those positions and pol
icies which were embodied in the plat
form.
"Now that the leadership devolves
upon another and I bear only the re
aponslbility that each citizen must bear,
namely, the responsibility for my own
opinions, my utterances and my con
duct,' I am free to undertake a work
which until now I have avoided, name
ly, the work of organizing the radical
and progressive element in -the demo
cratic party.
"The money question is for the pres
ent in abeyance.
"While the democratic party in the
nation is advocating the government
ownership of railroads, the democratic
party in the cities should upon the
same theory espouse the cause of mu
nicipal ownership of municipal fran
chises.
"We have also reached a time when
the postoffice department should em
brace a telegraph system as well ai a
mail system. The telegraph lines do
not reach as many people as the rail
roads do, and while the abuses to pri
vate ownership have not been so open
and so notorious, yet there is no reason
why this nation should not do what
other nations are doing in this re
spect.
"The private monopoly must be de
stroyed. The democratic platform
adopted at Kansas City declared the
private monopoly to be indefensible
and intolerable.
"The democratic party ha* in two
campaigns stood for an income tax.
The plank was omitted this year be
cause the men in control of the party
thought it would jeopardize success in
,. the eastern states. This objection may
-iSfejjgyg when the appeal is made
t© a particular section and to the
veal
thy men of that section, but it can
NOTconductingof
yachtsmen the contests for
the America's cup has an international
sporting discussion created so much
comment as that attending the rccent
return of the Falma trophy to England
by the National Rifle Association of
America.
The Palma trophy, as is well known,
the emblem of the world's rifle shoot
ing championship. The latest match
'tor the trophy was held at the famous
English ranges at Bisley, Saturday,
July 11, 1903. The American team won
the match, with the Britishers a close
second. The trophy was formally pre
sented to the American team by Lady
Cheylesmore, wife of the president of
the National Rifle Association of Great
Britain. Captain L. C. Bruce of the
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An Interxfiebv 'CkJith General "Bird TO. Spencer
The Vatma Trophy
JENKINS AND HIS MIGHTY
CHKST AND SHOULDERS.
Tom Jenkins, the leading wrestler of
America, has tremendous chest expan
sion and muscular development, as the
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not have weight when the party goes
forth, as it must ultimately do, to ap
peal to the masses.
"The contest above outlined must bo
made whether the party wins in No
vember or not. A single election is but
an Incident in the life of a party. For
more than a century the democratic
party has stood forth as the represen
tative of certain great ideas. Jefferson
founded It, Jackson defended it, and
even Cleveland could not destroy it. If
Parker Is sleeted his administration
will rid us of imperialism and of the
threat of a race Issue and give us
greater freedom in the taking up of
economic questions."
CHARGE PLOT TO ROB RAILROAD.
Two Employes of Milwaukee Line Ac
cused of Forgery.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 22.—Two em
ployes of the Milwaukee road, under
arrest, have disclosed a plot to system
atically rob the road. Frederick \V.
Buffmire, roadmaster, and Frank Ra
dls, a section hand, are the accused
men. Both are charged with forgery
and the passing of a time certificate
entitling "William Henning" to $41.25
for work rendered. The road officials
believe the robbery has been going on
more than a year and charge that Ra
dls has made out certificates for three
or four fictitious laborers a month.
MRS. NATION DOWN AND OUT.
She Spoke Too Glibly and Kentucky
Man Knocked Her Down.
Guthrie, Ky., July 22.—Carrie Nation
met a kindred spirit here yesterday.
She was out in search of something to
criticise or smash and met a man too
big to smash, but open to adverse com
ment. He was smoking a cigaret. Car
rie objecte'd to the cigaret and spoke
out. The smoker objected to Carrie
and knocked her down. This, accord
ing to an irreverent bystander, put
Carrie in the ranks of the down and
out.
NO GRIP NOR SIGN.
Elks Grand Lodge Decides to Abolish
Some of Secret Features.
Cincinnati, O.. July 22.—The grand
lodge was in session all day Thurs
day and again last night. The rec
ommendations of Grand Exalted Ruler
Fanning abolishing the grip and sign
was adopted. The committee on rit
ual was directed to prepare a new edi
tion for exemplification at the Buffa
lo lodge next July.
Captain Champe S. Andrews, ex
alted ruler of New York, was ap
pointed by Grand Exalted Ruler Fan
ning as a member of the board of
governors, of the Elks' National Home
near Richmond. Va^ to serve the .two
years of the unexpired term of Det
wiler. Grand Exalted Ruler O'Brien
will have the appointing of a member
of the same board for a full term.
No result was reached on the ques
tion of smaller dues for the towns
than for the cities.
There was considerable agitation
over the report that persons not en
titled to admission had been in the
grand lodge to vote for grand officers
Tuesday. It is charged that about
twenty substituted credentials were
used then and had the same personB
attempted to participate yesterday they
would have been exposed. Proxies are
not permitted and past exalted rulers
only are oufitled, to vote. Xt is claimed
that some past exalted rulers, unable
to be presient, gave their cards to oth
ers.
Discussion
Why America Is the Hi$hlfuV Winner
The feature Thursday was the ses­
E E I O O 8
since the Earl of Dunraven
made his notorious and un
founded allegations against
the honesty the American
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Old Guard. New York, captain of the
team, made the speech of at ceptance.
Congratulations were showered on
the members of the winning team, and
they cams back to America with the
trophy tliey had captured from the
picked marksmen of Britain, Canada,
Australia, Natal, Norway and France.
The Rift In the Lute.
Months passed, and nothing but
praise for the American ritle experts
was heard. Of a sudden, however, sto
ries tending to discredit the note
worthy performance of our men came
to the surface, and soon the English
newspapers began endeavors to prove
tliat the hard fought victory had been
obtained through unfair means. The
subject immediately received attention
from American authorities, nd the ex
act facts attending the match were
given to the public. Interest is now at
fever heat, for, in addition to showing
conclusively that the English criticisms
are Unjust, the National Ritie associa
tion has returned Che trophy to the
British rifle authorities rather than
have America's right to it disputed, and
military men everywhere and the gen
eral public as well are on tiptoe await
ing the action of the Britishers.
Questions of the Moment.
Will they return the trophy, admit
ting America's clear title to it?
Will they hold it for future competi
tion in England, thus putting their offi
cial seal of approval on the charges of
unfairness?
Those are the questions now asked in
every state of the Union.
General Bird W. Spencer.
In order to get at the exact official
conditions surrounding the contest at
Bisley I recently interviewed General
Bird W. Spencer, president of the Na
tional Rifle Association of America and
irspector general of rifle practice of
the state of New Jersey. General
Spencer conducted all negotiations for
the American team, and he hesitated
not a moment in showing me the corre
spondence with the English officials.
Therefore my opportunity to present a
complete and substantiated account of
the entire matter is particularly favor
able.
The British claims of American un
fairness at Bisley rest on the fact that
our representatives did not use rifles
such as a.re issued to American Boldiers
for general purposes, in other words,
the sons of John Bull state that eur
tight. reufsssotAtlvfiB jtEaUna rules re*
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sion of sorrow in memory of Past Ex
alted Ruler Detweiler, who was chair
man of the board of governors of the
National Home for Elks near Rich
mond, Va. Among those who delivered
addresses were Past Grand Exalted
Rulers Fanning and Rickett, Judges
Fisher, of New York, and Melville, of
California, after which resolutions were
adopted. The grand lodge considered
changes in the ritual. It Is settled that
there will be no change from annual to
biennial or triennial reunions at this
meeting. Preceding races and field
sports there was a mammoth barbecue
at Oakley race track, where over 20,000
pounds of beef was served and burgoo
was made in several kettles holding
300 gallons each, while other refresh
ments were without limit. Similar en
tertainments were elsewhere furnished
free to all wearing Elk badges.
The grievance committee reported
twenty-six cases, among them being
the well known charges against Norrls
town. Pa., for alleged violation of the
law. The Xorristown case has been
continued for three years and Is still
unsettled.
Against Street Fairs.
The lodge at Peoria 111., charged
with giving a street fair, claimed it had
contracts before the ban was placed on
street carnivals. The matter was refer
red back to the committee as were most
of the grievances.
In the field- sports at Oakley race
track during the afternoon all the auto
mobile and trotting races were won by
local people. The chief event in the ath
letics was the 100-yard dash which was
won by E. A. Doty, of ChlJlcothe, O.
Mart Langdon, Dubuque, second.
The awarding committee yesterday
gave $500 to the Chlllcothe Elks for
bringing In the largest number of lad
ies to the reunion. Chillicothe also got
another $500 for having the largest
number of ladles in the parade Wed
nesday. The awarding committee be
ing unable to decide the contest against
Manila and Los Angeles for the largest
lodge having the greutest mileage has
referred the matter to the general local
committee on arrangements. The Cali
fornians claim that they expended $12,
000 in chartering a special train to
bring a large attendance here for the
prize, when the sixteen men of the Ma
nila lodge are government employes in
the Philippines and have been traveling
In the United States for months. There
are so many questions Involved In the
contest that the general committee
does not expect to settle this contro
versy until next week.
C. R. FLINT IS OUT OF CHICLE.
Organizer of "Chewing Gum" Trust
Resigns From Directory.
New York, July 20.—Charles R. Flint
severed his connection as director yes
terday with the American Chicle Com
pany, otherwise known as the "Chew
ing Gum" trust This is one of the com
panies in promotion of which Mr. Flint
was prominent. Within the last two
jears succes3T? have been chosen to
succeed Mr,. Flint in the directorate of
a number of companies in which he
formerly was active.
Ac th«( annual meeting held In Jersey
City the retiring board of directors was
re-elected with the exception of J. C.
Young and Mr. Flint, who were suc
ceeded by George A. Stanton and
Richard F. Pully.
It was announced that the company
had paid in dividends $900,000 to June
30, and had added to its surplus $211,
000. Dividends were at the rate of 1%
per cent quarterly on preferred stock
and 1 per cent monthly on common
stock.
"What Is Sauce For the Goose"—
The Britishers are right. Not :i single
man of our team used service rifles,
and the men on the British team were
well aware of the fact during the whole
match. AND, WHAT IS MORE, THE
ENGLISHMEN, THE CANADIANS
AND THE AUSTRALIANS DID NOT
USE SERVICE RIFLES EITHER.
Now, if the American marksmen can
be disqualified and proclaimed to the
world at large to be unsportsmanlike
wiiy should not ttie same measure of
ccnsure apply to the Englishmen, the
Canadians and the Australians? If any
of these three countries had won the
trophy would our men have climbed to
the house tops and shouted a pitiful
story of their wrongs? Most emphat
ically not.
Service Rifles In England.
Tn England it is possible to take any
old rifle of private manufacture, put a
war office imprint on it and call it a
service rifle. In preparing for the Pal
ma matches the Britishers had special
guns, or barrels, made by private man
ufacturers. stamped them with the gov
ernment mark and announced them
selves ready lor the fray. Our men
could not de this. The war department
allows no one to put its mark on a pri
vate weapon and call it a government
rifle. Therefore, not intending te be
ntwjjtteA. Juc. ih*. JBiltlsh
GENEHAL BIRD W. SPENCER, PRESIDENT OF 'J'HE NATIONAL
RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
quiring eight men on each team) did
not use what in military parlance is
known as a "service rifle."
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Indiana Scientist Claims Remarkable
Discovery.
Yesterday he asserted that he had
succeeded beyond all doubt in bringing
forth animal life from chemicals. A
few drops of the chemical liquid was
put under a powerful microscope. As
if boiling and hopping about over the
liquid were innumerable objects, ap
pearing in shape and action like a gnat
or flea of the smallest possible size.
Mr. Littlefield said the comparison of
his chemical mnde insects with gnats
or fleas Is too great in size, for the in
sects from the liquid were, he said, 250
times smaller than they appeared thru
the microscope. He was happy over his
experiment,
which,
he
Dr. Littlefield sail he will not ex
plain the ingredients nor quantity re
quired in making his Insect bearing
fluid. The next step will be to nourish
the Insects and have them mature in
size until it may be determined what
species of life they represent or what
might be propagated from them.
Dr. Littlefield is resident of Alex
andria, but removed his office and lab
oratory to Anderson about one year
ago. He has since been working on the
experiments.
IRRIGATION PROJECT STARTED.
Farmers in Vale Dintrict Sign Agree
ments With the Government.
Belle Fourche, S.
r\,
Raymond P. Walker, who has charge
of the work, stated that grading can
be commenced on the big ditch within
ninety days, and it can becompleted
inside of eighteen months. This ditch
is to be over a mile long, BOO feet wide
at the base, and twenty feet wide at
the top. It is to b! made entirely of
stone.
C. M. Johnston, Middleton—I would
not keep house without Holllster's
Rocky Mountain Tea. It's a great fam
ily medicine has kept my family weir
the past ten years. 35 cents, tea or
tablets. McBride & Will Drug Co.
they took abroad a set of regulation
army rifles and a complement of espe
cially made barrels to be used if the
Britishers used special weapons. No
secret was made of the fact that extra
barrels had been taken over. All the
competing marksmen were aware of
the situation. When the Englishmen
stated that they were to use barrels of
private make such rivals of theirs as
had them decided to use them also.
"Inasmuch as the team captains by a
majority vote before the match could
change the luies for compet'tion," says
General Spencer, "and inasmuch as the.
National Rifit: Association of Great
Britain had asked to be allowed to use
special rifles, which request was not
agreed to, th^ American team took with
them the special barrels so as to be
fully prepared."
Tiie outcry of the transatlantic cavil
ers appears all the more discreditable
because the British authorities them
selves lirst suggested a rnodilic.itlon o£
the conditions of the l'alma match
winch would make 'oossible the substi
tution of private rules for those actual
ly coming under ijie head.of service
rifles.
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Anderson, Ind., July 21.—That he has
succeeded in generating or in creating
animal matter in the form of Insect life
from a chemical compound is now as
serted by Dr. Charles W. I.ittlefleld, of
Anderson, and at his laboratory yes
terday he gave demonstrations of his
discovery.
Dr. Littlefleld, as a scientist, recently
attracted attention by his claim to the
discovery of Hl'e germs In common
crystals of salt, after they were sub
jected to a simple compound of chem
icals. Ammonia, al.-ohol and distilled
water, added to a quantity of salt, and
the whole inclosed in a glass tube for
a period of about one' hour, created the
foundation or the beginning of life, ac
cording to Dr. r.ittlefield, and his dis
covery was credited tv many scientists.
Since that time Dr. Littlefield has de
sired to advance hin theories and ex
periments, hoping -to develop animal
matter in living, animated form?.
July 19.—Farm­
ers and ranchers from the Vale district
not far from this city, met this weak
to take final action on the government
irrigating proposition. This district is
considered about the most Important
part of thhe territory that is to be
redeemed by the irrigation. Congress
man Martin, of Deadwood. explained
the legal part of the question. Without
any trouble the farmers signed the
agreements necessary to get the gov
ernment to proceed with the work.
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An Important Exhibit.
"Look at this," said General Spencer
as he handed me the several typewrit
ten pages that up the statement
of regulations for (he Palma contest
sent him by the National Ritle Associa
tion of England. Under the caption
"Suggestions" I was somewhat sur-
jnarkamfinJ.prised JlLJigffiJtLJabaeftuent.iieiMlanri
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INSECTS FROM CHEMICALS.
No Pity Shown.
"For years fate was after me contin
uously, writes F. A. Gulledge, Verbena,
Ala. "I had a terrible case of piles,
causing 21 tumors. When all failed,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cured me."
Equally good for burns and all aches
an dapnls. Only 25c, at McDonald &
Mahood's drug store.
Special Daily Train Service Via the
Northwestern Line to the Ro&ttbud
Reservation Opening.
Three trains per day each way be
tween Omaha and Bonesteel, the point
for final entry, situated directly on the
reservation border, leave from the
union depot. Omaha, 8:05 a. m., 2:50 p.
m., and 11:60 p. m.. during the period
of registration, affording ample and
conveniently arranged train service
with direct connections with all points
In the west and northwest. Special
excursion rates in effect from all
points daily via the Northwestern Line
July 1 to 22, inclusive. Apply to the
nearest ticket agent of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway for Rosebud
folder. "New Homes in the West."
All Druggists
ask tho readers of this paper who are
suffering with indigestion or dyspepsia
to call on them at once and get a bot
tle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. If you
knew the value of this remedy as we
know it, you would" not suffer another
day. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a thor
ough digestant and tissue building
tonic as
well.
thought, would
interest students of science and prove
conclusively that animal matter, or life,
can be developed from chemical com
pounds.
palatable
It is endorsed personally
by hundreds of people whom it has
cured of indigestion, dyspepsia, palpi
tation of the heart and stomack trou
bles generally. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat.
It
is pleasant,
and strengthening. Sold by
all druggists.
Low Excursion Rates to West Baden
and French Lick Springs.
Via the Northwestern Line. Excur
sion tickets will be sold July 22 to 25,
Inclusive, limited to return until Au
gust 11. Inclusive, on account of the
annual convention Commercial Law
League of America. Apply to agents
Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
No False Claims.
The proprietors of Foley's Honey
and Tar do not advertise this as a
"sure cure for consumption." They do
not claim it wil leure this dread com
plaint in advanced cases, but do posi
tlvel yasert that it will cure in the
earlier stages and never fails to give
comfort and relief in the worst .cases.
Foley's Honey and Tar is without
doubt the greatest throat and lung
remedy. Refuse substitutes. Sold by
B. A .Morgan.
Annual Convention Commercial Law
League of America, West Baden and
Frenoh Lick Springs, Ind., July 25-29.
The -Chicago Great Western railway
will on July 22 to 25, Inclusive, sell
round trip tickets at one fare plus $2 to
West Baden and French Lick Springs,
Ind. Tickets good for return until Aug.
11. For further Information apply to
J. R. Harding, agent, MarshaJltown,
Iowa.
For Over Sixty Year*
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup hai
been used for children while teething.
It sooths the child, softens the gum?,
allays all pain, cures wind colic and Is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty
five cents a bottle.
Foley's Kidney Cure purifies the
blood by straining out impurities and
tones up the whole system. Cures kid
ney and bladder troubles. Sold by B.
A. Morgan. ...
mcnts, to read the following concerning
the rifles the Englishmen desired to
use:
The national military arm of the coun
try the team represents (to be used).
A.—Being in all respects of the pattern
adopted and issued to the troops for serv
ice.
B.—Rifles of private manufacture may
be used, but they must conform to the
regulation pattern and bear the official
view marks.
"To those suggestions." said the gen
eral, "we replied as follows:
'Suggestion A is all right. To sug
gestion our answer is No."
So it will be seen that the American
officials took the initial steps in en
deavoring to prevent the infringement
of the Palma rules that England delib
erately broke, forcing the other con
tending teams to protect themselves as
well as possible.
The present discussion would have
been avoided if the captain of the
American team had at a meeting of the
Palma entrants the night before the
match offered a resolution that in view
of the fact that the English team was
to use special rifles all teams should be
allowed the same privilege. The reso
lution would have won a majority of
votes, and as a result the deviation
from the conditions of the Palma deed
of gift would have had incontestable
official sanction. Captain Bruce was
instructed by General Spencer before
leaving America to offer such a resolu
tion, but the matter was overlooked.
An Idle Question.
"If the Britishers hold the trophy
general and announce another match
for it next summer will the National
Rifle Association of America pay any
attention to it?"
"Well. I rather guess we will," was
his reply as he savagely bit the end off
a Vuelta Abajo panatella. struck a
match and began to puff vigorously.
"I'll go over myself next year if they
keep the trophy. Then we'll see wheth
er or not they'll use any special rifles.
The Englishmen will use nothing but
regular service rifles, or else the Amer
ican team will pack up and come home
on the first steamer we can climb
aboard. Yes. slree, we'll go over."
The determined setting of the gener
al's jaws and the tire in his eye at this
point boded ill to any Englishman who
attempts subterfuge of any sort at th*
next Palma match."
"Special Riflej Are Best."
"The practice ot putting a war office
stamp on private guns in England has
always given its marksmen an advan
tage over their rivals in International
mutches," continued the general. "One
might just as well put the government
mark on a golf slick and call It a gov
ernment rifle. The principle is the
same. There is no question that a spe
cially made barrel, with improved
sights, etc., is more effective than the
ordinary government rifle barrel.
Therefore to make equal conditions for
ail there should be no deviation from
the letter of the Palma conditions.
"As a matter of fact, if the Palma
trophy were to be awarded to the coun
try that made the highest score at Bis
ley with bona fide service rifles Natal
would receive it. But the Natal sijots
.were fe£_nft.fiieana accurate aa those
CHAPTER VIII.
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NTS morning, a few days later,
Bascom Truitt came down the
main street of Darley wearing
a long, dingy overcoat and
blowing a roll call on an old army
ugle. Under his arm was a tattered
iConfederate flag.
"What's up today Kroner asked him
as he came Into the office and stood
towering orer the stove.
"Nothin' but a meetin' o' the veter
ans of our camp—the Joseph E. John
ston, sir. I'm goin' up now to stick
the flag on the gate at the courthouse.
We Intend to see about who's goin'
tr the reunion In Atlanta next spring:
th*r's a sight o* the boys that want
to go, but cayn't raise the scads. We'll
chip in an' send the most deservln', ef
our women folks go hungry this win
ter. Thar was a lie afloat in the
newspapers awlille back that some nig
ger went off after the war an* got rich
an' come back home jest In time to
buy his old master a suit o' clothes an'
pay his way to a reunion. Ef thar was
a man in our camp that ud go that
a-way, we'd send 'lni In tar an' feath
ers, an' on a rail at that."
"Oh, come off, Bas," Kenner laughed,
as he looked around at George and
Hiilyer at their desks. "That's a old
Yankee army overcoat you got on
right now. You've had It dyed with
•logwood, but I'd know it by that long
cape."
"Yes, that's what it is," admitted
Truitt sheepishly. "The Yankee "that
owned it died at my house while I was
off in the war. It was the only thing
he left that was any account, an' my
women folks had fed an' pampered 'im
up with all they could rake an* scrape
in the neighborhood, goin' without
the'rselves beca'se he was so bad off.
After he died they put this coat away
in camphor to keep the moths out of it
The blame garment eat up a quarter's
wuth a year fer ten year, an' ever* win
ter I had a row with my women folks
beca'se I wouldn't wear it finally,
I agreed ef they nd dye it so none o'
my crowd nd ferglt the war was over
an' shoot me, I'd put It on. My women
folks tuck me up, but they wouldn't
make a fortune runnin* a dye house.
This dratted thing has sp'fled twenty
Sunday shirts fer me. T'other day,
when I went In the meetin' house out
of a shower & rain, I left a streak o'
black ink from the door to the amen
corner."
"Whar did you git that bugle?" Ken
ner questioned. "I know you never
blowed it ia the army."
"No Tred Langston had it when he
was bugler in our company, an' he give
It to me to use in oar veteran camp
he said hi? boys hadn't a sign o' re
spect fer what it had been through, an'
of America, England, Canada and Aus
tralia. They were outclassed."
Hare Is Real Pathos.
One of the most amusing of the Eng
lish contributions to the literature of
the Palma discussion appeared on the
receipt abroad of one of General Spen
cer's letters to the National Rifle Asso
ciation of England. It was as follows:
FROM OUR BISLEY CORRESPOND­
ENT.
Pour months after receiving a polite but
searching letter from Lieutenant Colonel
Crosse, secretary of the National Rifle
Association of England, General Spencer,
after a good deal of polite commonplace
entirely irrelevant, admitted that the bar
rel used by the American team was such
as not to be in accordance with the rules
of the competition and contended that as
no protest had been lodged his team were
in the right. The scene was one of dram
atic and very significant silence while
Oh, General, How Could Youl
Stop for a moment, gentle reader, and
think of that "'silence of scorn, of sad
ness.! ffell ia "Ha aoljtaMu_*lu crwel
V-"KP:?^!SS.,
The
Substitute
By WILL N. HARBIN,
Author of "Abner Daniel," "The
Land of the Changing 8un," "The
North Walk Mystery," Eto.
Copyright, 1903, by HARPER A BROTHERS
CAPTAIN T. E. GREEN, ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST
POLO PLAYERS.
Captain T. E. Green is an Englishman, and his fame as a wlelder of the
polo mallet Is widespread. He will probably be a member of the English team
that is to play at the St. Louis exposition in the fall.
Lord Cheylesmore read the correspond
ence. which was of considerable length.
Not a sound was heard. When he con
cluded by saying that since the corre
spondence spoke for itself no comment
from him
was necessary, subdued ap
plause was heard. When he asked if any
member present desired to say anything,
there was a silence of scorn, of Badness or
of both. There was really nothing to be
said save that conduct of this sort, com
bined with a complete absence of shame
in confessing it after detection, rendered
further competition for the Palma chal
lenge trophy impossible for honorable
used it to call the dogs to go possum
huntin'. He said his gals tied a gruy
ribbon about it an' bung It up on the
wall, but the boys wouldn't let it stay
thar. They treated his canteen Jest as
bad. They toted it about with moon
shine whisky in it till It sprung a
leak, an' then they hung it up on a
tree an' shot more holes in it. I reckon
I am a sight, totln' a reb' flag an'
bugle with a Yankee overcoat on, but
they tell me the war's over."
"I reckon you went through the thick
of it," said the cotton buyer tenta
tively.
"I got as much fight as I cared fer
at Baker's creek," answered the veter
an. -'Our boys was about starved to
death on short rations, an' we had
Jest got hold of a lot o' fresh beef when
we got the call to arms. Our colonel
told us we'd better take some of the
beef with us, an' me 'n' another feller
was a-fillin' our knapsacks when the
feller all at once said to me, 'Look y'
here, Bas, the odds is agin us, an' I
hain't a-goin' to let no bluecoat ketch
me with a passle o' raw beef in my
knapsack,' an* he th'owed the meat
down. I followed suit Jest then, in
all the horlyburly o' gittln' ready, a
man rid in. with a big basket o' pies
to sell us. We wanted the pies an' he
wanted money we didn't have no
wvuey, an' offered to swap beef fer
the pies he refused to trade. Then
we put 'im on his sway backed hogs
an' loaded 'im back and front with
bloody beef an' tol' Im ef he didn't
make tracks we'd shoot at the beef.
But we dldnt have time to eat the
pie* even, fer the thing had begun.
Folks has often axed me what a battle
was like. I couldn't tell you. It Jest
made a sound—ooo—ooo—ooo—like a
harrycane rippln* gullies In the earth
an' sweepln' away trees, rocks, hills,
an' everything In Its track, an' on she
come! I hain't here to lie—I was
scared clean down into my socks.
When they hove into sight round the
hill 1b the sun, I couldn't see nothin'
but a solid bank o' silver. By gum, it
looked like thar was enough bayonet
p'lnts displayed thar to stab all the
flies la the qniverse. I seed our gen
eral about that time he was a-settin'
en bis boss a chawln' tobacco an' spit
tin' over Its head he was as cool as
cucumber looked like be was Jest
tryln' to study what would be the right
thing to do. He was a daisy part In
jun, an' not. afeard o' God Almighty.
Beein' him that a-way made me sorter
ashamed, an' I plunged in. At fust it
come awkward, but in a minute it
wasn't any more'n shootln' at rabbits.
"We plugged away an' laughed an'
knade Jokes an' had a good all round
time as long as It lasted, an' then we
got rattled an' begnn to retreat. I was
Bbj^J&rqugh the left arm an' side, a^'
in
fate! Think, too, of General Spencer's
complete "absence of shame in confess
ing after detection!" The Bisley cor
respondent reminds me of an epigram I
once heard—"Many a man would be a
genius were it not for his point of
view."
NO ENCORE!
Anton Heindl, the musical director,
tells a story of which Thomas Q. Sea
brooke was the victim. It was in a
big New York production. Richard
Carle and Seabrooke, with some one
else, made up a funny trio. Every one
took a hand at writing encore verses,
and the more they wrote the funnier
the verses seemed. About six were
composed, and all the business worked
out with great hilarity.
The opening night came, and the
number began. The second verse was
sung, a
fid two of the trio left the stage,
leaving Seabrooke standing on his
head on a divam, from which he was to
be rescued when his associates were
recalled. But the two original verses
were so bad that there was no encore.
In fixing up the real funny ones every
one had forgotten how tame the orig
inal song was and had thought only of
the music. The result was that Sea
brooke had to remain on his head until
some one could think up a line to go
on and release him.
A YORKSHIRE CATCHER.
Catcher Harry Smith of Pittsburg is
a Yorkshire man. When badly rattled
he relapses into Yorkshire dialect, and
it is intensely funny to hear him
tftUSt.
fell In a ditch. A Yankee run up
a plnted bayonet an' yelled, *Cuss ywi,
come oat o* thar or I'll sboot your
gome o' our boys said I ort to 'a'
cussed 'Im back, but I didn't It Jest
seemed part o' the game to me, an' he",
was wlnnin'. 'You come down after
me,' said I, 'ef you want me.' An' a
couple of 'em did, an' drug me up the
bank. They had ketcbed a few more
of our boys on the wing, an' they driv'
us up in a circle an' put some foreign
guards around us. Every one of us
was cut ur had balls som'ers In lis, but
we sassed them guards about the'r
brogue, an' one thing an' other, till
they was mad enough to kill us. They
give us good treatment—I'll say that
much fer 'en»—an' I liked the'r grub.
They had all sorts o' good stuff in cans.
They patched us up in the hospital an'
finally exchanged us."
"Oh, say," protested Kenner, "that
ain't all, is it?"
"It's all I've got to say today. I've
got to blow a few blasts at the post
office an' stick up the flag." He
stepped to Buckley's desk and leaned
on it "I wish, George, that you was
out our way to make Jeff behave his
self."
"Drinking again?" George asked, with
a smile.
"Yes, an' that ain't all he's got every
moonshiner over thar down on 'im.
He informed on some of 'em while ha
was out o' his head an' now thar's no,
tellln' whar it will end. Somebody shot
at 'im while he was in the field t'other
day—some skunk In the woods, afraid
to show hlsself."
"Thafs pretty bad," said Georgd
sympathetically. "Jeff ought to be
anpre cautious."
(To Be Continued.)
Brutally Tortured.
A case came to light that for per
sistent and unmerciful torture has per
haps never been equaled. Joe Goloblck,
of Colusa, Cal., writes: "For 15 years I'
endured insufferable pain from rheu
matism and nothing relieved me, tbo
I tried everything known. I came across
Electric Bitters, and ifs the greatest
medicine on earth for that trouble. A
few bottles of it completely relieved
and cured me." Just as good for liver
and kidney troubles and general debil
ity. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed
by McDonald Mahood, druggists.
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This refers to tne Iowa Central rail*
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Fifth—You avoid the crowds at the
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Sixth—You aave money by being
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There are many other reaaooe bwt
-*a word to the wise is sufficient."
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tiona and a complete guide to the fair,
free address A. B. Cutts, G. P. T. A*
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JACK MUNR0E RODE
ON A BRAKE BEAM.
When Jack Munroe, rival of Jim Jef
fries for the world's heavyweight cham
pionship, first arrived in San Francisco
five years ago he reached the city from
Butte. Mont., riding on a brake beam.
At that time Munroe was just a big,
husky
Munroe was no millionaire, but hi
had a small fortune consisting all told
of nearly $60. To remain in Butt*
wjthout fights was to consume all that
wealth. So Munroe evolved a plan.
Both he and "Denver Ed" should mi
grate to San Francisco. For the looks
of things and in order to create a fa
vorable impression upon his arrival
"Denver Ed" would travel In a regular
Pullman car. Munroe saw to that. Hla
good -money bought the ticket, and his
forethought supplied "Denver Ed" wjth
some change to buy. dining car meala
and tip the porter.
Satisfied that the pug he was train"
ing- was well provided for, big Munroe
waited a favorable moment and swung
in unc'.ar car and secured a nice front,
seat on a brake beam. Of .course hs
could not perch there night and day fo*
the two days and a half required for
the run. That is why "Denver Ed" beat
bis trainer to town. But Munroe ar—
rived few days later. It required sev
eral different kinds of trains to bring
him to the city, but he got through
without spending a cent for transporta
tion.
The balance of Munroe's sixty dollar
fortune was almost gene, and the cash
was needed to house "Denver Ed" and
let the pugilist make a proper showing
and have a known place to sleep whil#
negotiating for a match.
Again Munroe bestirred himself. It
was not long before he loomed up big
In an Olympic club football suit and
was out for practice with the team. He
was a most faithful attendant at the
training table. Those were glorious
days for the man that had come to town
more than 100 miles cramped up under
a car. His fellow football players mar
veled at the Munroe appetite. It was a
delight to watch the big Butte man at-,
tack his food and take it into camp.
After awhile Munroe disappeared
from San Francisco—whether in or un
der a train is not material. He was
next heard of in Butte as the man who
faced Jeffries for four rounds. He was
given the decision because Jeffries fail
ed to knook him out in that time, ac
cording to the terms of the Jeffries*
theatrical tour offer. That abort stand
at Butte gave Munroe his pugilist!*
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young miner whose only repu­
tation was that he had played on the
then famous Butte football team.
As football had fizzled in the mining
town Munroe happened to turn his
small athletic experience to account in
handling and training "Denver Ed"
Russell. But puristic pickings were
not very good in Montana Just then.
Both men day dreamed of the biff
purses offered sluggers in San Francis
co, and they asked somebody if it wen®
a very long walk to the city by th»
Golden Gate. "Denver Ed" was finan
cially knocked out, and there did not
seem to be anything in sight in thai
part of the country to revive him.
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