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The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
HELEN krLLER.s TOUCH.

Il rarity 0seves ths Dsas anA DaisA 01s4
h fhss Of Esn ans Eyes.
THE delicacy OF Helen kellef's sense
Of touch 10 certainly keen, but its keen.
ness has unquestionabiy been devea-
0ped from merely . normal f0undA-
tion," writes Joseph Edgar Chamber.
lin, Of Helen Keller. the deaf and blind
prodigy, in the May Ladies' Home
Journal. 'She 'hears,' a. abe expresses
it-that n, feels-a football ON the door
Of the room and distinguishes foo<-
falls which differ markedly from oas
another. Last summer. when she was
taking her exercise one day by walking
up and down the veranda, !. was seated
In q chair near the door, and . little
child, barely a year old but aba b
walk freely. came walking lightly sut
upon the veranda. Helen stopped at
once, and coming up to me and touch
ing my lips nsked, Is Marion hefsr
I answered Yes Helen smiled and
said. I thought felt a soft sound
She 10 particularly sensitive to musical
vibrations. She il fond Of holding her
hands against 4 plano when It II being
played, and her face shows keen pleas
ure while she Is thus occupied. She
distinguishes between high chords and
low cnOrus stfuck ON piano, Dut hef
sense Of feeling does not distinguish
between major and minor chords nor
between concordant and discordant
sounds. II Is to be borne In mind that
she has no remainder of hearing what
ever. the drums Of her ears being rup-
tured.
IA great deal has been said and writ.
ten about her power of recognixing
H.
certainly does recognize all her friends
readily by shaking the hand, and
sometimes recognizes at 4 second meet
ing. and some time afterward. . person
whom she has met but once before. I
have studied this accomplishment Of
hers good deal. and am convinced
that she recognizes her acQuaintances
not by the feeling Of the hand, but BY
the slight individual or characteristic
movement or movements OF each per.
son."
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
Say. u. saw s..,on Killed.

Chicago. July .i.-Evldcnce which
might have had nm important effect on
the trial OF Mrs. Anna George OF Can
ton. Ohio. for the murder OF George u.
Saxton. brother.in.law Of President
Mckinley. last October. came to light
tosiay in the Juvenile court.
Russell Hogan. - years old. who
was brought before the court ns Rich
ari Mcknight. declared that he had
witnessed the shooting aud had left
home that night through fear of being
called as u Witness nj the trial
Il was standing right across Lincoln
avenue from Mrs. Aithouse's plnc.. and
saw Mr.. SaNton on the porch and saw
Mrs. George shoot him. ! was afraid
they might do something to me II I
told what ] had seen. 50 left home
and have Travelled all over the country
since then" said the boy. when assured
by Judge Tuihlli that nothing would
happen To him II he told the truth.
Judge Tithill directed that the cas-.
he continued until July 10th. The hoy
Il bright looking and told his story In
mn unns-umlng mnnu.r. He was
brought hcfor" the court ON the charge
OF di,ordcrly conduct.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
nr,an AN An,,.rru., p,,.v,,r

Omaha. N.h.. July 2d.-Nebraska will
hc represented M the antitrust confer.
cncc OF the Civic Federation In Chen
20 10y delegation of men who have
distinguished themselves In state and
national politics: men who have had
much to do with shaping the policy of
polithal parties within the state and
whose influence has been felt In tn.
making of national platform dcciars.
tions.
Governor royn,"r named non.paril.
san delegation. yet the majority of III.
members arc OF the Iprocrni prr.un-
iion. Of III" latter ARE William !.
Bryan. William Vincent Allen. OK .sen.
ntor of the United States: u. u. Suih.
rrlnBd. member OF Congress from the
Fifih congressional district: Frank r.
Hanson. n fusioni-t leader. and A.
Hugh iiipplc. prominent IN the coun-
els ~ the fusionists. Th. Republican.
of III. delegation arc Edward Itox..-
water. editor ~ the Omaha bee mud "a
Republican leader. md IOrrnzo
Ctonnse. formerly member of Congress
and ini'crly governor Of the state.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

II is one of the curiosities OF huinn,i
Justice that man against whom the
most indubitablc evidence OF murder
could be brought might go scot free
through such a clerical error as the
writing OF y wrong given name In the
Indictment. The defendant Becker.
lately on trial In Chicago. made several
confessions Of the murder of his wife I:
bot perhaps the most important point
In his case Just nof turns on the mis-
take made In drawing the Indictment.
The dead woman's name was Theresa
Becker. The Indictment read Elizabeth
Becker. and positive evidence that the
accused man committed the crime
might finally be overthrown by this
slip of the pen. No one but the law
yery really knows why.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
RESULTS OF the conrEarNcE.

Hro00$too ef AIbitsassea The HAal Ad.
The Hague. July 27.-The final act
embodying the results Of the Inter-
national Peace Conference. after enum-
Grating the names and qualifications
OF all the delegates, says:
I'm series Of meetings In which the
above delegates participated, inspired
throughout by the desire to realize In
the highest possible measure the gen
erous views of Its august initintor, the
conference has drawn up for the ap-
proval OF the respective governments
the series of conventions and declara-
tiOns appended:
Convention for the pacific settle
ment Of international disputes.
Convention concerning the laws
and customs OF war on land.
Convention for the adoption of laws
against the use OF nsphyxiating or de-
leterious gases from balloon projectiles.
and for the prohibition OF the use Of
bullets TINT easily expand In the hu-
man body"
The final net contains five express
sions Of opinion. as follows:
"rhe conference considers that limi-
tatlons of the military charges which
greatly to bc desired for the increase
Of the material and moral welfare Of
mankind.
THE conference expresses the opn-
Ion that the question Of the rights and
duties of neutrals should be inscribed
on the program Of n conference to In
he'd mt an early date.
''The conference expresses the Opin-
Ion that questions relative to the type
and cnlibre OF rifles and naval artillery
as examined by 1t should bc the sub
Ject OF study by the different govern
mcnts with view 10 arriving at uni
form solution by u future conference
''The conference expresses the wish
that nn early convention bc called 10
revise the Geneva convention.
'Thc conference has resolved that
questions relating TO the invIolability
OF private property In war ON land
and the bombariment OF towns or vii
lagos In naval war lc reserved for fu-
ture conferences"
The convention was signed by all the
plenary delegates.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
FUNERAL OF lNoERsoLL.
Brief Services Held by John Clark Hid
path-Thc IIsdy Cr-mAte,i.

New York, July 26.-Funcral scrvi-
ces over the body OF Colonel Robert
g. lngersoll We're held at I o'clock
this afternoon nt the home. Dobbs
Ferry. Outside of the members of the
immediate family few were present.
Professor John Clark l;idpath, In.
gcrsoll's intimate friend. read sclcc-
lions from the coloners writings and
there We're tributes to the deceased
Orland l.. Smith delivered n brief cu-
lory and read Ingcrsoll's last poem.
THE Declaration OF the Free"
Tomorrow morning the body VIII bc
taken by special train Ia Fresh Pond.
Long Island and bc crcmated. There
Will bc no pallbcarcrs. When the in
cincration Is completed the members
OF the family viii convey the ashes In
their home in mn urn.
Mrs. lng.rsoll is III this morning. DR.
hudson. her physician. says she has
succumbed To the ccascl.ss vigil she
has kept by her dead husbands side.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
Attacked the stage Villain,

1t Is one OF the pccularitics OF the
audiences in the lower class English
theatcrs that they not only show sym
pathy with the hero but vigorously
hiss the villain. In a mclodrama last
night at a suburban thcater one gallery
god went II step further and threw \
knife at the villain while rerpetrat-
ing a blood-curdling crime. But vice
was still triumphant. The knife miss
cd the villain but hit the conductor OF
the orchestra. inficting severe but
not mortal wound. The knife was
captured. but the enthusiastic play
goer escaped.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

Citizens Of Belgium who neglect or
refuse to vote are promptly arrested.
tried and heavily fined for their I'm
willingness to participate In the poll
tics Of the nation. The Belgian law.
enforced In this country. would cause
. marvellous shaking-up OF serene old
fossils, lofty minded" people who af-
feet to despise politics and men who
never go to the polls when the weather
10 rainy. II would also put new conf
plexion upon the chances OF campaigns
In almost every locality.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

Cash X" is the curious verbal .m
euise under which. for ten years past.
zone generous person. who uses an
Omaha paper as his agency. has given
many thousands of dollars to worthy
people and deserving objects. No one
bu, the editor OF the paper knows who
the hidden philanthropist Is. Yet hap
pily, although Cash X" Is able to
give large sums OF money. he Is only
. type OF many who. In equally self
saacins ways. are offering help and
hope to the needy and the unfortunate.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

A summer resort. established thirty
years ago on temperance and religious
principles, has today as large net in
come as any hotel in this country. The
very restriction from which cynics pre-
dicted failure. have been the secret OF
it, triumph. Young people cannot be
too often reminded that It is by rails
Ing rather than by lowering ones
standard that success Is permanently
won.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

A soldiers widow went the other day
To the Emperor OF Austria to beg thc
granting OF pension to which she was
not, through some tcchnicality. legally
entitled. lie heard her appeal and
granted II. But as she was leaving the
castle some one told her that the EN-
pcror had no, signed his name upon
her written petition. and that thorefors
she must. In spite OF his kind words.
consider II rejected. A, that she burst
into 1T OF weeping. so yehemcntly that
the emperor heard her from his win
dow. and came out to Sc. what was the
matter. On being Informed. he gave
her u thousand rulden from his own
purse. and assured her that her peti-
tion was granted. for. h. added. An
smpcror's word needs not the connr-
nation Of his signature" rs the COM
mon saying has II. His word 1. na
good ~ his bond" II was u little In
eidens. although great to the poor
woman. and great. too. In Its siEnih-
eaace OF = character that is loved BY
Tie people above those Of most other
oovsrsigns.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
st,n Nor. Coun,erfel,..s.

The Secret Service has Just nm.
earthed another band Of counterfeit
ers. and secured n quantity Of bogus
bills. which are very clcverly executed.
Things of great value are always se-
lected for imitation, notably Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which has many
imitators but no equals for disorders
like indigestion. dyspepsia and consti-
patton.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

A St Louis brlde-to-be broke up
wedding by eloping with the best man.
who proved to be the worst fellow in
the crowd
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

Nethuselah probably lived to a ripe
old age Just to spite some girl who
married him for his money.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

II may never be too late to mend. but
. wise mother begins early on her
small boys trousers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
Rarked by Kspusasson.

The Union Pacific has added new. mod
crn equipment to it's service both east
better satisfaction to its patrons than in
the past. II stands without IA rival Rs tho
quickest and most elegant route. with
Accommodations to accommodate all
classes of passengers. Only one night to
Chicago. 81. Louis and 81. Paul and over
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coAat. Ticket once 81 l7th street.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

The lady who horsewhipped Marcus
Mayer has not yet selected the play
In which she will star next season.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

A woman seldom loves her friend
with the same intensity that she hates
her enemies.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

The man with the least money often
carries the biggest purse.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

Laugh q little more at your own
troubles and little less At your neigh
bors.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

Marrying a title is tho dream o
many an heiress.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

A pretty girls mirror indulges in
pleasant reflections.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

The falling of = mans countenance
naturally lowers his face value.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

Matches may be made in heaven. but
love can be made in any old place.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
A Cnlralasanx Exa

CaSralasaag Eye.
- believe Nadge has designs on Mr..
Robinson
''WhyT'
I've noticed her looking at him With
her bargain-counter expression on"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

The darkest cloud, financially speak
tAG. 10 one that has no silver lining.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
nssA. La.sA ~ Ls.,,.

When buying . package Of .'Fauitles.
Starch" aak your grocsr For the book hat
Eoes with II free It will afford you lots
Of Amusement and add to your stock a
kaowledge. All Eroccrs sell Il, ioc.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

Piso's Cure for Consumption 10 the only
cough medicine used Ia my houss.-D. &.
Albright, Niniinburx, Pa, Dec. II, '06.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
Ia Harvest Tssse.

Asny kinds ofpilss itrsins b,ssains eli ps,sssi
carvts casdy caihAstiS. All asusgislA. ioe 3e &c
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
v.s~ss~,a ss..snsasr, C..~.

Paris. July ai-Scnor Mnil.S- Pre-
vosi. junior counsr, for Venezuela.
opened hts sidc ~ the case yesterday.
ur spoke for four hours with marked
effect. going over the historical sidr af
III. question. corrsriing many II kir
Richard Wrl'si"S'~ crrorr nnd present.
Ing several new ansl important facts.
The speaker was often questioned by
the Judges. especially the iwo English.
men. md he gave prompt. clcnr nnd
decisive answers. Ia strong contrast 10
tlsr hs.sitntinx. obscure AMI uncertain
replies NJ kir llichnrd under similar
circumstances.
An excellent rs.risr of innps which
hung on tl,~ wall gr.atty strengthened
thr argument. II showed that the
Americans came armed NJ every point.
Thrse maps arr mainly ti,~ work oe
Mafcus Raker. cart"grapl.~r. United
Htatcs srosostral survey. The Rrtii.h
have hat two rather ordinary ,nal~.
the Anssskana nftern.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

The prisoner claims h. has q mania
for kidnapinK,' Then let him be tried
by jury with mania for life SEN
tenccB."
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

Mr.. Wiasiow's soothisg ayrup.
ror ehiidrea teethng. spfens the gums reduces In
aAnmaiioa. Allays pan cures vind sole. Sc bostis.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

The nrt committee said my fran.
wasn't the regulation style" "welir' 81
got the proper frame. and then they said
II hadn't the right kind OF picture In IT,
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

Nov not too wide Z sWnth. lest. watch.
Ing you.
Some iasier fellow makes his strokes
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

''Thc electric lights went ou, ON our
car" That made IL pieasnnter.' Yes:
but our acquaintances couldn't see that
We were having trolley party"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
HAlcs CaaarvA Care
Il taken internally. Price, 7sc.
3suN Oe rnln.

That. Just like the simpsons.'
then letting their pod 60 dry"
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29
kvvessA leae.s ns-s....y C....s,A

lsslisnapolia. July ai-- GENERAL ksr.
rrtaTy Hhell Of the kpwoeth I.esss~
ard also superintendent of ths lrasss~'s
1herature buScau. Was this iR0fuine
ceeaursd BY tke t,oarsi VI ruatroi fOr
receiving certain royalties whIch dtA
ne4 6eeoA9 - him. lie msde q cls-ah
heease of ~ whsae alfnir and aaId that
- laDso1el aelhlsg AtaAsnsas.
The hsas4 1A ~ ask fss Ne resig.
uolDoa ~ ~ vote q ~ 10 ! 6ertlees1
- - - lhe eAosQs fuHthee. tn
6aog4 oset1sl thel - bn1ea1ea -
Wy1ae ~ esar1 appsenee1 . 80.
g1)o0ge - noee esegeopn y eeAss
~ gssg6Ss essaeel1s yleha . visw =
1ol1o01o eosDGs sdoooo1a1.
The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-29

u the German settlers Ia Brasil VINO
are satreating the faihrriand to raise
he German nag over them think the
4oasos doctrine has been abAndousd
tAay are srisvousiy In error. Your
Uasls San may have laid the Moaros
1ostriss oa the shelf for . niauts
WAiis hs attssds 10 more prsssaae bvsi.
-. bst ~ y ready at aay tias 70
~ Il ~ asl sivs aay Esseesas POW.
- tAes eat kssp IL haaas - tAs
Wesoess eoatlasat . sharp raS ovsr ~
11tsA3s vitA II. This eeetiasss ~
Gooo6o y 0nfeDeaa eeieaiaasisa sess.
- ~ ~ beso ssoDsoe1.
1gsseeaa b = Aavs nasisaaj q.
h1oo90 g esal anl ~ peoluseA n
.nUD1fDo ~ 0Dala lnoee1Al ~ ysas
A1oW ~ g eoal, altAouGA ~ r.
~ rgooose oneuoee1 - a,Soo,ooo
I1 = = tao1sVo1 ~ \ . ~
- onue ~ - - 0ass inossta.
ip o. 80 - -,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
BELIEVES HIM SAFE.
Letter from Capt. Andree Expresses
Confidence that Polar Aeronaut
will be Heard From.

London, Oct 27.-The Times pub
fishes letter from Rear-Admiral Her
bert Campion summarizing a story re-
reived from his nephew, now at Fort
Churchill Hudson bay, which says that
some Eskimo traders up north some time
ago shot two white men supposed to be-
long to the Andree expedition.
Mobile, Ala, Oct. 27.-Eyelyn b. Bald
win, the Arctic explorer and observer in
the United States weather bureau. has
received letter from Capt. Ernst An
dree of Sweden, brother of the polar
aeronaut, expressing confidence in his
conjectures as to his whereabouts. He
said:
MY opinion is that if my brother had
landed anywhere between SO or SS de-
grees north and 70 or 80 degrees west
and $50 degrees west Greenwich merid-
lam we would have heard from him. But
not having heard directly from him as
to having landed | think he must have
come down to the west of $50 degrees
and between S3 or 81 degrees north. AT
the same daily progress made by Nansen
of three miles it would take him two
years to reach the coast of the Parry is
lands and another year before he could
communicate with civilization. My
brother several times expressed his wish
to examine the ocean north Of the Parry
iSIs pdS -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
JELLEFF CHARGED
WITH BURGLARY,
Young Man Of Ripon Held at Fond
du Lac-Once in an
Asylum.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct. 2S.-TSpe,
cial. THE examination Of Stewart Jel-
left of Ripon, charged with burglarizing
the store of e. j. Burnside on the night
of October II, was commenced in JUS
tice Nohl's court Friday afternoon and
continued good portion of today. The
defendant is represented by three we'll
known attorneys. J. FL. McCrory of this
city, J. FL. Rountree of Ripon and Mac
Namara of Montello. District Attorney
Reilly is appearing for the state. E. J.
Burnside was on the stand at the open
ing Of the ease and testified to the
amount of money in the safe on the
night of the robbery, $344.57 When
the young man was arrested $500 was
found on his person. Chief Sullivan
testified to making the arrest and alse
to finding a certificate of deposit on tho
Monticello bank which will play an impor-
tant feature in the case at bar. A Mon
tella man also testified concerning the
deposit check.
Stewart Jelleff is the son of A. G. Jei-
left, a well-known real estate man Of
Ripon, and previous to this time be has
borne good reputation, though he has
acted strange at times. About year
ago he was committed to the Northern
Insane asylum but later was released as
cured. He is an expert electrician and
ON the day Of the robbery resigned his
position with the Ripon Light and Water
company and the day following went to
Montello to accept a like position. 1t
was there he was arrested.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
STATE TEACHERS MEET.
Association will be in This City
December Of, % aud 90.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. %, 1900
The State Teachers association will
hold it's annual meeting in Milwaukee,
December q, IS and %. The Associa
tion of Superintendent and Supervising
Principals will hold its meeting Tuesday,
December %, at 10 a. M, and in the
evening will banquet the faculty of the
Wisconsin university. During the fore
noon of Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day the general meetings of the assecia
ton will take place while the afternoons
will be given to the meeting Of the yari-
Gus sections. They will be in charge of
the following persons: County superin-
tendents, f. w. Bixby, Hammond
grammar and intermediate, w. n. Park
err, Madison; library, Miss L. e. Stearns,
Madison; music, Miss Lucy A. Baker,
Whitewater; normal, Il. A. Harvey,
West Superior. Other meetings will. be
announced later.
The general sessions will be held in
the Grand Avenue Congregational
church and clubrooms of hotels and the
state normal school will be the meeting
place OF the sections.
The headquarters and the reception
will be held at the Plankinton house;
the reception will be given by Manager
King, Wednesday evening, and will be
informal. Thursday evening lecture
will be given by DIR. Arnold Tompkins.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-01
FIRE IN KENOSHA.
Early Morning Blaze Does $4,000
Damage-Started by
lncendiares.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct. 2S.-[Special. l.
The business district Of Kenosha was
visited with a serious fire at 3 o'clock this
morning, entailing a loss Of over $1,000
to three business men of the city. The
fire was undoubtedly of incendiary origin
and was discovered in the rear of
building on Market street owned by John
Monohan and occupied by j. w. Johnson
as a tailor shop. When the fire was dis
covered the building was all in flames.
The department was called out but they
arrived only in time to save the sur
rounding buildings after a hard fight.
The losses are estimated as follows:
John Monohan, cigar dealer loss on build
ing and stock, $500; Patrick Monohan, loss
on building, $500; Herman Moeller, jeweler,
loss on stock $500; J. w. Johnson, tailor,
loss on stock, $1,000 or over; ]. G. Nc
Hugh, harness dealer, loss on stock, $500.
None of the losers carried any insur-
ance except J. w. Johnson, who had
small insurance on his stock.