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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
The Red Flag.

The red button and the red flag have
been the emblem of labor and revolu-
tion for more than 5000 years. In the
ancient world the favorite colors of the
aristocracy were white and azure blue,
while red was plebeian. Minerva and
Ceres, the goddesses of labor and agri-
culture, were always represented as
dressed In flaming red, and the ban
ners of the Greek and Roman trade
unions were of the same color. The red
flag nowhere In antiquity meant feroc-
ity and slaughter,-but rather typified
the fact that all mon. whether slaves
or masters, had In their veins the same
blood and In their nature the same hu-
manity.
But In the frequent servile wars Of
Italy and Greece the red flag gradually
became the emblem not OF labor, but of
revolt. At one time when the rebel
lious slaves and gladiators under Spar
tacus defeated three Roman armies the
red flag was on the point Of supplant-
Ing the eagle In the imperial city Itself
1t Is related that the labor soldiers
were so fanatically devoted to their
flag that 1t was the custom of their
generals when In battle to hurl 1t far
into the enemg's ranks and so compel
Its devotees to rush forward and recov-
er it.-New York Post.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10

why, here is an item from a West
ern paper which asserts that a. recent
local election in Colorado, where, as
you may know, equal suffrage rights
prevail, the tellers found dozen OF
more cookery recipes in a ballot-box." !"
'They were voted by mistake, I'm
sure" returned Mrs. Professor, stoutly
They ought to count just the same.
Tuesday is an awfully busy day, any
way. And am just as sure as care
to be that when men first began to 60
to the pools they made mistakes in the
ticket toop'
The professors eyes twinkled behind
his paper, but he replied with the per
feet gravity of one who has been thrice
refined in domestic fires, "Withort
doubt, my dear"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
MRS. HoNsELMAN MONTICELLO BUILT IN 1s45

place with andirons and crane for
cooking, all just as the settlers had
them when Illinois was still frontier
State.
Mrs. Honselman Is as remarkable as
her home. Ninety-fiye years old, she
still does all the work of the house.
She prepares the meals for herself, two
sons and a grandson and seems as well
and strong as the average woman of
80. Her two sons have fruit farm
Just outside Of Monticello and could
provide a much better home for their
mother than the cabin, but she wants
to stay where she has lived so long and
so they all live there, in the style Of
fifty-five years ago. Rich business
blocks have grown up around the
cabin.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
Fremopt,s Ride.


A pretty story is told Of how John G..
Fremont informed his wife of the joy
full news of his election as senator of
California in 1850. The balloting of the
delegates took place in San Jose, and
Mrs. Fremont was at Monterey, and as
a season of heavy rains was on there
was but little prospect that her keen
desire to know the result would find
Immediate qualification. Before a blaz-
ing fire that night sat Fremont's wife,
her fingers for the first time fashioning
q dress for herself on the trustworthy
outlines of one that had been ripped up
for the purpose. Her little daughter
had been put to bed, and her compan-
ions for the evening were the Austria
lian woman who had replaced her two
Indian servitors and her baby playing
on the bearskin rug near the fire.
Besides the voice Of the woman and
an occasional chirrup from the baby
she heard nothing but the storm with
out till the door opened and a man.
dripping with rain, stood on the thresh-
old and asked In consideration of his
sorry plight II he might enter. 1t was
Fremont. He had torn himself away
from his idollzing followers and ridden
out into the darkness and storm to tell
his wife, 20 miles away. that he had
been elected to the United States SEN
ate. Though 1t was late In the night
when he reached Monterey. he was in
the saddle again before dawn and on
his way back to San Jose, making in
all ride of 140 mlles.-.Argonaut.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
WHERE COLORS COME FROM
Africa Has Bird Whose Plumage
VIII Not "Wash."


'The man who devotes his life to the
study of color in all its remarkable
phases occasionally comes across some
queer facts" recently said the senior
partner of well known firm of artists
color men. THE printing of newspa-
per color supplement sets thousands or
unsupported toilers in motion The nat
ural earth Of Sienna and Umbria, In It.
ally. produces the raw eolors. and the
same material fused the familiar burnt
sienna and burnt umber.' Turkey red
comes from the Indian madder plant.
'Carmine' and the lakes are squeezed
cochineal. 'Sepia' is, of course. taken
from the cuttlefish. 'Gamboge' Is the
yellow sap of n Siamese tree. Ultra
marine is, or should be. made from the
priceless lapis laZuli, while 'prussian
blue which was stumbled upon by ac-
cident, is the burnt product of horses
hoofs and impure potassium carbonate.
India ink is made in China. blue
black Is the charcoal of the vine stalk
and blister Is made from ordinary
wood ashes.
tinguishing feature Of india ink is its
refusal to run when subsequently Gov
cred with tinted washes. 1t Is what the
diapers call fast color, and for this
reason is exclusively employed by en-
gineers, craftsmen and others.
"Most persons imagine that all nat
ural colors, such as those of birds
plumage. are fast This is erroneous.
The we'll known African touraco (plan-
tain eater) is case in point. If this
bird is caught in n shower of rain, the
brilliant crimson found in his plumage
will run leaving the erstwhile GRIM
son feathers species of dirty white,
notwithstanding that his green feath-
ers will remain perfectly fast Inquiry
into this curious running trait reveals
a marvellous provision of nature. A
careful analysis of the crimson feath-
ers shows that the brilliant coloring Is
due to the presence of large quantity
of copper Fiber and Fabric.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10

coming inhabitants of the new colonies
of Peru and Chile. The object of these
laws was frankly stated as the preser.
vation of the new countries from the
strife and trouble which would certain
ly follow their advent. Up to 1871
there were statutes in force which pro
hibited lawyers from sitting in the
British House of Commons, but they
had long become obsolete and were re-
pealed in that year.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10

mediums. The fortune thus made was
squandered by DR.. Canning Woodruff
Mrs. Woodruff left him and married
Col. James II. Blood. The two sisters
now began agitation for women's
rights, suppression of population and
other programs which brought them
into i'll favor. They left America for
for England early In the '90s. Miss
Clafiin married the wealthy Sir Fran
els Cook, and her sister took a third
husband in the person of a rich stock
broker.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
SETTLERS CABIN STILL STANDS
Built of Logs in 1S45, 1t Shelters To-
day Its First Occupant.

A quarter of block from the Piatt
County Courthouse in Monticello, ILL.,,
In the center of a bustling city of 5000
people stands quaint old log cabin.
1t was built when there were but three
houses in the town and is to-day the
home of a woman who moved into 1t
while wolves and bears were plentiful
In the wilderness around.
The cabin was built in 1S45. Aunt
Anna Honselman lives in it and 1t has
been her home since 1S47. All the
furniture Is the same as when she
moved In. There is bed with cords In
place of spring mattress, an open fire.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10

A successful advertiser who has used
most of the methods of publicity has
written to an advertising periodical that
he would choose single newspaper In
a community for his business an
nouncements In preference to all the
other means of advertising combined.
Nearly every method is good, but only
as an adjunct to newspaper advertis-
Ing" he said. People take up news
paper for the distinct purpose of read
ing, and therefore, with minds In an
impressionable state. They read adver-
tising not by accident, and not when
their minds are otherwise employed
If the advertiser can say anything to
interest them they can remember 1t.
The newspaper columns are the places
where people look for such information
as the advertiser should be able to
give"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
The Straight Ticket.

The professors eyes twinkled above
his evening paper. "My dear" he said
to his wife, 81 fear that habit is strong
er than principle with you suffragists."
"What do you mean?" demanded Mrs
Professor.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
The Tonaz.

The word topaz comes from the
Greek verb sgnifying to guess. The
jewel was brought from the east and
reported to have come from an island,
and men guessed at the location of the
isle which produced such beautiful
gems.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
I.awxers Barrcd from These Countries

Lawyers Barred from These Countries
When Yucatan was first colonized by
the Spaniards Charles ", in the ordin-
ance which accompanied the appoint
ment of the first Governor, explicitly
stated that no lawyers were to be per-
mitted to land from Spain or anywhere
else. This law was dated 1926. Three
years later an equally stringent pro
vision was made against lawyers be-
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10

A. Boston merchant probably ex-
presses the views of most business
men who have had a large experience
as advertisers In saying: my idea is
ways as possible. | have used all
forms of publicity, some of which did
not pay except as part of my scheme.
| rely first and mainly on newspaper
advertising, and regard all other kinds
as merely supplementary"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10

A.
of
him
publican these elections previous his received
opposition Speaker House
during the first the Civil War When he entered Congress 1851
chairman
the important committee territories In 1894 chosen the
purat with plurality of the candidate for
n
he g.
president
tonaa and
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10

"The advertisement of the future will
be one that will leave out any Idea of
being funny or catchy" says an ad-
vertising expert. 1T will tell store
news plainly, clearly, honestly. When
it talks about goods 1t will tell some
thing about them" Store news is very
much like any other kind of news.
Newspaper readers do not confine their
attention to funny or catchy" stories,
and there is no reason to believe that
they are constantly ON the lookout for
humor in "ads." "Ads' as well as
news stories are read for the informa-
tion they contain.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10

Retribution is slow but sure: The
gooseberry, made up of part grit and
part sand, is becoming a rare product
and may be wiped out of existence.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
LADY FRANCIS COOK.

Former Tennessee C1nfiin One of the
Richest Widows In England.
Lady Francis Cook, whose husband,
the rich shawl importer and ware
houseman, has died in London, is one
of the wealthiest widows In England
She was formerly Miss Tennessee
Glailin, of New York, the sister of Vic
toria Woodruff The two women were
born in Homer, Ohio, of poor parents
They were pretty, witty and talented
and began TO earn their living as spirit
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
A Forehanded Lover.

"Shan't we elope, GeorgeY'
"Yes-if you think 1t will please your
father. Financially I'm not prepared
to get him down OIL me-"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-05-10
A WelI-Earned Reward.

angelina, you are so extraordinarily
popular"
"Well, dear me, don't l nearly kill
myself trying to be agreeable to every
bodyT
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15
COULDN'T WEAR SHOES.

Sumpter, ILL.,, June 10.-Mrs. j. B.
Flanagan, of this place, had suffered
with Dropsy for fifteen years. She
was so very bad that for the last
three years, she has not been able to
wear her shoes. She had doctored all
the time, but was gradually getting
worse.
Last winter Mr.. Flanagan, who was
very much discouraged, called for
some medicine at Mr.. j. j. Dale's drug
store in Carmi. Mr.. Dale persuaded
him to have his wife try Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and he bought six boxes. His
wife used five out of the six, befere
she was entirely cured. She is now as
sound and well as ever she was, com
pletely restored to health, and free
from any symptom whatever Of
Dropsy.
To say that Mrs. Flanagan is pleased
at her wonderful deliverance, does not
half express her feelings, and she
and Mr.. Flanagan are loud in their
praises of Dodd's Kidney Pills, and of
Mr.. Dale for recommending this won
derful remedy to them.
The fact that Dodd's Kidney Pills
cured Mrs. Flanagan of such severe
case of Dropsy, after the doctors had
given her up, has made them the most
talked-of remedy ever known in White
County.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15
THE CUBAN SITUATION.
Compliance with the PIntt Amend
ment Must Be the Out
come.

The new hitch in the Cuban case is
to be regretted, but it has been
brought about by the Cubans them
selves, and doubtless will soon be re-
moved by them. In the acceptance of
the Platt amendment by the Havana
constitutional convention there was
an addenda which gives a different in
terpre citation to one or two of the pro-
visions of the amendment than the
letter of that measure will permit.
The visiting delegation of Cubans mis-
understood Secretary Root in his eX-
PLANTATION of some of the provisions of
the Platt terms, and their notion got
into the proceedings of the convention
at the time the terms were accepted.
They evidently supposed that the pres
ident and the secretary or war intend
ed to remove some of the rigors of the
stipulations as set forth in the amend
ment, and they gave this idea to their
colleagues in the convention. In this
way the constitution trainers obtained
an erroneous view of the situa ton, and
this is reflected in their acceptance of
the terms.
What the Cubans have been told
now by Secretary Root is that the
Platt amendment will have to be &C
copied az it stands. Neither the presi-
dent nor the secretary of war has any
authority to alter it in the slightest
degree. Their relation to it is to en-
force it according to it's obvious letter.
The function of interDretinp the
amendment if there be any doubt as
to its exact meaning rests with the
courts. Congress has the authority
of making the terms and has the pow
er to change them in either direction
if it chooses. Congress is the only
power which can do this. The func-
ton of the executive is to execute the
laws according to their letter, or APP
parent letter, and if there be any need
for an Interpretation of them so IS to
clear up any doubt as to their exact
meaning that work will have to be
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15
AGUINALDO A TRAITOR.
Secret Archives Captured in LUKnn
Tell the Story of His
Perfdy,

Murat Halstead has made an anal
ysis of the Filipino archives captured
when Aguinaldo and his cabinet fled
from Malolos in the spring of 1889.
The result of this study is a revela-
ton of Aguinaldo's character that
places him before the American pub
lie in an entirely new light. Among
the documents captured were many
of Aguinaldo's private papers and let
tiers from the Spanish authorities in
Manila, written after Dewey's vic
tory and before the capture of the
city. There are the minutes of the
so-called Filipino republic, proclama-
tons, private instructions and Off
cial reports.
These various papers prove from
Filipino sources that Aguinaldo plot
ted treachery against the United
States and in favor of Spain before
the fall of Manila, that he was in
correspondence with the Spanish
Gen. Augustin. There are letters
proving that Aguinaldo wrote after
the battle of Manila and before the
dPbulC VI NhC SliJ tIoO III hoNt tIiS
hope of preserving from the ship
wreck the sovereignty of Spain in
these islands" 1nat is the kind of an
ally he was of the United States.
There are letters showing that
while the American troops and Fill
ipino forces wer laying siege to Ma
Mia, the Spanish army inside the
city was supplied with fresh meat
through the Filipino lines on passes
signed by Aguinaldo.
There is a letter from Aguinaldo to
the Spanish governor general ex-
pressing wish to enter into ''con-
tract" for mutual advantages, and the
letter was written on the day. that
Admiral Dewey supplied Aguinaldo
with 1000 guns to be used against the
Spaniards.
Documents signed by Aguinaldo
weeks before the insurrection broke
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

In 1879 only four British boroughs
paid over a shilling in the pound in
education rates. To-day more than
40 do so.
Prof. John Bascom, professor of
political economy at Williams col
lege, has been retired for age. He
was graduated from Williams with
the class of 40. He was president
of the University of Wisconsin be-
fore he joined the faculty of Williams
in 1881, and is the author of several
religious, philosophical and economic
works.
Henry Stephen Redfeld, professor
of practice and procedure in the law
school of Cornell university, has ten
dered his resignation as a member of
that faculty. He has accepted
place in the College Of Law of Co.
lumbia university. He is a graduate
of Amherst, and before his connec-
ton with Cornell was ansattorney in
Elmira. n. Y.
DIR. Emo Littmann, of Oldenburg,
Germany, has been called to Prince
ton university to o1ier courses in
Semitic languages and also to take
charge of the Garrett collection of
Semitic manuscripts. He will pc
ranked as an instructor in the uni
versity and as member of the libra
nv staff. DIR. Littmann is one of tho
very few scholars in Europe who un-
derstand Abyssinian.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15
THE EAST.

During the week ended on the 18th
the exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States aggre-
gated So, 666, OO1, 1872, against $1,625,O6 H.
1888 the previous week. The increase
compared with the corresponding
week of last year was COL.
In the United States there were 1853
business failures in the seven days
ended ON the 18th, against IA the week
previous and 1874 the corresponding pc
riod of 1900.
In New York Gen. Grant declared
that Aguinaldo should be sent to the
rock pile.
In the National league the percent
ages of the baseball clubs for the
week ended on the 9th were: New
York. .613; Pittsburgh, .552; Cincin-
natl, 81; Philadelphia, .513; Brook
lvn, 500; ST. Louis, .4S7; Boston, .419;
Chicago, .375.
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the American association for
the week ended on the 9th were:
Chicago, 667; Washington, .5s1; De-
troit, $40; Boston, .531; Baltimore,
SIG; Philadelphia, .472; Milwaukee,
$40; Cleveland, .305.
In 25-foot boat Capt. Howard
Blackburn left Gloucester, Mass, for
Lisbon, Portugal.
By the upsetting of boat three
girls were drowned near Philadel-
phia.
At vestal, N. Y, a collision of
| freight trains exploded dynamite in
one of the cars and killed five men
and blew both trains to atoms.
Maj. w. H. Daily, chief surgeon of
volunteers during the Spanish war,
committed suicide at Pittsburgh. He
started the embalmed beef inquiry.
Near Chelmsford Center, Mass, the
headless body of young woman
| was found.
The Cuban colonies in New York
and Washington warned Cuban con-
stitutional convention to act quickly
on the Platt amendment, as the in
dependence of the island was at
stake.
| The eminent marine and landscape
painter, Edward Moran, died in New
York, aged 81 years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15

out on February 3, 1899, gave mi
mute directions for the assassination
of American sentries while profess
ing to be on friendly terms.
The captured archives also furnish
the details of the agreement under
which Aguinaldo for cash payment
of 100000 pesos agreed to drop the
rebellion against Spanish authority
i'll 1897. The money was paid to
Aguinaldo, and with cabinet officers
he proceeded to Lingayan, where the
entire party boarded a Spanish mer-
chant steamer and were taken to
Hong-Kong.
More than this, the programme was
so arranged that it was not until
Aguinaldo was ready to sail that he
telegraphed orders to his generals to
lay down their arms and sure nder
their forces. Chicago Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15
The News Condemned.

Two cases of leprosy, according to
DR.. H. Johnson, of Poysippi, have been
discovered at Tustin. A mother and
daughter are said to be afflicted.
AS a result of the biennial conference
of the eastern synod of the Norwegian
Lutheran church Wisconsin may get
three more Lutheran academies.
Twelve cars of freight train were
wrecked on account of a broken jour
nal north of Superior Junction.
John A. Johnson, of Madison, we'll
known Scandinavian manufacturer, of
the firm of Fuller & johnson and the
Gisholt Machine company, has had his
name changed to John A. Johnson Gis-
holt.
Commencement week at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin will begin Sun
day, June 16, and the exercises will
last until the following Thursday.
State Fish and Game Warden Henry
Overlook has discovered that owing
to a lack of funds he will be able to
keep only seven or eight deputies at
work from now until September.
Fire in the r. Conner company's
mill wards at Auburndale caused a
loss of about $1,000.
Frank Charles, of Eau Claire, a
bridgebuiider working on a bridge
across Spokane river in Washingto
slipped from a. trestle and plunged
headlong 65 feet to the ground and was
killed.
The plant of the Milwaukee Steel
Casting company was damaged by
fire to the amount of $4,000.
A little son of j. p. Van Hoosier, of
Pine Grove, had both hands blown off
by an explosion of torpedo.
A tornado at Prentice tore up
fences and telegraph poles, destroyed
the Swedish church, wrecked store
fronts and damaged many dwellings.
Owing to the exceedingly low water
in the Mississippi many of the raft
boats are obliged to lay up at La Crosse
until a rise comes.
Fred Derricks, recently proprietor of
the Wagner house, committed suicide
by hanging himself in Racine. De-
spondency caused by financial reverses
was the cause for the act.
Frederick Derrick, one of the best
known business men of Racine, tom-
mitted suicide by hanging himself.
No cause is known for the deed.
In runaway accident in La Crosse
Angelina Levi, Mary Pinkie and Anna
Berlina were seriously injured.
The governor has been asked to par
don William Fuller, of Waukesha, who
is serving life sentence in the state
prison for the murder of Andrew Nell
son and wife at Black Earth, three
years ago.
John Lamont and Andrew Somzak,
tro miners at Iron Belt, were buried
beneath large fall of ground at the
| Atlantic mine and killed.
The strike in the Simmons foundry
at Kenosha has been settled and 200
men have returned to work.
Daniel Brett, farmer in Green Bay,
bought a Chicago saloon, which he
found covered with mortgages,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-15
A GLORIOUS SIGHT.
Fields of Wheat in Which the Stocks
Were So Thick 1t Was Impossible
to Drive Between Them.

To the Editor:
A gentleman from Duluth made q
trip through a portion of Western
Canada last summer, and writing of
what he saw, says:
wheat, for instance, will average
twenty-five or thirty bushels to the
acre. | saw shocks so thick in the
field that it would be almost impossi-
BILE to drive between them. Winters,
it is said, are longer than near Duluth.
but the Japan current, warm chinook
winds and dry atmosphere make the
winters comparatively mild"
Thousands of such testimonies are
to be had from settlers who have
taken advantage of the low-priced
lands of Western Canada. During the
present year new districts will be
opened up in the Saskatchewan Val
ley, and advantage should be taken of
this at once. Information can be had
from any agent of the Government,
whose advertisement appears else
where in your columns.
Yours truly,
OLD READER