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The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22

! Victor Hugo's dreamy sketch Of "tb G
United States of Europe" is half a
century old. Andrew Carnegie's de-
claration that Europe must disarm and
unite or be industrially swamped by
the almost disarmed United States of
America puts a new phase on the
French poets prophecy. Hugo saw
Europe united in peace as a benefcient
possibility; Carnegie sees it the only
alternative to a catastrophe that will
cover the continent. The military ex.
penditures Of Europe are now over
l,O5O,OOO,0O0 a year, and steadily
mounting. They have on the average
doubled within thirty years. while Ger.
many's have actually rebled. Car.
negie is surely right in saying that.
with this incubus weighting it down.
states the New York World. Europe
cannot hope to compete with this Re.
public Of peaceful industry. zn
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
Health as a Duty.

A wise man who chose to pose as a
fool once said that health is the pri-
mary duty of life.' Yet the majority
Of us do not consider health a duty.
1t is a gift from God, a piece Of good
luck, what you will. anything but
requirement laid on mankind. We ex-
act Of man that he be kind, that he be
honest. If he is nots either Of these
the more shame TO him; but if he is I'M
healthy we count him unfortunate,
and let it go. 1t would be better to
regard health as a duty. We inherit
some of our trouble, TO be sure, but
nature is on our side. fighting for
health. and most of our illness is
brought about by our own indiscretion.
Let us shoulder the new responsibility.
We should live wisely and temperately
in all things, neither overeat nor over
drink; we should keep away from in
tOxicants, and above all we should not
allow ourselves TO worry about any
thing, because that harms us physl-
cally as well as mentally. We should
regard an act that is likely TO inter.
fere with our well being with as much
adherence as We would a lie or
theft, which is n blow at character
This is the part of wisdom; it is also
the part Of morals. If a man is sick
he will more easily yield to tempta.
ton; all the moral and mental rest
inevitably on the physical, and with
good health to his aid one Is able to
face with fortitude all the various
problems Of life.-Womans Home
Companion. -, ',,r-'.~.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22

London has produced another sen.
satiOnal cause Of death. A man was
killed by the simple inhalation of a
perfume. The perfume was subjected
TO n chemist for analysis, and it was
found that some lavender in the mans
pocket had been strengthened by an
addition Of oil Of almonds which in.
duced nitro-benxoic poisoning. The
cause Of death was manfestly acci.
dental, but it exposed the danger ia
human life which rests in apparently
harmless perfumes.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
GLASS you CANNOT BREAK
May Be Nodded Into Any Form and
Used as a Hammer.

May Be Nodded Into Any Form and
Used as a Hammer.
Louis Kauffeld, a European glass
worker, makes extraordinary claims
for a new kind of glass he has Just dis
covered. 1t is glass Of such nature
that will not break, that can be mold
ed into any desired form, that can bt
hammered without catastrophe-ir
short, a glass that will be as mallea
bic as lead or any other metal. With
an ordinary goblet made Of his new
material he can hammer a nail into Q
tough board. He can bore a hole IL
a glass pane, and then patch it With
another piece of the same kind Of
glass. Coffee pots and tea kettles car
be made of the new substance, ane
will no more crack, even under the
most intense heat, than would steel.
While Kauffeld's process is un
known to anybody except himself he
recently volunteered the information
that the lime and lead that are used
in the manufacture of ordinary glass
do not enter into the composition Of
this. "The secret lies" he said, "in
the chemicals that are used in max
ing this glass and the proportions in
which these chemicals are put into it,
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22

In speaking to the editor Of the Citi-
zen the other day Mr.. Louis P. Shoe
maker, president of the Brightwood
Citizens Association, said:
YOUR PAPER IS CERTAINLY
DOING GOOD WORK FOR THE
SUBURBS AND SUBURBAN PEO-
PIE. IT is A GREAT PITY THE
OTHER PAPERS, TOO, DON'T
DEVOTE SOME SPACE TO OUR
INTERESTS"
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22

A ySSrAal Ssvoled 10 Ne INsSyeSts Sf ~
hestdents Of the subarbs Of Wa'hingtoA
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22
SEA WATER A HEALTH DRINK.
Physicians Say an Occasional Mouth
full of Brine Is Most Salutary,

Physicians Say an Occasional Mouth
full of Brine Is Most Salutary.
While it is fact swallowing Of sea
water does not leave a very pleasant
taste in the mouth, and that some
consider such an experience as the
worst feature Of sea bathing, yet ply
sicians agree that from a physical
standpoint the exercise Of swimming
itself doesn't do you half as much
good as the occasional mouthful OF
brine that you reluctantly imbibe. AS
a sedative sea water is probably un-
equaled 1t helps a sluggish liver and
weak kidneys and has a most salu-
tary effect on a deranged stomach.
AS a complexion beautifer it outdoes
all the drugs and patent medicines
manufactured. Swallowing a mouth
full of sea brine will do more to change
a rough and muddy complexion to a
smooth and healthy one than any
thing your beauty specialist will pre-
scribe.
That yellow complexion, which is
the surest symptom Of chronic bill
liousness, will disappear as will the
cause itself, il the victim while bath
ing swallows plenty of sea water.
Even if we take the sea water cure
we can't all expect to have thin, sat
my skin. But a healthy complexion
nay undoubtedly be obtained by this
simple remedy. The disagreeable
taste may best be removed by drink.
ing lemonade. Whisky is not so good
for that purpose. Surf bathing is uni.
Yesally recognized as Q cure for In.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22

Berlin, frugal even in its benevo.
lences and recognitions, welcomed the
Boer Generals with roaring acclama.
tions, but did not give up much money
to help rebuild their burned farm.
houses. But they showed sympathy
and were in the condition of Brown.
who never saw Jones in trouble with.
out wishing that Smith would help
him out of it.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22

somnia, but the true reason is not so
widely known. Many believe the ben.
eicial effects arise from the excessive
exercise which the surf encourages,
but the bather swallows large quanti
ties of water and that alone induces
sleepiness.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22

No one has amassed millions so rap.
idly as Alfred Belt, the South African
millionaire, who is reputed to be the
wealthlest man in the world. His for,
tune is said to exceed S1,OO0,OOO, 900,
and he has an income sufficient to
make ten new millionalres every year.
The whole Of this colossal fortune was
made within a period OF twenty-five
vpars
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22

The per capita wealth of country
is to be found on paper, not in the
pockets of the people.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29

me 'oo9N' tw enty pounds,
When the House is in session the goose"
is planted on top of marble pedestal at
the right of the Speakers desk. As
soon as the House adjourns or is "resolv-
ed into committee of the whole" the
Mace comes down from the pedestal.
The most terrifying office of the goose,
however, is that of preserving order. At
ter the Speaker has exhausted his good
right arm in rapping with his ivory gavel
for silence, after he has yelled his larynX
raw, calling for "order!' he orders the
sergeant-at-arms to bring forth the awe
inspiring emblem of authority. The SER
geant, generally pretty badly scared him
self, grabs the goose by the throat and
bears down upon the offending member
BY the time he reaches the obstreperous
Congressman's seat, that lip-roaring
statesman, who but moment before was
filling the atmosphere with birthstone,
slides into his chair and becomes meeker
than lamb.
Exactly what would happen to the
member who defied the goose is not def
nitely known. 1t is the general belief
that he would be blasted by Jones' light
wings. Jerry Simpson, the sockless OF
Kansas, who was the last to invoke the
Mace, came nearer destruction than any
other member in history
Take that buzzard awayr' he cried as
the sergeant-at-arms advanced with the
goose" before him.
But Jerry wilted before the sergeant
reached him.
by the authority vested in me by the
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, you are now under arrest" is
what the sergeant-at-arms would say If
the offending member continued in his
defiance. Then, it is said. the disturber
could be summarily fired from the
House.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29
Brief NeuaIter,,s

Building trades of Cincinnati want an
eight-hour day.
James L. Keene. New York. wants To
form rubbsr trust.
Silas C. Graft. surveyor Of the port
OF New York, i dead.
One thousand men representing the
building trades Of Niagara Fails. \. y,
struck FOR an advance Of wages and IN
eight-hour working day.
The contract has been let for the cree
ton Of the monument in Guthrie to the
homa rough rider who was killed IN Cuba
during the Spanish-American war
Lyman J Gage, former Secretary OF
the Treasury. has been elected president
Of the United States Trust Company d
New York. lie succeeds joan Stewart
who resigned on account OF i'll health.
The total value OF merchandise import
ed into Cnba during the year 1901 wa
sol. 5S.t97S. against 1856 65S.Jssl for 1850
and the exports ef merchandise durine
the wear ended Dec. 81. 1901. amounted
10 StS.2TS.3S0, against $sS.9o4. So fos
1900 n
Adot,hus De Wet, aephew OF tne
Boer Gen. De Wet. who was wonndcl
and captured at the battle Of Jae>5slaI
and Who afterwards escaped from Ber-
nluda hy swimming to a schooner l0una
for New York. arrived AZ Gnayaaun
EeRa6or. recently. He spent a few days
in that city and proceeded to Lima. Peru
where he wiI engage IN 4 mining enter
yFlse.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29

IMAM tHdt OA III.
Hill. Having special bent for inter
national law. DR.. Hill in 1896 resigned
the presidency Of Rochester University,
to which he had been elected at the age
Of %. to pursue his studies of internation-
al law and the public law in Europe. Two
years later President Mckinley appoint
cd him Assistant Secretary of State, and
he has remained at that important post
of duty TO the present time.
DR.. Hill is finished social as well as
political diplomatist. He won added LAD
rels by his management If the tour of
Prince Ienry Of Pr-,ssia in the United
States. He managed the commission to
thc peace conference at The Hague, the
first Philippine commission, and the re-
cent PanAmerican Congress in Mexico.
For these he prepared the instructions
to tbs delegates ara had the oversight of
all negotiations. Questions of tariff and
trade relations will bring into play DIR.
Hills thorough knowledge of political
economy and finance. He combines not
only the qualities of an earnest diplomat,
an industrious, painstaking and thorough
going officer of the government, but he
is a man of charming social qualities,
which are so necessary in successful dip
lomatic relations.
In social functions DIR. Hill is ably as
sisted by Mrs. Hill. In social Washing
ton her Tuesday afternoon receptions
have long been brilliant social events.
Mrs. Hill speaks German, French and
Spanish with the same ease as she con-
verses in her native tongue
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29
HIGHER PRICES FOR FOOD.
Fresh Meats of All Kind, Poultry and
Butter Score Advances.


Higher prices for various foods, par
ticularly fresh meats and butter, which
are. regarded in this iourishing country
as necessaries of life, although looked
upon as Injuries in some others, have
not only come, but they are here to stay.
Moreover. according to expectations of
men in the trade, they are likely to 20
higher still in the very near future.
1t is not only beef that has advanced
almost sensationally in price within a
few weeks. Lamb and mutton have gone
up. rs have hog products, and so also
have poultry and butter. Lard has been
advanced l to 3 cents pound within a
few months, and it has become known
that there has been formed some sort of
working agreement between the great
producers, who have held meetings in
western cities to come to understandings
as 70 the conduct of their business profit
ably in view of the gradually advancing
prices al, along the line from hog to lard.
The rise in the price of butter is said
to be chiefly speculative, not as turning
upon any attempt to corner the market,
but owing TO n belief among the dairy
men that Congress will pass the proposed
law prohibiting the manufacture of cleo
margarine.
The advance in the price of poultry is
a sympathetic one, consequent upon the
high beef market The price of beef i'll
the carcass, as the butcher buys it, is
now about 3 cents pound higher than
six months ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29
CONDEMNED in Missouri and Confisca-
ted in New York.


Judge Clarke Of st. Louis has con-
victed and fined heavily number of
grocers for selling baking powders
containing alum.
The week before the Health Depart
ment of New York seized a quantity of
stuff being sod for baking powder
which they found was made from alum
mixed with ground rock, and dumped
II into the river
The Hath Authorities are thus tax
ing effective means to prevent the in
PRODUCTION into our markets of injuri-
Gus substitutes in place OF wholesome
baking powders.
AS alum costs only two cents pound
there is a great temptation for those
manufacturers who make substitutes
and imitation goods to use it, Alum
baking powders can be detected by
the health authorities by chemical an
alysis, but the ordinary housekeeper,
whose assistance in protecting the
health Of the people is important can
not make a chemical examination
She may easily know the alum powders,
however, from the fact that they are
sold at from ten to twenty cents for
a pound can, or that some prize-like q
spoon, OF glass, or piece Of crockery, or
wooden ware-is given with the powder
as an inducement.
AS the people continue to realize the
Importance of this subject and consum-
ers insist on having baking powder Of
established name and character, and as
the health authorities continue their
vigorous crusades, the alum danger
will, it is hoped, finally be driven from
our homes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29
ODD COIN FOUND.
Unearthed in Glacial Clay Fifteen
Feet ReInvx the Surface

Cnearthed In Glacial Clay Fifteen
Feet Below the Surface.
The finding of an ancient Chinese
coin of species pever before seen in
this country, according to the opinions
of the present-day coin experts, has
caused much speculation in Buffalo, es-
pecially among the geological students.
1t was discovered imbedded in the gla-
cial clay at a dept of fifteen feet be-
low the surface by workmen at the
steel plant. c. C. Conkl!ng, the chief
engineer at the plant took charge of
the coin, and he is authority for the
statement as to its location at the time
of discovery. Mr.. Conkling, although
not coin expert, appreciated the ex-
traordinary conditions under which the
copper piece was found and noted its
condition. One edge of the coin was
noticeably worn, and Mr.. Conkling says
this, no doubt, is due to the action of
the water upon it.
The coin somewhat resembles the
. Chinese money of the present day so
far as the shape is concerned. 1t has
the square hole in the center, but The
characters upon it differ slightly from
those of The present Chinese script.
The copper piece was turned over to
J.. j. Albright some months ago, and
it is said Mr.. Albright intends to have
its date learned, if possible. Mr.. Conk-
ling said that the coin was found by
laborers who We're engaged in excava-
ting a space for one of the furnaces at
the steel plant. There seems to be
some question as to whether or not the
coin was Embedded in the clay The
workmen say it was, but there is a
possibility that it was buried in the soft
earth and fell iato the excavation after
the glacial claE had been reached.
However that may be, the coin is ex-
ceptional, and New York experts are
said to be at a loss to classify it.
The geological students of this city
are deeply interested in the coin and
the conditions under which it was
found. If Mr. Albright has no objec-
lions, it is said that an effort will be
made to have the piece sent to China
for any additional information that
may be giyen.-Buffalo Express.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29
News of Minor Note.

1t is proposed to erect $4,000 Meth
odist temple in Ottawa. Kan.
Hail and wind damaged the corn crop
in several Texas counties.
4 bald eagle mcasnring seven feet
ae.oss the wings was shot near Ottawa,
Kan.
Five Kansas City policemen brought
suits s-ainst the city for pay for their
unexpired terms because they were dis
charged without trials. and the Missouri
Supreme Court decided that they We're
not entitled to it.
The earl OF Lytton was married 10 Miss
Pamela Plowden AZ St. Margaret
church. Westminster. Among the pres
ents was a diamond bird OF paradise from
King Edward and Queen Alexandra.
Charles Kratz. another of the men in
dicted for bribery in connection with al
legged corruption in the municipal assem-
bly, in 81. Louis and who was cited 10
appear in court for trial. failed 20 re-
spond.
The body OF man supposed TO he that
Of Holm II. Hayeoek. Of Nesquehoning,
Pa. was washed ashore at Cleveland. A
note book foBad On the body contained
tse name aad address stated. II i
thought 10 be ease of suicide.
The police project Of Moscow. NJ. IRE
pom. had narrow escape from assassin3-
ton. While receiving visitors. a SoT-
erneSs. named A.llags suddenly drew a
revolver. placed its mazzle at the officials
breast and pulled the trigger. The
weapon. however, missed IRE. In he
subsequent excitement the woman tried
10 escape. bat WAS arrested.
Herr Sehleehisz. the botanist, de-
clares .e has discovered an abundance Of
rubber sad Sntsa peVcha trees in German
New Guinea BY this discovery Herr
Schlechter wins the 1900 mark prize
offered by the colonial society for the fist
person to End such trees in the GerEnas
colonies.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29

As evidence of the ruling passion of
jockeys TO keep their eyes open for good
odds well-known9 morse owner tells
this story: lone of my jockeys had
been ailing for weeks. He had tried to
doctor himself without success, and l
suspected that he might be suffering
from some serious stomach trouble. l
told him to go to my physician in
S4th street, DR.. Blank. and see What
he could do for him. ais gave him
money enough for his doctors bill.
Several days later l saw him and /
said:
We'll. what did Or. Blank say about
your case!'
1 did not go to him.
Why not?' | asked.
Wen, sir, when 1 got to his house
his sign read, "Dr. Blank l to ~ and
looking across the street l saw a sign,
"Dr. Dash, u to l." and l picked DIR.
Dash for long shot. He proved win
ner. too. and I'm feeling better al
ready"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29
BILLIARDS. FOLLOW THE HEAT.
Tornadoes and Rain Also Sweep the
West, Carrying Death.

West, Carrying Death.
Death and devastation followed the
path of the mountaineering hot wave
that swept over the middle West. The
elements seemed to be wing to produce
conditions such as April had never cx-
perienced. There was Il tornado in Wis
consin that wrecked scores of barns,
bringing death to one man and fatally
injuring a girl whom the wind carried
several rods through the air and landed
against a fence
While torrential rains were flooding
Wisconsin and portions of Illinois and
Indiana, a blizzard was sweeping over
ne Dakotas, tying up freight trains and
seriously hampering passenger traffic.
The Black Hills reported two-foot
fall of snow, while North Dakota shiv
cred under a white covering a foot in
depth. Western Nebraska and the cat
tie ranges of Montana and Wyoming also
experienced genuine blizzard, the howl
ing wind filing cuts and rayines with
deep snowdrifts.
All over the great lakes the wind blew
n gale, causing untold damage to early
shipping. Many steamers and schooners
were blown ashore at ports of Lake SUI
perior, while in Lake Erie the wind piled
up the ice in such great banks that ships
were unable to cut a way through.
The broad wake of the hot wave
through the middle West was turmoil
and confusion. raging of all kinds and
sizes of weather. The Eruption of the
cold wave from the Rockies produced
varieties of storm in every different see
ton. They were all local. however vio-
lent, and in the next county perhaps the
phenomena were different.
Wisconsin seemed the chosen sporting
ground OF the storm 4 tornado passed
through the village Of Hebron, killing
Gilbert Reed, a hired man, and six head
of cattle, and blowing down two barns.
The wind fattened the tombstones in
the cemetery at Johnson's Greek, in JEFF
ferson County, and picked up a child,
hurting itagainst d fence. At New Rich
mond Arthur Roetger, II years old, was
killed by lightning.
Northern and northwestern Nebraska
shared in the Dakota blizzard. At Chad
ron there was foot of snow OH the level,
and the storm is classed as more disas-
trous for cattle than any of the winter.
Fifteen inenes of snow are reported from
Custer and two feet at Spearfish.
Crops suffered in various States by rea-
son of the floods and sudden changes
from intense heat to freezing cold. Gen
orally. however, the weather bureau ex-
Derts reported that the benefit derived
from the rains was greater than the
damage 20 crops. Kansas particularly
rejoiccd i'll the general rains that fell.
The rainfall was not sufficient to soak
the ground, but it gave new life TO the
growing crops chat had been threatened
by drouth.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-04-29
CROP CONDITIONS ARE BETTER.
General Improvement Observed in
Most States

Most States.
The 4egular weekly crop report of the
weather bureau was compiled before the
sweeping changes of weather throughout
the West and central West were report
ed 1t says:
The week ending OH April II was
warmer than the average in the Pacific
coast and Rocky Mountain regions, IN
the Missouri valley, and the northern
districts to the eastward; it was too cool
in the middle Atlantic and Southern
States and decidedly dry over the great
er part of the central valleys and mf.-
die Atlantic States. Rain is badly ned
cd throughout the Rocky M6untaiP dis
| tricts and central valleys and would
prove beneficial in the middle Atlantic
| States. while excess of moisture has him
dered farm work in portions of the cen
ira. Gulf States.
| The latter part of the week was mark
ed by abnormally high temperatures IN
| Kansas and Nebraska. intensifying the
| drought conditions in those States. The
general weather conditions, although not
conducive TO rapid advance of vegeta-
| ton, were favorable for farming opera
| tons in nearly all parts of the country.
| The progress of corn planting has been
rather slow, except in Missouri and the
| Southern States, this Wort ICING about
| finished in the central sld me west quiz
| districts A large lcrelge o. ground IS
prepared for planting in the States OF
| the central valleys, and some planting
| has been done in southern Illinois, but
none elsewhere northward of the Ohio.
| The early planted is coming up in south
ern Kansas, where cultivation has be-
gun.
! Winter wheat has continued to make
slow growth. and on the whole is in less
promising condition in the principal Vim
| ter wheat States of the central valley
than at the close of the previous week
Moisture and milder temperatures are
| generally needed for this crop throughout
these districts and also in the middle At
lantic States. The outlook in California
| continues promising and the crop has ex-
perienced improvement on the north Pa
| cific coast.
| The termination of early sown spring
wheat over the southern portion of the
spring wheat region has been slow, and
seeding has been retarded by freezing in
| North Dakota. The Red River valley
lands in Minnesota are drying nicely ana
| seeding began on the 10Th. Some re-
| seeding will be necessary in Minnesota as
/ a result Of the dust storm Of April III
and H. Seeding has progressed favora-
| bly, on the north Pacific coast.