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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27

GERTRUDE PCTTER DAM IS.
Chicago Authoress Who Is Bitter En-
envy Of Trusts)
be taken off the market. IA Social
Lion" by Margaret Horton Potter,
now Mrs. John Black, was suppressed
a few weeks after it's publication sew
eral years ago, but was placed on sale
again after she was married.
The anomaly of Mrs. Gertrude Pot
ter Daniels writing novel attacking
trusts when her father assisted in
the organization of the United States
Steel company by turning over his
steel and rolling mill interests to the
agents of j. Pierpont Morgan & Co.
may have something to do with the
withdrawal of "Eshek the Oppressor,"
1t is thought.
One part OF ''Eshek the Oppressor"
to be entirely changed in the new edi-
ton, it is said, is the blowing up of
an oil refinery in Texas by employees
of the trust, termed in the book the
Eastern Petroleum company. An
other feature probably to be much
changed or entirely expurgated is the
resuscitation of the hero, Jarvis Ken
nedy, by means of salt solution, the
ideas of which scene the author is
said to have drawn from the investiga-
tions conducted by Prof. Loeb, of the
University of Chicago.
Jarvis Kennedy, imbued thoroughly
with socialistic doctrines and hatred
of trusts, is taken through a strenu-
Gus lot of events, the first of which is
the stealing of 500 while wander
ing through the city streets, hopeless,
penniless and out of work." to pay his
fare to California, finally becoming the
owner of one of the richest tracts of
oil land in Texas. He prospers. The
fruition of his plans seems almost at
tanned. But suddenly the horizon IS
darkened. The Eastern Petroleum
company, against which Mrs. Daniels
makes her attacks, is rapidly getting
control of the Texas oil field. The
remainder OF the book deals with Jar
Wis Kennedy's candidacy for governor,
and his defeat by the candidate sup
ported by the trust.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27

An advance in the price of kerosene
oil is announced, making the price
13l cents per gallon by the barrel.
This makes an advance of three cents
a gallon since Oct, /.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
ANTITRUST NOVEL.
Chicago WRITER'S --latest Book With
drawn from Market Because 1t
AttackA Combina ton Methods.

Mrs. Gertrude Potter Daniels new
novel, "Eshek the Oppressor," ro-
nance dealing with socialistic and
trust problems, was withdrawn from
the market by the publishers, less
than two hours after 1t was placed on
sale.
The real purpose of calling in the
publication, it is stated by the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, is to expurgate
some of the parts in regard to trusts
which are deemed Objectionable by
the publishers, and to tone down the
socialistic features.
"Eshek the Oppressor" is the second
book by daughters of o. w. Potter to
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
VIII support Her Husband.

The uncommon occurrence is re-
ported from Australia of a woman be-
ing ordered by magistrate to sup
port her husband. The man, it seems,
was an old-age pensioner in receipt OF
six shillings week, and, as his spouse
owned some land, she was made to con-
tribute another six shillings . week
toward his maintenance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27

A bill has been drawn and will be
introduced in the next legislature Gre
ating new county of the north half
of Marin cite county.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27

The state of Vermont rarely changes
Its representatives in either house of
congress. It was, therefore, no sur
prise when the legislature OF the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27
SENATOR DILLINGHAM;.

Reelected to the United States Senaae
by the Legislature of Vermont
for q New Term.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27

Reelected Senator.)
state recently reelected Hon. William
Paul Dillingham; to the United States
senate. Senator Dillingham; has al
ready served two years in the upper
house of the national congress as the
successor of Senator Morrill,, was gov
ernor of Vermont in 18S8-1s90, and had
previously served several terms in
both houses of the state legislature.
His father before him was governor
of the state, and his ancestors on
both sides fought in the colonial wars
and in the revolution. The senator
was born in Waterbury, VT, in 1S43.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-27

First Burglar-How s tricksp
Second Burglar-Can't kick. /
broke into a lawyers house last night.
First Burglar-How much did you
getp
Second Burglar-Not cent; but
then I didn't loose anything. Chicago
News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28

For many years the Swiss govern
ment has been making observations
through its forestry stations on the
temperature of the air, of the trees and
the soil In the forests. These obserya-
lions show that the temperature In the
forests is always below the tempera-
ture outside. The temperature also
varies according to the trees compos-
ing the forests.
A beech forest Is always cooler than
forest of larch. AS to the trunks of
the trees, they are always cooler than
the surrounding air. Regarding the
temperature OF the soil. 1t Is found that
in the forest the temperature is invari-
ably below that of the air. Outside the
forest the soil is always warmer than
the air In summer and colder in win
ter
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28
An Old SuperstItiOn.

curious example of superstition
was made public the other day through
the medium of the law courts of Berlin
A tree growing opposite the gateway o.
farmer was noticed to be witherinf
away and dying. On further lnvestiga
ton it was found that deep hole hat
been bored In 1t, probably by some per
son who wished to kill 1t. AS the tre'
somewhat incommoded the entrance t,
the farmers house, he was charged
with the deed and fined. He, however
appealed to higher court and succeed
ed in proving that the hole had beer
bored by some superstitious person wh'
believed In the old superstition that l.
illness attacks a household it can b.
driven away by "burying" 1t in I,
healthy tree. A hole is bored In thu
tree, and all kinds of medicines arr
buried in the hole, which is then care
fully stopped up amid the singing O.
weird incantations. This could haW
been done by any superstitious person
In the neighborhood, the farmer pointed
out. The Judge acquitted him.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28

Years ago our theaters did not have
the large audiences they now have,
and 1t was common sight to see Il
house of empty benches"
Il was employed at the gallery box
office of one of the theaters," says n
reminiscent Phlladelphlan, land one
stormy evening sold but one ticket,
that to boy about thirteen years of
age, who rushed up to the window and
asked IL thought he could get good
seat. replied that thought he could.
l felt sorry for the little fellow and
wondered how he would feel sitting in
the gallery all by himself. After the
first act was over | was aroused by n
tap ON the window and, upon opening
1t, saw my solitary ticket purchaser
standing there with very sad express
sion on his face.
Mister he said, I'm the only one
up there and It's SO lonesome that
am afraid to stay Won't you give me
another ticket and I'll bring our gang
around tomorrow night to help you
outp
II took the lad to the manager and
explained the situation That boy wit
messed the balance of the performance
from plush covered seat In the front
w."-Phlladelphia Times.
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Two Men ano
A "WidoW"
BY WILSON PARKS
Copyright, 1002, by the
:. =. McClure Comnar

1t was a struggle between Arson Da-
Wis and Caleb Jones as to who should
win the love and the hand of Mary
Doyle. There was rivalry, but no I'll
feeling. When Caleb won the prize, An
son slapped him on the back xnd said:
'All right, Caleb. You are the lucky
man. l don't believe | was ready to
or three years and then marry your
widow"
That's mighty kind of you" answer
ed Caleb. Il have heart trouble and
may not live a year, and the thought
that you'll take my place will make me
die content"
Six months after the marriage Caleb
Jones went down to the city on busi-
ness He had never been drunk In his
life, but he got drunk to celebrate this
occasion. While in a befuddled state
he was carried aboard OF ship bound
for the east, and when his sober senses
returned he was on blue water Mean
while, as he did not return to his vii
lage home, an alarm was raised, and
Ior the space OF three weeks CaleD ng-
ured in the public press and police re-
ports as "mysteriously missing" Then
body was found In the river, identi-
fed as his and shipped home for burial.
Soon after the funeral Arson Davis
called on the widow and said
MARY, | don't know whether Caleb
ever told you about 1t or not, but there
was an understanding between us that
in case he died was to step into his
Shoes
II believe he did mention something
of the kind" replied the relict.
THAT was kind of him and saves any
further explanation. l guess you
thought almost as much of me as you
did of him, but he happened to save
your life from a COW one day while
was out of town. Poor Caleb! We
shall miss him and mourn for him, but
at the end Of the year We'll be mar.
hed"
That settled 1t. The days and weeks
and months went by, and the widow
put off her weeds and Arson bought
his wedding suit. The marriage day
was set, the friends were invited and
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28
The One Thing He Wanted.

One day soon after Aguinaldo's cap
ture and arrival at Manila Genera
Macarthur decided to go to see hin
and find IL he was being rightly treat
ed. At the close of the visit the gen
eral asked Aguinaldo If there was any
thing he would like to have, whether
papers, magazines, clothes, cigars OF
other articles But the prisoner shoot
his head. He said that there was moth
ing at all that he wanted.
Just as the general was about to clos,
the door Aguinaldo's face suddenly
frightened, and the look in his eyer
showed that he was trying to remem
Der some name.
"What is it," asked General MacAr
thur.
''There is just one thing In the world
I want" said Aguinaldo. ST you can
only get 1t for me. 1 have had it but
once in my life, and that was at Hong.
kong. They said 1t was an American
thing and that all Americans had It.
1t is-ice creamw he said with great
enthusiasm.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28

Greyhound puppies have the reputn
ton of being the most mischievous OF
the mischicvous brotherhood of pup
pies. They inherit this to some extent
for n large percentage of greyhounds
when grown up are inveterate thieves
and chicken Killers not from any par
tlcuar vice, but because ut is their ma
ture to-" and they have not the mora
sense which other dogs possess.
The writer recently remarked wher
stopping In country inn that one OF
the greyhounds which were allowed
the run of the house had stolen the but
ter from the breakfast table. "Ah,'
was the reply. 81 reckon he a most live
on that"
1t is considered specially good for
young greyhounds to be boarded out
or walked" when there Is danger OF
oyercrowding at home; but as n higl
authority puts IT, "the list Of their de
linqucncies, including murdered cats
fowls, ducks. torn clothes and home
stead5 laid waste and devastated" may
be made up for by a win at Altcar IL
compensation for the puppies mis-
deeds.-London Spectator
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28

Don't start the summer with lin
gering cough or cold. We all know
what "summer cold" is. Ii is the
hardest kind to cure Often it hangs
on" through the entire season Take
it in hand right now. A few doses of
One Minute Cough Cure will set you
right. Sure cure for coughs, colds,
Group, grip. bronchitis, all throat and
lung troubles. Absolutely safe. Acts
at once. Children like it. zone
Minute Cough Cure is the best cough
medicine / ever used" says j. Ii.
Bowles, Goovetown, N. ii. 81 never
found anything else that acted so
safely and quickly" Geo. M. Shama-
liza.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28
MONEY IN LETTER BOXES.
People Who Try 10 Pay Postage In
Tint Way.


Here are two pennies just turned In
to the superintendent of delivery by
one of the carriers" remarked an OFF,
cial OF the Washington city postoffice
few days ago. The amount Of cash
gathered up by the collectors of mail
is really surprising. Hardly day
passes without certain percentage of
the coin of the realm finding its way
to my desk through the medium of the
street letter boxes.
"It Is hard TO believe, but hundreds
of persons every day in the year drop
unstamped letters In the box with pen
MES to accompany them to cover the
postage. They think the money will
do just as we'll as stamps. But they
are mistaken. All such unstamped let
tiers, If there is no identifying mark on
the envelope, ultimately land In the
dead letter office,
at often happens" added the postal
official, that coins placed In envelopes
for transmission work their way
through the paper. In nine cases out
of ten, even when the money so lost
is no more than a dime, this office Is
notified of the occurrence by the loser,
who requests that he be reimbursed"
Washington Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28
Period of Growth.

Children born between September
and February are, some authorities
state. not so tall as those born in the
summer and spring months, and the
growth of children is much more rapid
from March till August. The extremi-
ties grow rapidly up to the sixteenth
year. then there Is slow growth till
the thirtieth year. The legs chiefly
grow between the tenth and seven
teenth year.
Comparing the general results, 1t ap-
pears that there y , six periods of
growth. The first extends up to the
sixth or eighth year and Is one of very
rapid growth; the second period, from
eleven to fourteen years. growth Is
slow; the third period, from sixteen to
seventeen; the fourth period shows a
slow growth up to the age of thirty for
height, up to fifty for chest girth; the
fifth period is one of rest. from thirty
TO fifty years; the sixth period is char
aeterlzed by decrease in all dimen-
sions of the body.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28
His specialGrace.

yes" said a teacher In south side
school the other day while endeavor-
Ing to explain to her class how the
same word may have different mean
ings, there is more than one kind of
grace Grace may be girls name,
and grace means beauty, too; so that
when we say lady or anything else
is full Of grace we mean that she or 1t
is beautiful In form and in character.
Now. there Is another kind OF grace.
I wonder who can explain what 1t Is.
Freddie. what does your father say
when he sits down to breakfast in the
morningsf"
ooh, gosh, ma, | wish things wasn't
always put on the table so sloppy that
they spoil fellows appetite "-Chi-
cngo Record-Herald.
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COFFEE ADULTERANTS.
The List Runs Through the AIphabe
From A to w,

From TO w.
II all OF the substances that pass
through coffee grinding machine dur
ing the year should be written in al
phabetical order. "a" would begin the
list with acorns, and wv" would end 1t
with NORWOOD, sprouts of which are
sometimes used to give the debased
coffee slight aromatic bitter taste.
Adulteration occurs largely In the
coffee that Is sold In the ground form.
Several coffee berry factories have
been discovered in Europe which were
doing a large and profitable business
by molding an admixture of tanbark.
stove rust, clay, sawdust, chicory,
coffee sediment and coffee meal into
neat berry by the aid of some agglu-
tinant, and these berries were so well
made that the deception was not dis
covered for long time. This produc-
ton had large sale among the lower
classes of Russia and Poland, and,
mixed with the genuine coffee berry,
its sale was quite lively in other parts
of Europe.
Unroasted coffee berries are often
made from oat and rye -four and corn.
meal. The natural aroma of these
grains is destroyed by some process,
and after the proper amount Of coffee
aroma is added the berries are formed
and caused to maintain their shape by
some adhesive substance. The test
usually employed to discover this de-
ception is to place the beans In re-
ceptacle containing warm water, which
will dissolve them in a few hours
| Honolulu Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28

HE HAD RECOVERED FROM HIS SPREE AND
RETURNED FROM CHINA.
the minister was engaged. and another
twentyfour hours would have made
the Widow Jones Mrs Davis, when In
walked Caleb. He had recovered from
his spree and returned from China.
81 wouldn't have blamed you Bit"
he said to the astonished wife when he
learned what was about TO happen. "Of
was all right for you to marry Arson.
| might have written, but somehow ]
never got around to 1t. Sorry to have
made any trouble"
And when Arson Davis heard of the
arrival and came rushing over with his
eyes bulging out Caleb gave him a
hearty handshake and said:
Hope | haven't disappointed you,
Arson. 1t was mighty kind of you to
offer to marry Mary, and I'm glad she
accepted you, but my coming home
knocks 1t all out, of course. Don't feel
hard toward me, old man."
I'm disappointed, of course" replied
hhSo'it put oupPooS VIC gu W put
up with 1t. How's the heart troublef"
lawfully bad"
We'll, maybe you won't last long. 1t
was sort Of mean trick, but remem-
Der that / stand ready to marry Mary
whenever you drop out"
1t was a year before Caleb had any
further adventure, although his heart
trouble grew worse, and the doctors
told him he was liable to drop dead
any day. He went away one day on a
seven mile journey to visit sister, and
while crossing bridge on which a
crowd had gathered to watch the food
the bridge gave way with crash and
thirty-six people were swallowed up In
among the swallowed there could not
be doubt, as half dozen people who
knew him saw him so down. During
the next three weeks most of the bod
les were discovered, and his was among
the number. The widow identified 1t
by a dozen different marks and had
been very particular about 1t, because
Arson Davis had said:
MARY, Of course | shall marry you
when the year is up, and we can't af-
ford to have any more mistakes"
The body was duly buried and the
weeds were put on for the second time.
The tombstone over the grave said
that Caleb was not dead. but only gone
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28

The juice of bananas Is recommended
as one OF the best remedies I'm chronic
bronchitis with insufficient expectora-
ton and marked dyspnGa. A dram
eight or ten times day during the
first days is usually prescribed, and
later the dose can be diminished
The strip is prepared as follows: Cut
the fruit in slices and place them In a
jar; sprinkle with sugar and cover the
jar. which is then enveloped In straw
and placed In cold water, and the latter
is heated to the boiling point. The jar
is then removed, allowed to cool, and
the juice Is poured into little bottles.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28

before. In that the epitaph was partly
right and partly wrong. Had 1t said
that he was not dead, but only gone
down the Ohio river, 1t would have hit
the nail on the head.
For time Arson Davis kept a doubt
in his mind, and the widow never look
ed at Caleb's old boots without won-
derlng IL she could possibly have been
mistaken in her Identification. But as
time went on Caleb's little way of
breaking in upon matrimonial pro-
grammes was forgotten. AS the year
was drawing to close, Arson sug-
gested that date be named. and Mary
named 1t.
1t was to be a quiet wedding this
time, and 1t was to be In the evening,
and two days before the event was TO
come off Arson went up to the Gene
terry and made sure that Caleb was lat
home" and likely to remain there. He
reckoned without his host and only
with tombstone, however. The wild.
ow was dressed for the marriage and
the minister on his way to the house
when Caleb Jones returned for the
second time and calmly announced:
well, Mary. I've got to dlsappoint
you and Arson again. and I'm feeling
mighty mean about It,"
He had gone into the river, sure
enough, but beam had floated him
for twenty miles before he was picked
up by a steamboat. The steamer was
going down the river and in hurry,
and Caleb was finally landed In Gin
cinnati. AS he had got that far he
thought he might as well go farther
and he tramped over three or ft {
western states before setting his face
homeward. The two times widow said
he ought to make up his mind to live
or die and quit making her nervous
over 1t, but of course she was glad he
had come back. With Arson Davis II
was different, however.
mo. Caleb. cannot take your hand"
he said as he drew back. you are
not man of your word. You are not
a man to be depended on. Your dead
body has been twice found, and there
are two graves in which you are lying
and two tombstones telling of your vir.
tues, and yet here you are before usy'
But don't be mad at me, Anson,'
pleaded Caleb.
Il am not mad, but hurt. The in.
Justice of 1t rankles Caleb Jones,
hear me when | say that | Will never,
never marry your widow! I'm sorry
for her, but | owe duty to myself
II you die again, she'll have to go II
alone for all of mer'
"Shoo" said Caleb MS his face
heightened and took on look of sor
row. II didn't suppose you felt like
this about 1t, Arson. But, being vol
do and being as | can't really blame
you. | guess I'll have to stay ut home
and try and outlive Mary"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28
Preserving a. sharks Head.

When biz shark Is taken on board
ship, the skull is usually preserved, the
and 1t is favorlte pastime with sailors
to crawl one after another through the
distended jaws. 1t would be far from
safe to do this, however, when the
head has been but freshly cut off. be-
cause under such conditions the jaws
will snap together fercely for some
time afterward If anything be placed
between them.