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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
Manx Humor.

Even narrow mindedness has it's
humorous side. "He's nice enough"
said an old farmer, stanch church
man of the Isle of Man, speaking
of an acquaintance, 'Fbut he's a
Methodist-not that he's on the
plan at all, but he's next door to
it."
The degrees of comparison sug-
gested here are delicious. The old
fellow had no intention of being
amusing, yet was not by any means
destitute Of humor, as the following
advice, full of worldly wisdom,
which he gave to a peddler and local
preacher, will testify.
81 was tellin' him." said he, with
twinkle in his gray eyes, people
would be thinkin' far more of him
and his things if he joined the
church, and maybe the bishop him
self would buy something" -Satur-
day Review.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20

Madison, Nov. 13.-George w.
Bacon, a farmer livingat Cataract
near Sparta, committed suicide
in his room at the Capital house
last night, using the gas jets.
The odor ofgas was detected COM
ing from his room about $50
o'clock this morning and the
police station was notified. The
door was forced open and Bacon
was discovered partially un-
dressed on the bed. He had
been dead but a short time. The
body was still warm. Bacon
registered at the Capital house
Tuesday evening as G.. M. Smith
of Tomah, and paid for his lodg-
ings and breakfast in advance.
Last night he ordered supper
brought to his room, and when
the clerk went up he stated that
he was sick but did not need a
physician. He feft directions
for disposing of his body.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
A British Trim nh.

Zone Of our trade secrets has remained
undiscovered by the Americans-viz. how
to produce xylonite pingpong balls abSo-
lutely round. English Daily Paper.]
While the Yankees are stealing our trade
by degrees
And are boasting Of swapping us out as
they please
It's comfort to hear
That in one little sphere
Our benighted old country is holding her
own
BY the help of secret to others unknown.
They may capture our markets for iron
and STEEL
They may swallow our ships in a Nor
ganite deal;
They may show us how rotten
Our lead is in cotton.
May send US their linen their hemp and
their shoes.
And their writing machines they may
force US to use:
They may keep us in maize and may
flood US with wheat;
They may beat our poor farmers with
fruit or with meat.
For. indeed. it's tremendous
What treasures they send us.
And yet we have beaten them clean out
of time
In way l extol in this jubilant rhyme.
Let our principal industries totter and
fall.
For the world Is we'll lost for celluloid
ball.
And our flag it shall wave
Ger the free and the brave
Just as long as guard a secret pro
found
How it is we can turn table tennis balls
round!
London Chronicle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
Thousands Have Been Sold.

The Milwaukee Sentinel has ar
ranged with the manufacturers of
the Porcelain Plaques. to furnish a
handsome gilt frame for each and
every plaque without additional cost
excepting expense OF express and
delivery.
If you are at present subscriber
to the Sentinel, you can assure a
plaque, by sending photograph with
30 per cent to pay expense OF express
and delivery.
IT you are not subscriber to the
Sentinel, you can secure the plaque,
reproduced from any photograph
sent us, bv subscribing for the Sen
the. tcr ,hree months, and sending
80 cents in addition o pay expense
of express and delivery of photo
graph and plaque.
We guarantees to return photo
graph with plaque within thirty
DAYS after order has been received.
The plaque is guaranteed to be an
exact likeness of the photograph
furnished and will never fade.
Address all communications to
Circulate Department,
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
Held for ManS1auOhter,

Ashland, Wis, Nov. 14.-John
McFarlane was this afternoon
bound over to the circuit court
on, a charge of manslaughter,
Judge Mcleod having had the
ase.under advisement for sever
al days. McF'arlane is accused
of the murder of his stepdaught-
err, Miss Myrtle Boyle 1t seems
from the evidence introduced at
the preliminary hearing that
McFarlane and his wife had an
alteration of some kind and that
McFarlane threw a lamp at his
wife. Mrs. McF'arlane's daught-
er, Miss Boyle, interposed and
was struck by the lamp. Her
clothing caught fire and she was
so badly burned that she died
shortly after being taken to the
hospital. The most important
testimony introduced at the hear
ing. was the statements of Miss
Boyle while she was being taken
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
LENT BOOKS TO CARNEGIE.
Uronmaster VIII Erect Statue to
Colonel Anderson.

Tronmaster VIII Erect Statue to
Colonel Anderson.
Colonel James Anderson. Allegheny's
first ironmaster. will have a statue
erected in his honor. says a special dis
patch from Pittsburg to the New York
World. 1t was in 1853 that Colonel
Anderson built his mansion in Allie
gheny and placed 400 books in his libra
ry. He invited the working boys to
come and borrow books. which he loan
ed out in two weeks stretches Andrew
Carnegie was among the readers, and so
was Henry G. Phipps. his partner. Mr..
Carnegie recently gave Chester French.
the sculptor, an order to design a monu-
ment to cost $4,000 to Colonel Ander-
son.
This design has been placed in the
Allegheny library, and arrangements
will be made for the erection of the
statue. 1t was this act of Colonel An
derson. Mr.. Carnegie said, that made
him resolve if he should ever have sur
plus wealth to devote it to the extension
Of free libraries.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
FATHER OF ARBOR DAY.
School Day Stories ca the Late JuI.aF
Sterling Morton.

School Day Stories ca the Late JuI.as
Sterling Merton.
On the yellow page OF a cherished
album which belonged to little Ster-
ling Morton's mother appears the name
of the late julius Sterling Morton
written with fingers a trlfe uncertain
in the use Of pen and ink also julius
Sterling Morton inscribed in quite a
masterful manner by the ten-year-old
boy.
All the young people Of the United
States know about Arbor day and what
a delightful experience it is to have
the holiday, to speak pieces and plant
trees and put the flag up to wave over
the schoolhouse, and now | am going
to tell some stories about the youth of
the originator Of Arbor day, says Lou
Use r. Baker in the Washington News.
julius Sterling Morton was born on
April %, 1882, at Adams, Jefferson
county, N. Y, his father. julius Dewey
Morton, being twenty-four and his
mother, Emeline Sterling Morton, TWEEN
ty years Of age. Before the baby was
three years old the family removed tc
Monroe, and it was in that place the
greater part Of his boyhood was spent.
"He was the best little boy / ever
knew" says his cousin, aunt Betsy"
her kind face beaming with pleasure.
"He obeyed his mother implicitly. Once
for some childish misdemeanOr he was
hidden to sit in his little chair until
given permission to leave it. Then the
child's mother went from the room,
and the mischievous young Sterling's
uncles set their wits to work to make
their nephew disobey. They begged,
they coaxed, they offered brides, spoke
enthusiastically Of the wonderful things
to be seen out Of doors and ran to the
window to watch the Strange people
passing, but their efforts were all in
vain, as the dear little fellow, with
faraway look in his eyes and his lips
closed firmly, remained in his chair
and refused to be tempted"
Sterlings uncle. Joe, aged sixteen,
was especially fond Of amusing him.
self at his small nephew's expense,
He entered the room one evening
when the boy was kneeling by his
mother repeating his nightly prayers
and. not noticing the devotional atti-
tude, made teasing remark.
Whereupon Sterling. who was just
saying with great solemnity. II pray
thee" exclaimed, Excuse me- Lord"
and. jumping up. seized the first thing
he could find which happened to be
cat. and threw it forcibly at his uncle.
Then he knelt again and continued his
prayer as devoutly as if there had
been no interruption.
Three-year-old Sterling was always
adding something original to the pray
ers his mother taught him and aston
ished her very much on one occasion
by closing the petition that his father
absent on a Journey. might be brought
home safely with these words. en-
phatically spoken: "And please give
him good coffee while he's gone"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
A Name TWister.

Some years ago Prince (then
Count Munster, with Count Beust
and Count Schouvaloff, was attend
ing a foreign office reception in
London. Their names afforded no
slight difficulty to the thoroughly
English footman who announced
the guests by shouting their names
up the great staircase. Count
Schouvaloff arrived first, and the
footman duly announced him as
Count Shufleoff.'' Then came
Count Beust, whose name in the
seryitor's mouth became "Count
Beast" Lastly Count Munster ap-
peared, and the footman, evidently
feeling that a supreme effort was
required, finished off by calling out
SCount Monster"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
TOPS KIND AND DOClLE.
Trainer Of Circus Elephant Tells
Why She Killed Joseph BlOunr.

trainer Of Circus Elephant Tells
Why She Killed Joseph BIount.
Tops, the great five ton elephant
of the Forepaugh & Sells circus which
killed Joseph Blount in the sleeping
tent III Brooklyn, posed docilely for a
New York Evening Journal photog-
rapher the other day. Elephant Train
er William Emery, who has had
Tops in his charge for seventeen
years, asserts that she would not take
human life without extreme and con-
tinued annoyance. He told this story
of her character and Of Blount's death.
Tops has never in my seventeen
years experience with her shown that
she Is bad beast or one that is dan
gerous. If annoyed past endurance,
she is dangerous. A human being an
noyed past endurance will strike.
Look at that scar on the end of
Tops trunk. The man who came to
so sad death must have touched her
with a lighted cigar. A stub was
found near his body. That poor fellow
Blount came here to get job as a
driver. He was not hired, as he had
no references. He held out whisky
glass to the beast and excited her. He
burned her with a cigar. She grabbed
him around the waist and, without
lifting him up or without trumpeting,
laid him down nd-ugh!-crushed the
man with her eight horsepower head
His ribs were broken in that way and
DOT when he was lifted off his feet.
She is as docile as lamb. No matter
how close you may be there is no dan
ger if you let her alone. By this mans
death there is a gloom cast over the
whole company. We are sorry to hear
of his death. 1t was whisky killed him
not the elephant. William ALI frequent
-ly sleeps alongside Of Tops and has
done so for years.
Elephants must be handled diplomat.
tcally. Their natures differ. The males
are more capable and receptive than
the females because they are stronger
Tops has always been used for pyram.
idal work and as sort of steam engine
for pushing wagons around. Her DOW.
er is equal to eight horses.
Tops is not to be blamed for heI
act, as the dead man brought trouble
on himself. If she was the dangerous
brute some make out, we could not play
with her as we are now doing. She will
roll for you, kneel for you, shake hands
with you, she'll love you and obey you,
but I'll be hanged if she'll smoke fol
any man or permit herself to BIZ
touched with the red end of q cigar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
WILL EndoW School

Madison, Wis, Nov. 15.-It is
stated today by DR.. +. FL. Ed
sail. who has been active in Sc
curing the Carnegie gift of SIS,
900 for a city library, that a
gentleman outside this city.
whom he declines to name,
stands ready to endow with $50,
900 state library school as an
adjunct to the library.
There is an active demand for
such a school and it is believed
it would bring 300 pupils.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
The Lady Diplomat.

We have grown accustomed to lady
doctors. lady dentists. lady BARRIERS
pected to hear of the lady diplomat
She has arrived. however, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch. M. Delcasse re-
Gently appointed Mile. Jeanne de vii
leneuve secretary to the French con
sulate general in New York. This is
believed to be the first time woman
has received an appointment in the
diplomatic service
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20

How Lamp Chimneys Were IRventetz.
Lamp glasses were invented by
Aime Argand, the inventor Of the ia,
NOUS lamp and gas burner which bears
his name. He had been experimenting
FOR some time in trying to increase the
light. but to no purpose. On the table
before him lay the broken neck Of an
oil flask. This he took up carelessly
and placed it. almost without thought,
over the wick. A brilliant fame was
the result, and the hint was not lost
upon the experimentalist. who pro-
ceeded to put his discovery into prac-
IDEAL operation at once.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20


The New Richmond Repubi
can says, Beginning Monday
morning next, an entirely new
deal will go into effect in New
Richmond regarding the delivery
of goods by retail merchants.
Every retail firm in the city,
save one-Berg and Dodge-will
on that date dispense with their
individual. delivery outfits and
adopt whatI is popularity known
hereabouts as the River Falls
plan, viz, one man and one team
will deliver for ali the merchants
who have entered into the agree
ment.
Seven delivery outfits will be
done away with. That means a
saving to each merchant who has
entered into the merger of from
$50 to $65 per month, or about
$455 per month all told in the
town and $5460 a year.
And in doing this the mef
chants say they will give better
and more satisfactory service,
and the reducing of expenses of
each of more than $500 per year
will enable them to sell their
goods on even closer margin.
The new plan will cost about
$12 per month each.
w. Fl. Brooks will drive the
wagon, and he will make four de-
liveries a day all over the city,
two in the morning and two in
the afternoon. All that will be
required of patrons is that they
get their orders in on time. 1t
is expected that the first delivery
will be made abovt 7:3O a. N. and
that delivery will take out the
orders of the evening before,
AS soon as the new scheme is
in good wood working order, a
regular schedule will be made
out for the deliveries on the vari-
Gus streets, and it is expected
it will be run with as much regu-
larity as a-well, a street car
system.
This will be tried as an expert
ment Jan. LIST, and, il found salts
factory, will be adopted as per-
manent thing.
A. Denneen proposed this
scheme some time ago, and it
has been hadging fire for months.
Not long ago, A. E. Smith and T..
e. Wright went to River Falls
and looked into the workings of
the plan there, and they came
home with such a favorable re-
port that no time was lost in put
ting it into effect here.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20
a Dissenter.

A well known bishop was once
just starting on railway journey
from Chester station when the sta
ton master came up to him and
said, referring to his luggage, GLOW
many articles are there, my lord %
''Thirty-nine," was the reply.
81 can only find SIXTEEN" an
swered the other.
s'Then," said the bishop, ssyou
must be dissenterw - Glasgow
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20

to the hospital. No one wit
messed the tragedy with the ex-
ception of Mrs. McFarlane and
she cannot, under the law, give
testimony against her husband.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-16
ARBITRATION
PROPOSED ]!
Uncle Sam Will Guarantee
Castro's Bills.
Provided That Minister Bowen may
Act as Arbitrator Proposition
Made to the European Pow
ers Under Consideration

London, Dec. l6-The Birmingham
Post prints reports to the effect that
within the last twenty four hours the
foreign office has been informed that
in order that Venezuela may not in
crease her liabilities to the European
powers the American government has
sufficient funds to satisfy the claims of
England, Germany, France and Italy
provided Minister Bowen may be
allowed to act as arbitrator The
Post, in commenting upon the matter
insists that this should be satisfactory
to the foreign office.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-16

Lapeer. Mich, Dec l6-Joln Best,
n young man recently released from
the insane asylum at Kalamazoo,
early this morning attacked John b.
Clegg, decrepit man 20 years of age.
and almost severed his head from his
body with a razor. The insane man
then attacked his own mother and sis
ter, but they escaped after being sew
erely cut A posse was at once form
ed to capture the murderer. When
they came up to him he fired revol-
yer into the crowd, then turned the
weapon and shot and killed himself.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-16
Once Rival of Chicago.

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 10 Memories
of the days when Chicago and the
town of New Buffalo, across the lake
in the state of Michigan, were rivals
for control of the trade of Lake Michi-
gan are recalled by an auction sale of
government land advertised to take
place at New Buffalo today. Sixty
years ago the indications were that
the town across the lake would out
strip Chicago, and in preparation for
the expected growth the government
selected a piece of ground at the june
tion of Galien river aud Lake Michi-
gan and declared it the New Buffalo
Lighthouse reservation. But trade
refused to obey the dictum of the gov
ernment and in few years New Bnf-
falo had faded almost out of existence.
The New Buffalo Lighthouse was never
built and now the government is
anxious to dispose of the site for
whatever it will bring
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-16
Plans For Big Stock Meeting.

Kansas City, Mo. Dec l6. - Head
quarters have been opened at the
Coates House in preparation for the
annual meeting of the National Live
Stock association next month Sec
retary O. f. Martin is in receipt of
advices which indicate that the gath
ering Will be the largest of its kind
ever held The number of delegates
will reach nearly 1000, and this
number will be increased by alter
mates and visiting stockmen to 10, 600,
who will represent every state and
territory in tho union. The attend
nee from Colorado, Montana, Wy
oming, Washington, Minnesota, Neb-
raska, Arizona, New Mexico and the
Dakotas is expected to be unusually
large. The convention will last four
days, and the citizens of Kansas City
have raised fund of $50. 600 for en-
tertainment.
Among the subjects which will be
discussed by the convention are: Op-
position to the removal of the tariff
on wool. hides, meats and live stock
to urge congress to Immediately pass
the Grosvenor auti-shoddy bill the
amendment to- the census act, so as to
provide for "A classified census of live
stock to amend the Interstate com
merce act by extending the time limit
for unloading live stock in transit
from 2sto 40 hours F; the practicabi-
lity of cooperation il marketing live
stock; to improve the present laws
governing forest reserves and the pub-
lie domain, Among those invited TO
address the convention are President
Roosevelt, ConRressmar @. Fl Gros
yenor of Ohio and Secretary Wilson of
the department of agriculture.
A nice line of new rockers at
bargain just the thing for a
Christmas present, Booking. If
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-16

a. A. Hull will sell good iewelry
the balance of this month cheaper
than anyone in Florence. 40 W.
Main. S79S
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-16

Watches, Diamonds, Cut Glass
You can absolutely depend upon
the quality OF goods bought of W.
l.. T1orris 6 Co. $500
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-16
Sheet Metal Workers Convention.

New York, Dee l6-The annual
convention of the Sheet Metal Work
ars' Alliance of America opened today
in Cooper Union with delegates pres
eut from local unions of the orgauiza-
tion throughout the country. The
sessions will coutinue through the
remainder of the week and many
questions affecting the interests of the
sheet metal workers will come up for
discussion and action.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-16
MICHIGAN MANIAC
COMMITS CRIME
Attacks Septuagenarian with
a Razor.

Nearly Sewers Head From Body
Attacks Mother and Sister Who
Escape Fires at officers and
Then Shoots Himself.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-12-16

A nice line of new rockers at o
bargain Just the thing for a
Christmas present, Booking. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-05
MERRY ARTILLERISTS
MEMBERS OF BATTERY HAD
 ANNUAL MEETING.
Soldiers Enjoyed Good Supper Listen ed to Speeches and Fraterntzed with old-Time Members-Re-
 ports Show Fine Condition.

Members of the Montgomery Field Ar tillery made merry at their annual meet ing last night in their armory in the city building.
 The meeting was somewhat informal hut it rave the members of the organi- zation an opportunity to affiliate with those who had been members and who still love the battery. Numerous friends of the organization were present and spent an enjoyable evening with the boys behind the big guns.
 A light supper was served and speeches were made by prominent citizens and mili- tary men. The entire affair was replete with spontaneous fun and expressions of devotion to the battery.
 Nearly every member of the battery was present. It was source Of much regret that Capt. Charles N. Hinderer, the popular commander of the battery, was not able to attend the meeting, but his post was we'll filled by Capt. Jacob Geibel, who presided over the meeting. Captain GeibeI was for some time com manding officer of the battery and he Is now auartermaster of the artillery bat talion of the State Guard.
 Short talks were made by Capt. B. H. Screws, Capt. E. F. Baber of the Mont gomery Blues Maj. Charles F. Anderson of the 2nd Infantry. Police Sergeant John Thomas, who is fondly remembered by old members of the battery as a Lieutenant in the organization; Capt. w. O. Garside of the Montgomery Mount ed Rifies Lieut.. w. F. Weiss of the Blues, Lieut.. Sam Roswald of the battery. Lieut. Will Perry of the battery, A. M. Cassimus. Secretary anG Treasurer of the organization; Quartermaster C. C. Dempsey. Lieut.. John Simpson of the nttA Coh n1 Y~Ia J. A. Kirkpatrick.
 Reports from the commanding officer of the battery show it to be in a four ishing condition. In point of numbers, equipment and personnel, the battery is regarded as one of the strongest mili- tary organizations in the Alabama Ma tional Guard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-05
GOLD WAVE; HIGH WIND
VELOCITY OF LATTER IN MONT.
 GoMERY 4S MILES AN HOUR.
Predicted That Temperature Will Go as Low as 24 Degrees Above Zero Warning
 of the Bureau.

The weather clements were on regu- lar rampage in Montgomery and vicinity yesterday
 During the rain and wind squall which swept over the city from west to east about 1 p. m the wind blew at the rate of forty-eight miles per hour for few minutes during the height of the storm, and many an umbrella was twisted of its handle. or turned wrong side out by the violent gusts of wind which caught many down town people on their way home to dinner.
 The wind continued to blow quite brisk up to a late hour last night, with the sky bright and clear, and the temperature dropping so rapidly as to portend a. cor1- plete verification of the weather bureau s warning of the cold wave scheduled to be over this section by this morning.
 II Is expected that the temperature may range from 20 to 25 above zero over Ala barna, and that it will reach about 24 to 26 degrees in Montgomery.
 This will be the most genuine touch of winter which has visited Montgomery this season. and the cold snap will doubtless do much to brace ID business in various lines of trade.
 The weather bureau warning for this cold snap was well distributed over the state. and was well in advance of the cold. the warning being issued Wednes- day night.