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Three Men Burned ny Acid.

BY tho tipping Of tank containing a
solution Of nitric and muriatic acid in the
acid room of the Arlington Company at
Charles Erickson. August Nelson and John
Norbaum. were terribly burned about their
faces and chests Erickson, the foreman
Of the acid room. was the most seriously
injured, and 1t is feared that he may lose
his eyesight. He plunged into tank of
water and this prevented his injuries from
being more seric~-
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SMALLPOX on THE BREMEN.
Entire Family Detained At Bremen and
Precautions Taken.

WASHINGTON. Aug limited States
Consul Diederick. at Bremen. cabled the
State Department this afternoon, saying that
a case of smallpox had been detected among
the passengers on the steamer Bremen.
He added that an entire family had been.
detained and all precautions taken to pre-
vent n spread of the disease.
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Strikers Sacrificed Their Leaders.

ELIZABETH, N, j., Aug. 1.-The drillers
and tappers Of the Crescent shipyard,
who have been on strike for two months.
will return TO work on Monday. The men
will not get the increase Of pay they de-
manded and they have been forced 10 sacri-
fce their leaders who brought on the strike.
The machinists are still out
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Nj r RI ED.

KING-STRAKOSCH.--A Calvary Up. E) Church.
Aug. I. 1908, by the Rev. Mr.. Newton, Hannah
Maria. daughter Of the late Max Straao'eD'
to George F. J. King OF Providence, r. !.
THORNDYKE-GURNE At the Church Of Saint
Saviour, Bar Harbor Me, on Wednesday,
July "a. 1908 by the Right Reverend the
Bishop OF Massachusetts. assisted by the Rev
Stephen n. Green. rector OF the parish, lucy
Barney. daughter OF w. S. Gunec, Esq, OF
New York, to Harry Hill Thorndyke Of Boston,
Mas
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DO NOT THREATEN CUBA'S PEACE.
Disturbances in Santiago Province Said
to he OF No Consequence.

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE State Depart
ment received cablegram to-day from
Minister Squiers, in Havana, saying that
the officials OF the Cuban Government had
assured him that the disturbances in Santi-
ago Province were OF no consequence and
did not threaten in any way the general
peace of the island.
This is said to be the only admission by
the authorities in Cuba that any disturb
ances whatever had taken place.
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Movements or Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The coast de-
fender Wyoming has arrived at Santa
Barbara; the training ship Alert at San
Francisco and the tug Osceola at Key West
The collier Hannibal has sailed from Lam
berts Point for Frenchmans Bay; the gun
boat Nashville from Guantanamo for Key
West, and the cruiser Topeka from Norfolk
for Frenchm,ns Bay,
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Brooklyn Keeps ON GROWING.

The borough of Brooklyn. according to
the statistics Of the Health Department,
Is still steadily growing, the estimated popu-
lation at the close Of July being POI ,SO7.
That estimate makes the population Of
the borough 1875, 900 greater than II was In
the census figures of 1900.
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state Federation Convention.

A call was issued yesterday for the seventh
annual convention Of the Workinsmen's
State Federation, which will begin in
Schenectady on Tuesday. Sept. IS The
Federation Is organized to watch labor
bills at Albany.
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Army and Navy Orders.

WASHINGTON, Aug, l,-These army orders have
been Issued
First Lieut.. John b shuman, Tenth Infantry.
Ark, and proceed 10 Fort ID. y. Russell, Wyo., Tor
The board Of of,cers appointed to NEE, at Fort
officers for promotion Is dissolved.
capt. Joseph $ Heron. Second Cavalry. re.
lived from duty in ONCE Of Adjutant General to
and proceed 10 Join his regiment.
relieved from duty in Philippine Islands and JOIN
his regiment
Cavalry Ir, detailed in Sannssion Win Loqissna
purchase Exposition. wit h station AZ st. Louis.
Fri, Lieut. Leopard T Waaron Artillery
states Military Academy. West Point, for duty.
to attend sncampmcnt OF Vermont National Guard.
Fort Ethcn Alien, Vermont. Aug. o to II.
The 5sTe.m s 70 active r Se5yss Or BTS Gen
Second Lieut., George Y, Nelson. assigned TO
Third Cavalry Troop X; and Join his station;
Major John D. G. Hoskins Artillery. detailed to
MI vacancy In Inspcctor-ticncrals Department.
the following transfers are made
First LIcut. BENJAMIN !, Nickn. from Ninth In
np F,t e M'0 Wsm ,Ip, GS~P F
Leaves OF absences granted First Lieut., Junius
a &fa% Cole Hs ons %onh fHys
and is days from Sept I; First Lieut.. Herbert j.
Brces, Twelfth Cavalry, two months. from Sept
I: Contract Surgeon ". Z. Brown. two months:
Capt. Henry C. Keene. Jr,, Twenty fourth Infantry.
one months extension,
The following navy orders have been issued
Capt. a, ., SNOW. detached command Columbia
Capt. Y. =; Moore, detached duty Cramp and
sons. philaaclphia, 70 duty as INSPECTOR engineer.
yard New iorR 70 duty as Inspector OF enTinss y
ing material. New York district: also Inspector
machinery. Crescent shlpyard. Elizabeth, Il. j..
L. SrNburv Company. Morris Heights n. Y.
Lieut. chant Commander A. V. Zane from KeAr.
sarge 70 as,y as Inspector machinery Cramp 4
Lieutenant Commander 7. G. Dewey, from the
AlabAH' Jn,s and await orders,
,nspee., snserns material New Y i11 ci guy "a
trct to Kearsargc In charge steam engineer ring
Lieut. enant Commander Il. N. scrlbner, from duty
ay inspector of engineering material Massachusetts
district Al continue otncr duties.
Lieutenant ComnendeIsl Z Smith, J. A. Dough
cry aud &. II. Mathews from the Columbia 10
Lieut. Il. w. Henderson. from torpedo station
20 Aslatlc station, sailing from San Francisco
lieut. G. n. Price, from treatment Naval Hos
pltal, navy yard New York, granted sick leave
-, Itn,;, !. RldgsEEs a W Marshall, 1. p Jones,
from tho Columbis to the Hancock.
leave two months.
s.S % a.., . Kn s,r rom" 2, y.sn
sSrsss I: W. sPr.,l'Dg, ,A..!.,.n, Surgeon.
". II, / Rsanry and " + Helms, from the coium ;
bia to the Hancock.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

Notice IL hereby given that Mr.. Gustav G.
Henry formerly treasurer and a Director OF Dun
lap Company, has resigned, and that he vii IN
future have no connection whatever with lis sNalis
BY order OF tho Board OF Directors.
Dated July %. 1903.
ARTHUR n. LAMSON. Secretary.
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EASEMENTS.
COT NTRY BOARD.

SWIMMING scientifically taugn, daily, prlys
and class Instruction. Dalton SWINNlN
SCHOOL, ~ ", tsth So, Evening classes.
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
THE D. FOOL VOTE,
How Champ Clark Won Precinct by
Oarjnu Reioinder

TOW NnamP NIafk won FreCInCt oy
Daring Rejoinder.
Congressman Champ Clark usually
manages to take pretty good care OF
himself, whatever the circumstances
During one of his campaigns in Miss.
ouri he struck an exceptionally hos.
tile neighborhood. He had been sub
jected to several Interruptions, and
finally burly fellow strobe down to
the front of the platform and said:
"Say, you're d fool, and every.
body here knows it,"
Clark's face actually became radi-
ant at this announcement. He leaned
over, and before the bewildered spec
tator who had hurled the epithet
could think, seized his hand and
wrung it warmly. Then, facing his
audience squarely, said:
"'The remark of my friend here has
given me renewed encouragement. If
before l had any shadow Of doubt as
to my success, he has dispelled it, for
if l poll the full D. fool vote Of
this precinct, I will be elected by a
rousing majority"
Clark afterward said he knew he
was taking long chances. But the AL.
,dience went wild over the rejoinder.
and the Congressman really did carry
the precinct when election day rolled
arOund.-Baltimore Herald.
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
OF NEW YORK REALTY.
Immense Sums Paid for Tracts in De-
sirable Localities.

Immense Sums Paid for Tracts in De-
sirabIe Localities.
Leaving aside the vast valuations
added to it by consolidation, the accu-
mutations of property on Manhattan
Island alone have been astounding.
Once sold in bulk for $24, the island
now has tax valuation, real and per-
sonal, of $2,908, 5,146. It's real estate
values have risen prodigiously from
the initial market quotation. I'M
mense sums have now to be paid for
tracts in desirable localities, as high
as $400 per square foot having been
asked for sites in business sections,
making a price OF $1,OO0,000 for lot
Is by 100. Enormous fortunes have
been built up by the increment of real
estate values, the most striking ex-
ample of these being the Astor es-
tate founded on extensive purchases
of land when the latter could be had
for trifling sums. Like attracts like,
and so Manhattan is attracting to it
makers of fortunes from all parts of
the country. No other city possesses
so many milliopaires as does New
1TFUrK, anu their presence here IS no
slight factor in the running up OF
property rights.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
A Missouri Judue,

It does not always pay to appear
too Independent, especially in court
room. They are telling the following
story on former Missourian, who is
now a Judge in Oklahoma: A gam.
bier was tried before the Judge recent
ly and convicted of playing poker. He
appeared in court dressed in fashy
style and with plenty of money in his
pockets, apparently unconcerned as
to the outcome of his trial. Looking
over his spectacles, the Judge in a
squeaky voice said:
"Jim, stand up." The gambler
obeyed.
. "Jim, have you anything to say be-
fore I pass sentence on you?" ~.
"No, sir"
!, "Jim, I'm a-goin' to fine you $50"
"All right, judge" interrupted the
gambler, "here 1t is in my hip
pocket"
."And give you sixty days in JAIL"
continued the judge. "Now, look and
see If you've got that in your hip
pocket, too."-Kansas City Star.
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
THE BARTENDER GETTING EVEN /
How the Drink Mixers Generally Re-
sent Insults From the Boss.

Since the bar is a necessary evil
to some folk-and is an institution OF
the state-being licensed-reference
to it occasionally must be excused.
There are some very clever men be-
hind the bar, and once in a while
gentleman. Tab is usually kept on
him by the metal cash register. = He
feels that he is being watched at all
hours by a maze Of patented machin-
cry. # he steals a check of Is cents
he is caught, you may say. Not at
all! The other day inz@a fashionable
resort the proprietor, >big.bellied and
pompous, Scaled down" one of his
men before some customers. AS to
the question Of right or wrong, 1 say
nothing. But presently, when Signor
Pomposity turned his back, the bar
man emptied a full bottle of the finest
whisky into the washing trough under
the bar. It was worth at least $1.50.
That was his way of getting even.
1 am informed that it is the usual
way of resenting an insult from the
proprietor. The mere stealing of Is
cents is small matter, when the
barman is to be trusted with thou
sands of dollars worth of liquors. If
a man is not to be trusted with
change, how is he to be trusted with
liquors New York Press.
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His Exclamation.

tI find you are an attractive fellow,
Dickie, you know" she had just re-
marked, brushing his hair with the
lace of her sunshade, "but, really, such
a splendidly built young man ought to
be ashamed to lie abed till all hours
instead of being out taking exercise"
"Oh, say" he answered, "don't be
hard on a chap. Fact is, it's the gov
ernor who's responsible for my lazi-
ness"
Flows that?"squeried she.
"Why, you see, it's this way. The old
boy got an idea into his noddle some
time ago that was drinking too much,
and wanted me to swear off. Couldn't
do that, you know, so we compromised
on the basis of my not drinking till
dinner time.'
Really, Dickie," she laughed, Il
don't see what that has to do with it.
"You don't?" he asked, sitting bolt
upright. IF a man can't drink until
dinner, what's the use of getting up
until dinner time?"
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HAD NO THOUGHT OF SUICIDE.

Clerk at Gun Counter Had Sized His
3. Customer Up. -.~@
A seedy looking customer, with an
Arkansas mustache, a Wild West
beard of three days growth and an
Indian, Territory look in his eye was
buying a six-shooter, in an uptown
firearm store, says the New York
Press.
This one is $475," said the clerk,
"and it's good gun for the money"
Cant you come down a little on
that?" queried the buyer, looking up
dnder his shaggy eyebrows and rusty
sombrero. Being answered in the neg
ative, he paid the price, thrust the
gun loosely into trousers pocket, got
a supply OF cartridges and went out.
'"I don't care what he does with that
gun," carelessly remarked the clerk,
"but know very we'll he has no in
tention of suicide. He wouldn't have
cared anything about the price, if he
had. He says he boards on the Bow
cry; place is tough looking, but the
best he can afford, and he wants the
gun to protect himself. I'm quite sure
anyway, there's no idea of suicide run
ming through his head. Folk of that
sort are easy to pick out. They have
an eager, excited manner that gives
them away, and they are mostly wo-
men, too. I refused to sell a gun to
one only the other day. Oh, there's
not SO very many of them, but it's
dead easy to know them when one
has little experience"
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
Repartee in Church.

The friendly and familiar atmos-
phere Of the average small rural West
ern church some times gives rise to
embarrassments. DR.. David is a prom
inent man in a little far Western
church, and he generally takes quiet
little doze during the sermon. Sister
Sarah is an elderly, long-winded wo-
man, who likes to "exhort" after the
preacher has concluded his remarks.
Not long ago, at night service, Sis
ter Sarah arose and discoursed at
great length. The listeners became
visibly restive. DR.. David also arose
and said, bluntly:
"Sister Sarah, it would be an i'm.
position to detain this congregation
any longer"
With flashing eyes Sister Sarah re.
torted: ., q.
"'Taint no impersition on you, doc
tor; you've tuck your nap"
Then the clergyman, with uplifted
hands, said benignly: LET us be dis.
missed. indianapolis Journal.
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
Substitute Got Hilarious.

Nathaniel Hawthorne once told how
he felt when. he was called upon un-
expectedly to speak at dinner. "As
I rose,'' he said, II tapped upon my
mind and it sounded hollow 1t was
quite empty; there. was nothing in it
whatsoever" To prevent such dis
tress, among his guests the proprietor
of a celebrated restaurant in Paris
which made speciality of wedding
festivities engaged a clever fellow,
who excel1ed in speaking, to. propose
all the toasts. Thus the guests were
free to enjoy the affair to the utmost
without any Of that nervousness
which besets. most people who have
to speak at a banquet. But, unfor-
tunately for the success of this novel
scheme of '.oratory by proxy the
talented substitute began to get hi
slarious after a series of festivities
and had to be dismissed.
The Appeal., 1903-08-01

raises nearly three-fourths of the
whole. In wheat the United States
raises but 221a per cent.
This is one exhibit Of the impor-
tance of the American corn crop. Corn
is the most valuable of our produc-
tions. Our cotton crop is largely de-
pendent upon it. It is the keystone OF
our agricultural prosperity; the one
crop we can least afford to lose.
The crop in 1902 was not the larg-
est the United States has produced.
In its measurement it was a large
crop. Officially, it was 2,523,64S,912
bushels from 94,043,613 acres. To
grasp what these figures mean, the
acreage, in square miles, is 146,9S3,
and an area sufficiently large to make
a. band nearly six miles wide around
the earth's largest circumference; an
area larger than is contained in the
states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
one-fourth of Iowa, and all in corn. II
in a. single bulk of shelled corn, the
production in 1902 would make mass
112k feet high, with perpendicular
sides, on a base OF a square mile. II
in car loads of 800 bushels, it means
3,154,56O cars, making line of freight
cars $4,000 miles long, that would
nearly girdle the earth at the equator.
. The land area of the seven surplus
states, the states producing more corn
than they use, is 65,817,600 acres. In
1902 these states had 1873 per cent
of this area in corn, or 48,692,079
acres out of a total Of 94,043,613 for
the entire country. In detail, the sew
eral surplus states had the following
percentage of their land surface in
corn: Ohio, 1913; Indiana, 1917; 1lli-
nois, 26.9; Iowa, 26.1; Missouri, 1876;
Kansas, 14.2; Nebraska, 15.9. If lands
not in cuItivation-lands in forest, cit.
les, railways. etc.-are excluded,
these percentages are possibly dou-
bled. This is another evidence of the
crops Importance -.
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
NEED OF GOOD ROADS
BENEFIT JEWELLERS IN BOTH
CITY AND COUNTRY.
Little Incident That Set Farmer and
Manufacturer to Thinking Along the
Same Lines and Doomed the CAUSE
Of State Aided Road Building.

A few weeks ago a Maryland farm
er found an automobile safely anch-
ored in mud hole on a country road
about twenty miles from the city
home of the owner. The automobilist
WIS vigorously swearing at the mud,
the farmers and the rural districts in
general After cooling down some
what, he struck a bargain with the
farmer to extricate his machine and
haul it to the nearest possible road
for $3.50. When the job was finished
both were in a comparatively good
humor. The automobilist lit fresh
ten-cent cigar and presented the farm
er one, and the following dialogue en-
sued:
why don't you farmers improve
these roads?"
We'll, we do work 'em every year.
but they don't seem to get any bet
ter "
But why don't you build frst-class
roads and be done with it,"
Say, Mister, you must think we're
rich out here in the back woods: How
much do you reckon it would cost?
Not less than two or three thousand
dollars mile, I guess. That would
break us up. We're taxed already as
much as we can stand. If you city
fellows want to go touring over these
roads, l guess you'll have to get used
to the mud, same as we have"
After the two had smoked in 81
lence for half minute the farmer
cleared his throat and ventured to
ask:
Say, why don't you rich city fel-
lows give us a lift and help US i'm
prove these roads? I've been reading
some lately about state aid and gov
ernment aid for the farmers in build
ing good roads. Why don't you 60 in
for these things? Wouldn't it be a
benefit to the whole community"
"Well," replied the automobilist
who happened to be millionaire
manufacturer, II don't know but you
are right. I hadn't thought of it in
that light"
After some further discussion along
this line, the two separated, each with
some new ideas. The farmer had
grasped the idea that the automobile,
which he had always viewed with
mingled feelings of scorn and amuse-
n1elit, migint after all turIi' Out to be
great friend of his; might, in fact,
be the means Of inducing the rich men
of the cities to help the farmers build
good country roads
The rich city man, on the other
hand, had got glimpse of the real
conditions and sentiments prevailing
in the country. He realized as never
before that no general improvement
of the country roads could be hoped
for so long as the farmers were left
to work out the problem unaided. In
fact, he saw the injustice of expecting
them to shoulder the whole burden.
AS a result of this incident, both
the farmer and the automobilist are
now conducting little campaign
among their neighbors in favor of
state and national aid to road build
ing
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
Kansas Philosopher.

The old man was sitting on the roof
gazing placidly across the rushing
waters. ....
= Washed all your fowls away?"
asked the man in the boat.
"Yes, but the ducks swam," smiled
the old man. -.n..-
"Tore up your peach trees?" =
Don't mind it much. They said
the crop would be failure" ,
"But the flood! It's up to your win
dows!" - IL III ID
..Wal. them windows needed wash.
ing, anyway, stranger" ,...st.sa.., .
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
OUR BIG RAILROAD OF INDUSTRY
A Million and Quarter Workers and
Their Number Increasing.

A Million and a Quarter Workers and
Their Number Increasing.
The railroads in this country are
employing more persons than ever
before in their history. According to
statistics in the report of the Inter
state Commerce Commission there
were 594 railroad employees for every
hundred miles of tracks last year.
and there were 1,189,315 employees al
together.
In the year before there were only
1,071,169 railroad employees, and the
average was only 548 for every hun
dred miles of line, so that independ-
emily of the increase in mileage the
number of workers employed has in
creased 46 for each hundred miles of
line.
Since these statistics were collected
there has been a CORRESPONDENCE
large increase in the number of en-
ployes, if railroad statisticians are to
be believed, so that the number of
men on the railroad payroll in this
country is considerably over million
and a quarter.
The Appeal., 1903-08-01
a SOM of the Needs.

Here's a cheer to the weeds up-springing,
And song for deeds they do;
With their flags to the world ut-finging,
They stand ready to fight it through;
And their dare is as pert and singing
AS their courage is proven true.
They are builded for war and trouble,
And will neither lead nor drive: ~
Now them down to a field or Stubble,
And it makes them but more alive:
Cut in twain, and their numbers double,
And double, and double, and thrive. p -
They laugh at plowshare cleaning, ..~-
And they tauntingly smile at the hoe;
They lie down. it seems, past redeeming,
But in truth so both ends may grow;
It takes doing of deeds, net dreaming, .
: Not to win, out keep up with this foe.
Yes. a foe are the weeds worth singing,
And a. foe for the strongest arms, ~ e
And for hearts Wfereto hope is clinging, 3
And for love that cheers on and charms.
So song to tile weeds up-springing,
on a thousand battle farms So.
John p. Sjolander in Galveston News.
Those Loving Girls.
Annette How do you like the fit OF
my new jacket, dear? s5@
Cardelia You can call It a At II
you want to, but it strikes me as be.
ing more like a conyulsion.
Millions in Fish.
newfoundland exports over s., ,O0O.-
900 q year OF fish nearly all cod.
The Appeal., 1903-08-01

naming one-fourth-or, approximate
ly, 18,500,OOO acres-is to be treated
as most affected to mar the general
prospect. And right here we enter
the threshold of the crop indication.
Probably 70,000,000 acres at least had
timely planting, for only in parts of
the surplus states does there appear
to have been highly unfavorable and
preventing conditions.
Should the acreage for this years
crop be reduced to 80,000,000, which
I do not believe will be the case, it
would be reduction of Is per cent
from the figures of last year. It would
mean the loss of an area equivalent
to 21,943 square miles, an area con-
stituting one-half of the land surface
of the state Of Missouri. It would
mean as many acres as were in corn
in the states Of Indiana and Illinois
in 1902, or as many as were in corn
in Missouri and Kansas in that year.
Except in 1901. a calamitous year,
when the yield of corn per acre was
as low as 1877, an average yield has
been 24.52 bushels for ten years. In
but one year of the ten forming this
average was it under 20 bushels. 1t
was 1898 in the calamitous year of
1894, when the official crop was de-
clared 1922, ,77O,052 bushels. Assum-
ing SO,O00,OO0 acres only for this year,
this average production of 24.52
stands for 1861, 100000 bushels.
There are good reasons why we will
have no such reduction as to SO,000,-
900 acres. The damage districts are
not general. AS already intimated,
the area outside of the surplus states
last year was 45,413,065 acres. This
is probably not lessened In this year.
Under the incentive of a high price it
may show some increase. If, then, we
place so large a loss as roundly H.
100000 acres from last year in the
surplus states, it means nearly 80 per
cent of their corn area. This is so