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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
Nobody Injured,

A man came in the police court at
Ottawa the other day carrying a friend
the trouble?"
The man said: Judge, this man is q
friend Of mine, and his name is Gun.
Now, judge, Gun is loaded. | know
it's against the law to carry loaded
gun on the streets, SO | brought him
here"
The judge said, "Gun, you are dis
charged" And the next day the re-
port was in the papers.-Haworth Qll)
Natural Gas.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24


In the days when Sir Charles Gavan
Duffy was leading figure in Veto
rian politics there sat in the Melbourne
parliament a wealthy but not we'll in
formed butcher. The chief secretary
Of the day was deprecating the atti-
tude of the leader of the opposition.
whose conduct was, he declared, worse
than Nero's.
"Who was Nero?" interjected the
knight of the cleaver, with equal scorn
and sincerity.
"Who was Nero?" replied the delight
ed chief secretary 1.-THE honorable
gentleman ought to know. Nero was
a celebrated Roman butcher london
M. A. p.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
LIGHTNING IN THE ROCKIES
1t Is One Continuous, Dazzling, Awe
Inspiring Performance.

1t As One Continuous, Dazzling, Awe
Inspiring Performance.
If the reader of this has never been
in a mountain thunderstorm at an ele-
vation of 1000 feet or more he has
missed an experience that will doubt
less should he ever pass through it add
several gray hairs to his head. To me
a thunderstorm back east held no spe-
cial terrOrs, and frequently have been
out in such a demonstration without
feeling any especial nervousness. Up
here on the Rocky mountains things
are different, and l confess now to live
in awful, abject terror of thunder
storm, especially at night, in my tent
/ suffer this terror Notwithstanding
the fact that so far the storms have in
every instance except one gone around
or beneath us without even raining
enough to wet the ground. But it is the
F'going around and beneath" that gets
on to my nerves. In the first place i'm
agine what it is to be one and one-half
miles nearer a rip roaring thunder
storm than one is at Pittsburg. There
you have occasional flashes of lightning;
here it is one continuous, dazzling,
awe Inspiring performance. The light
ming strikes, too. for it is no uncommon
thing during a storm to hear the rocks
spIintering and cracking where one es-
peciaIly vigorous bolt has landed
Add to this nerve racking exhibit the
most awful detonations of thunder that
you can imagine and straight blow
ing wind that sometimes makes the
flaps of your tent play a ragtime mel
ody, and you have some idea of a
mountain thunderstorm. The thunder
is worse than the sound of a mighty
battle. 1t bangs up against the noun
tain side and reverberates and rolls off
into one ear splitting conclusion after
another until you, lying quaking in
your tent. fully believe that the next
''boom" will split the mountain and
valley in twain and land you in China
or some other seaport town.
/ lay one night and with chattering
teeth counted five distinct thunder
storms come up to the edge of the pla-
teau on which my tent stands and
each time go through with an electrical
performance that would give a stone
man a dumb ague, and through it all
not a cupful of water fell On my tent
Later on in the night, when I had
about regained something like my
usual majestic calm of mind, it began
to rain steadily, and the thunder and
lightning didn't even whisper They
had doubtless gone off down the can
you, soaring some other poor tenderfoot
half out of his wits. These electrical
displays are not seemingly much dread
ed by the people who live in high a1ti-
tudes. They comfortingly declare that
a tornado or cyclone is unknown in the
mountains. But sometimes these noun
tain storms go off through a canyon to
the foothills and the plains. Then
there is something doing.-Pittsburg
Chronicle
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
LAZY MANS PARADISE.
The Women Are the Hard Workers
In the West Indies

On market day in the West Indies
thousands Of peasant women and girls
can be seen walking along the roads to
the town from their palm matched
nuts IN the mountains and woods. They
carry on their heads immense loads of
bananas, oranges, vans, plantains.
brown sugar or tobacco, stepping along
at the rate of four miles an hour with
the gait Of princess.
Constant carrying Of heavy loads
gives them splendid carriage. They
Will walk forty miles to market to sell
80 cents worth of produce. Often they
could sell the same stuff for better
price at their homes, but they enjoy
the merry company on the road and the
fun and gossip of the market place too
much to give up their weekly jaunt.
Most people think such tramp hard
work, but they regard it as a picnic.
Iramping along over rough mountain
tracks fording swift rivers, Juggling
fractions mules in the way that they
should go. these women never let their
loads fall. They could dance a jig
without dropping them
Meanwhile the men folk, who have
not even taken the trouble to sow or
harvest the crops, much less carry them
to market, are sleeping in the palm
matched hut or lying down in the yam
patch outside and smoking the strong
native tobacco.
ION my estate" said a coffee planter
to an American friend 81 employ about
600 people in the busy seasons. The
women outnumber the men by more
than two to one and do far better work.
though they are only paid IS cents a
day as compared with the mems "a
cents. The difference in wages is most
unfair. but it is regulated by an iron
bound custom. kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

The Suk tribe in Africa work tl1c:}
hair into kind of bag shaped mHerm1
chignon stifened with clay. Tnis
reaches almost to the waist. The Su.,
also wear a curious cape made OF mon
key skin rubbed soft. This cape is no,
worn for warmth or protection fr0n
the sun, but when it rains they put the
rape over their heads to prevenf j IL
clay being washed out of their hair.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
Michael Angelo.

Michael Angelo, while painting "The
Last Judgment" fell from his scaffold
and received a painful injury in the
see any one. Bacio Rontini, a cele-
brated physician, came by accident to
see him. He found all the doors closed.
No one responding, he went into the
cellar and came upstairs. He found
Michael Angelo in his room, resolved
to die. His friend the physician would
not leave him. He brought him out Of
the peculiar frame of mind into which
he had fallen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
A Fashionable woman,s Confession


Nobody finds it more difficult to spare
time for reading than the very idle, yet
every woman in society religiously or
ders every new book from her library,
even though she sends most of them
back without having even cut the
leaves. If it is a book every one is
talking about she Skins through the
opening chapters, dismissing the vol
ume with single observation at din
ner party and forgetting everything
about it a month after she has returned
it. Most of us remember the books of
our youth, but if any one were TO ask
me the titles of the novels I read q
couple of years ago no definite impress
sion would be aroused.-"A Countess
in London Telegraph.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
Brazilian Coffee.

Brazilians are great coffee drinkers.
Numerous cups are drunk each day by
the average man and woman The
beverage is made very strong and very
sweet. 1t produces an exhilaration of
a more intense and lasting kind than
beer. Those addicted to this habit be-
come very restless and scarcely able
to sit still or stand still even for a mo-
ment
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
The EISuaI WAY.

II suppose Jinks is proud of his ~,
but he hasn't taken the usual way {
showing his friends that he is
what do you mean?"
"He hasn't told them that his son
SO big for his age that he has 10 i
a suit made for a fourtaen-yn "-..s
when he is only eleven. Ci,m,.saa
Times Star
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
Reassuring.

"But how can I be sure" said the
beautiful heiress, that you do not
want me merely for my money!?
Darling" replied the duke, 'if can
have you I shall never worry about
money any ore."-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
An impossible Combination.

He was trying to be dignifed, but
the orange peel made a failure Of the
effort.
He accepted the situation with be-
coming philosophy.
81 find,' he said, chat man can't
stand on his dignity and the back of
his neck at the same me."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
An Execution.

Ascum = He's particularly pleasant
when you get him in a reminiscent
mood, don't you think?
Borroughs-Not always. He was in
just such mood the other day and re-
called loan of So he had made to me.
Exchange
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
A Little Outside Help.

ST understand that politician is j -.
made man.
'He is. entirely for con-
of coats of whitewash whicii ~
received from investigating cnalln
tees syracuse Herald
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
Sounded bigger.

Merchant-That new clerk of yours
refused an offer from me. How did
you induce him to come to you?
Smoothley-Perhaps you didn't offer
him enough.
Merchant-I told him his wages
would be so to start.
Smoothley-Ah! l told him his sal
gry would be $40 to start.-Philadel-
Dhia Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
The Better Way.

"Shure an I hate to be PAWN We,
Dennis"
Zach, Nora, me darlint, can't bear
the siperation. If we must part let's go
t'gither."-Kansas City Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

Mrs Billus (after the company had
gone)-Johnny, you shouldn't have eat
en- those preserved fruits. They were
not intended to be eaten. They were
put on the table to fill up.
Johnny Billus-Well, that's what ]
used 'em for mamma.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
The Extent of His Interest.

''They say your new son-in-law is
handsome fellow
81 never looked to see.''
That's strange"
mot at all. My daughter picked him
out and all had to do was to pay for
him. ''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

Money is not the balance Of power,
gentlemen. There are those scales in
which an ounce of integrity is worth
on Of gold.-Schoolmaster.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24
ExperAenced.

"Women feel where men Think" said
the female with the square chin.
EYES," sighed the man who had been
married three times; chats why men
become bald."-Lyre.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

Clerks this to be charged, madam!
Lady-Oh, yes; you'll have to. My
husband has just lost his POSITION
Harper's Bazaar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

Men who take things without thanks
and let them go without repining are
generally the most successful oI NOR
tals.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-12-24

As riches and favor forsake q ingu
discover him to be fool. brit / ~
could find it out in his prosperity
swers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
Dayton's Monday SIX Sale.

Beautiful black silks bought at auction
will be sold at almost half price Monday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.


T. F. Curtis has gone to Los Angeles. Cal 4
Mrs. NJ. A. Malmstedt has returned from Chi.
cago. = ~ !
home. ~N'' NN''e %o.uAnee
Mrs: J. L. Smith has returned home after y
months visit in Boston. ~
~. Mrs: 3: p Capen has returned from visit in
do Lindsay s snith is at Phillips academy An
Mrs: George Ashelman of Fargo is the puest
for the week of Mrs. D. H. Fisk s0'''
+ G6 Hnsffs Is Of ntdn ST. her mother
Lorraine chapter, o. E. S. will rive oar
| party Monday evening in Masonic Temple.
Mrs, William McCuaig of Ben1idii IS VISITING
l MIS-. Annette Fay, Honer of 74s Eighteenth
| >. Miss Lillian Roberts. 1916 Hawthorn avenue
s en- entertaining ter her cousin, Miss Van Tassei
Mrs: William S. Hall and daughter Ellen
| have returned from trip thru California ann
other western states. - 0
bis D2m otsr } T. K fxo who {E The guest
ming for San Francisco, Cal. ~ A'' w.,
Mrs Harry F. Kennedy of Stevens Point, wis,
Is Wsting her mother Mrs NJ G. Malmstedt'
! "A chicken pie supper will be served this eve
! ming at $50 O'Clock in All Souls Universalist
church, Eighth avenue sE near Sixth street:
dssgaer 81 onadn ESs "a Her
consin, Mrs Charles ]. Bintlihf Of 1861 Enaer-
? son avenue ..
on visit to some old friends. MI Porter, WIFE:
e large party Of landseekers; viii accompany
her as far as the Manitoban capital. -,
The Nobby club will begin it's second series of
| W hall, Is Seventh street S, with a dance
Galtchio's orchestra will furnish the music.
Mrs. $: H. Knight Miss Edith knight, Mrs.
": Fl. Zier and children, who have been travel.
IN to and w half "a arFzed
neapolis. -.-" -.-7 0e-' :. - - 49, -
Minneapolis people at New. York hotels are as
Darlington Misses Wells Victoria, Mrs. +. 4.
Rand Mrs. R. r. Rand. = N11' ''
Il n D. who have been visiting Mrs Sarah FAR.
Edwin Wood and sons; Charlie and Ira, Of Del.
ano: Mimi. have also returned home after q
left last night. for Indianapolis called there BY
the serious illness of Dr. William Helm Thomas.
in the Fourth Minnesota Winters i during the
civil war; II. Dr. :, Thomas is brother Of the late
The nurses of st. Barnabas hospital enter.
tanned Wednesday evening in honor Of the TIRES
members piers, Of the graduating class Misses Mary
lin, and postgraduate, Miss isabelle Casserly,
4 musical program was given and DR.. Dunn and
DR.. Sweetser spoke briefly -"
Miss Anna 7. Jackson of Nashville, Tenn,
and sister, g twelfth street s. Mas. t JaeF
son is on her way to Cincinnati from BOSTON
where she attended session of the order Shs
has :, visited the Minneapolis lodges and viii &c
MINNEAPOLIS arrivals at Holland House for the
Kees we Me: YRS s za b. Knight Miss Edit
Walton and cha rs & e. Nh Hen any
Mrs. srsa Thomas e n LG}wry NO Tom shevlin
and ui Mrs: & B. Newe Miss Nellie Z. ouirk Mr.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
WEDDING PLANS CHANGED
Miss Goelet and Duke Of Roxburghe viii
Be Married Very
t&S#sstz. -0,iietIv tEEz
Wash Goods Aisle.

Newport, Oct. BIT now begins TO look
as if. the marriage of Miss May. Goelet and
the Duke of Roxburghe would take place
in Newport. owing to the death Of Sir
Michael Herbert It IS understood that
Mrs. Goelet will change all the plans for
"a large and fashionable New York We'd
ding, and in its stead will have a quiet
affair at Ochre court at her Newport
villa, to be attended only by the immaculate
family and a few close friends.
It is expected that the duke will re-
turn to morrow when the wedding plans
will be gone over.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
GIFTS FOR MISS 1sAAcsoN.

At the reception which the doctors and
nurses Of the Swedish Hospital gave last even
ing for Miss Ida Isaacson they presented her
with class pin and thermometer. Miss
Eleanor Fundberg made the presentation speech,
which was followed by a program of music and
recitations BY Misses Esther Bjorklund, Jennie
Erickson, Elm Bdberg, Ella Chilgren and Marie
sletten. Light refreshments were served The
women of the Concordia society gave Miss Isaac
son a ring set with opals and turquoise in the
afternoon. Miss Isaacson left to-day for Chi
cago, where she will act as superintendent of
nurses in the Covenant Hospital and House of
Mercy.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
$500 to California.

The h-Western Line will sell one
way colonist tickets to San Francisco,
Los Angeles and many other California
points at 1920 from Sept. Is to Nov. so.
For f,,1 information call at city ticket
office. 200 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
Denver, Colorado Springs and Return,

The North Western Line will sell round
trip tickets to Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo at s26.40, from Oct, to s..
For full information call at city ticket
office, 600 Nfcollet avenue, Minneapolis
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02

" A pretty wedding was celebrated at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. steen at
1920 Harmon place Wednesday afternoon,
when Miss Burnette Hill of Chicago and
barry lngraham of Minneapolis were mar
RED Inc rooms were decorated with
oriental lights, palms and cut =, flowers.
After the service wedding service was
served at the Hotel Nicol1et + 1880
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02

Please remember to bring; send or
phone in your want ad to The Journal be-
Il fore 1870 tomorrow, If possible, for the
great Saturday Journal. It means bet
ter service for you.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02

The wedding of Miss Anna M. Byland
and OLE Olson took place last evening at
the home of Henry H. Corson on Lake Of
the Isles boulevard. Rev. j. g. Hultkians
read the service, which was witnessed by
forty guests: Mr.. Olson and his bride will
make their home in the city. .es..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
Special Time Limit.

SATURDAY evening, 9 to closing time:
Special mill remnant sale 5000
yards.of Seasonabls Wash Goods in
desirable lengths. Aprons and dress
ginghams, prints, challies, crepons,
32-in. percales, 36-in. percales, 34-in.
hannelettes; value to 15c yard. 80
Sat. eve, to closing, yd.... ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
Dayton,s Monday SILK Sale,

Beautiful black silks, bought at auction
will be sold at almost half price Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
WOOD INQUIRY
HAPPENINGS IN COMMITTEE
 ROOM ARE EXECUTIVE.
Major Rathbone Recalled-E. Y Conant Testifies and Secretary Root Reports on Former
 Rough Riders Record.

Washington, Nov. H.-The Senate Mill itary Committee today continued its in- vestigation of the charges made against General Leonard Wood.
 Major Rathbone, who filed many of the . charges. was the first witness. He was asked if he had given out statements con- corning the Committees inquiry and ad- mitted that he had done so. He was re- quested in the future to consider what ever took place inside tho Committee rooms to be executive and agreed to re- frain from making public any one Of the subsequent proceedings.
 The Committee decided that all extran- eous, irrelevant evidence should be ex- cluded. Hearsay testimony, if even sup ported by documents known to be on file at the War Department were included in the matter ruled out as was that of the witnesses who told of the general express sions as to the acceptance or gifts from the Jai Alai Company by Gen. eral and Mrs. Wood. In this connection much of the evidence offered by Ernest Lee Conant, of the Havana office of a New York law firm was ruled out. The methods of procedure are those of court of Justice with the members of the Com mittee serving as court and jury.
 Committee for Wood.
 "If General Leonard Wood were on trial for his life he would not receive instruc- tions from the court more favorable than the rulings which have been made by the Senate Military Committee in the conduct O the present investigation" said mem ber tonight when asked concerning the methods used in dealing with the various witnesses examined. It is believed that the evidence will go before the Senate in executive session and in the event of a decision by the Committee favorable to General Wood the fight will be transfer red to the floor of the Senate. In fact. no- tice of this has been given to a member of the Committee by one of the Senators who joined in the protest against Gen eral Woods confirmation to be Major General.
 Conant on Stand.
 The entire afternoon was occupied by the committee in examining Conant. In connection with the alleged acceptance of presents from the Jai Alai by General and Mrs. Wood, Mir. Conant told of a telegram which was sent from Havana to New York, while the granting of con- cession to the establishment was pending The story of the telegram was told to MT, Conant by G. Lawton Childs share holder in the Jai Alai. He said that Pedro Galbis, secretary of the establish ment, went to New York to purchase a silver dinner set for General Wood and while there was ordered not to make the investment until notice of the grant, Ing of the concession was printed in the Oficial Gazette at Havana.
 The concession was granted, telegram sent and according to Mir. Conant the purchase made at cost of $5,10O. After considerable discussion the committee ruled this testimony out of order. Galbis Is dead, but 1t is said the telegram can be produced and will be offered to the Senate.
 Request has been made that the com mittee summon a number of army officers who served in Cuba with General Wood,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

but thus far no action has been taken by the committee in that direction.
 Root Files Report.
 Secretary Root, in response to . request from the Military Committee has sent a report upon the military record of Gen eral Wood. 1t Is a strong commenda- ton of that officer. The Secretary re- views his career, pointing out that he was first a line officer and then became e surgeon. When q surgeon he asked and obtained command of the troops in the Geronimo campaign and in this con- nection he appends letters of commenda- ton by General Miles and the late Gen. eral Lawton. He also points out General Woods service during the Spanish war and calls attention to the fact that he has been five times named as . general oficer, twice as brigadier general of volunteers, once as a major general of volunteers. once as brigadier general in the regular army and again as major gen. eral in the regular army. Secretary Root in his letter does not make any reference or reply to the charges that have been made against General Wood | as military governor of Cuba.
 Charlotte is a French narae. meaning all
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22
T H E
 SEASON
dinner should be

is near and the Thanksgiving dinner should be daintily served.
 Our Silver is the correct thing. Oyster Forks in sat, sterling. Soso. best plate Soup Tureen fine vuadruple .STooo Baking Dish, covered. qnadrupIe e............ S6oo Bread Tray. sterling .sIs, auadruple ..Ss.5o Water Pitcher sterling .S35, quadruple &4.so to 1Io Waiter round I4 inch qnadrdpe. S, square. S6oo Tea Set pieces, sterling sIoo quadrupe. .Srs.oo Coffee Set after dinner, sterling S4o quadrupie Srsoo coffee Spoons sterling S4 plated Sf.oo Fern Dish, removable pot quadruple .. .S4.oo
 eg%z5S
 TNeNfeoMuM NA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-22

By showing the actual results on a New York Life Insurance policy which matured this year for 0 citizen of Montgomery. we insured this week two of the closest and best business men in Montgomery It was this simple propo- sition-his family had been protected in tho sum of S2 800 for 20 years for a small annual premium. and at the end of the 20 years thu company handed over to him in cash 56Ik paid them, and continued his g.. 800 policy. It not only protected his family in the sum ot surance but 1t also acted as savings bank for him, and during his own life gave him back his savings with big compound inter est Why should you not do the same thing with a part of the money you chunk away We have a special contract with the New York Life and are authorized by the company tr write any form of policy issued that will best conform to your circumstances.