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The Washington times., 1903-04-26
JACK TAPS TOBACCO.

D LUG tobacco used by the $4,000 men
in the United States Navy next
year will cost more than their medicine
and medical supplies.
The navy recently entered into a con
tract for 25s, 900 pounds of the tobacco
far the largest amount it has ever
bought at one time, The contract price
is IS cents a pound. a total of $4,000.
1t is estimated by the medical division
Of the navy that the medicines and med
ical supplies used in the care of the
nations sailors for one year cost about
1920. 900.
All the tobacco bought by the Govern
ment will be sold on board ship and at
naval stations at slight advance over
the purchase price to cover shrinkage
and the cost Of handling it
Taking into consideration the amount
of tobacco which seamen will buy from
stores not conducted by the Government,
the navy's bill for plug tobacco will be
far greater than the cost of supplies
necessary to care for the physical all
ments of the sailors
II the Navy Department has not over
estimated the amount of plug tobacco
it will need for the coming year, and
granting that every man in the navy
uses plug tobacco. more than ten pounds
Of the weed must be sold to every one
OF the nayy's wards.
Certainly large amount of succuIent
plug to be sold in an age when chewing
tobacco is said to be going out of fash
ion. But the .tobacco-chewing habit is
not on the wane on the sea, where men
have few amusements. And then much
of the plug tobacco sold by the Govern
ments is smoked. Many seamen like
cut plug better for smoking than the
regular pipe tobacCes
Virginia and North Carolina supply
most of the tobacco consumed on Gov
eminent vessels in all parts of the
world. \ Richmond firm was awarded
the contract for the 258, 900 pounds OF
plug and will deliver II to the various
Government naval stations for distri-
button among the seamen who have &C
(
by Sir Walter Raleigh.
If it were possible to estimate the to-
tai cost OF cigars, cigarettes, and to-
baecos Of all kinds used by the officers
and enlisted men in the navy it would
probably be found that their tobacco bill
is many times the amount Uncle Sam
spends in caring for them when they
are out Of health
The good health of the men in the
navy is hard blow at reformers who
are seeking TO abolish tobacco. It is as
destructive to their arguments as the
biographies OF centenarians who used
tobacco all their lives. Still the reform
ers answer that centenarians would have
lived forever II they had not used the
weed. and they would probably say that
the Navy Department would not be com
PEELED to buy any medicine at all if its
men did not use tobacco.
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

is now head Of the great shipbuilding
combine
William Butler Duncan. IT.. Of the class
Of 1881, has, like Commodore Kane, cut
quite q figure in the yachting world. Mr.
Duncan. next to c. Oliver IseIin. who.
however. is not a naval officer, is sup
posed to be the finest Corinthian sailor in
the United States. Mr.. Duncan had
charge Of the cup defense boat Consti-
tuition in all her trials against the Co
iumbia two years ago. He has made
money very fast since he left the a2ade-
my He married a Miss Havemeyer, and
now has charge of all the real estate OF
he Havemeyers.
Commodore Kane is the chairman Of
the rega ia committee Of the New York
Yacht Club, and has contributed for years
to the racing events OF that organization
He has had personal charge OF the ar
engagements for the Americas Cup
matches for some years. and sorry. in
deed. would be a New York Yacht Club
of shore event without the guiding
hand Of the commodore.
A "Shore Seaman"
Capt. Jacob ". Miller. who is at the
head of the stonington line Of steam
boats, and otherwise identified with Old
Colony Railroad affairs. is a graduate OF
the class of 1867. He is one.of the many
who found it exceptionally difficult to cut
himself of absolutely from the sea. but
in his case it was impossible. for besides
affiHating himself with the merchant ma
rine after coming ashore he set to work
10 found the naval militia of the State OF
New York. He has promoted that organ
ization ever since, and is now its com
handing officer
Col. Robert Nj Thompson. who waa
close to honor man in the graduating
class Of 1868, is president OF one OF the
most successful copper companies OF
this country. Il was he who. fired with
the lighting snap that he had acquired
as a midshipman in the days of Porter,
organized the FIRST athletic association
that the Naval Academy had Thou.p-
son. with Cadet Winston Churchill. VINO
received leave o. absence Tor the rur-
pose went 10 Yale University 10 watch
the stroke of the Blues crews that he.
might go back TO Maryland and teach
the method 10 the semi drycobs.
Ca-et Thompson offered prizes for
football, baseball and fencing, ana IN
stituted intercollegiate matches with
Harvard AID Columbia. He was later
identified with the plans IoT the nsw
buildings AZ Annapolis.
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training Of the ex-mariner works out TO
wiudWard every time. This may be all
wrong. but these aged barnacIes point
with pride 10 a number OF successful
bankers, brokers. authors. and capital
lists who we're originally naval officers.
None OF the more successful business
men who resigned from the navy was
forced out by the statutory age Of sixty
two, although. as is evidenced by the
cases of Admiral Dewey, John G. Walk
er, Henry Erben and many others, even
this age does not seem TO have impaired
the usefulness of any of those mentioned.
Prof, Ira y. Hollis. of Harvard Uni
yersity. was graduated No l IN the class
Of 1878 at the academy, and so was
shipbuilder Lewis Nixon in the class of
1882. and 5. Nicholson Kane was honor
man in the class of 1856.
Quite a few naval officers followed
literary pursuits when they abandoned
the sea. Some of those who became con
WINGED that the pen is mightier than
the sword failed to make themselves
felt in the new field they adopted. The
works of Capt \. T Mahan are recog-
hlAt0 do SIoAuaAN O4l haRNtNAl AASSllrLo
the world over.
In the Field of Letters.
Winston Churchill was of the class of
1894, and his successful novel. Richard
Carvel." is more or less founded on
the knowledge OF maritime life which he
acquired at Annapolis The Rev Cyrus
Townsend Brady. whose sea novels are
so highly praised, is a graduate OF the
class of 1888 Park Benjamin, jr.. has
written a history OF the United States
Naval Academy and many other credl-
table works. He was graduated in the
class of 1867 with Remey. Wainwright.
BeIknap and Glover James Douglas
Jerrold Kelley. a graduate of the class
Of 1868, who was appointed at large. and
Joseph Louis Stickney, who was Of the
graduating class of one year earlier. are
both noted for the completeness of detail
Of their naval articles and fleet dis
cussions. Mr.. Stickney was CORE
spondent during the late war with Spain.
and was with Dewey during the fight
at Manila Commander Kelley. as he Is
better known, has launched into the
sea of wireless telegTaphy, in addition
to his journalistic work. and is one of
the officials OF the MaUcoui COMPANY.
Lewis Nixon since he left Annapolis has
jumped fast to the top of the ladder
in not only commercial but in political
life. He started with the Cramps. and
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was the inctpient advance of the fell de-
stroyer, cancer, and remembers the
steady nerve his chief showed when told
that, although his present pain could be
largely assuaged death must be the in
evitabIe result ana one not long to be
delayed
Meantime Harrison himself had mar
lied and raised a large family, which
had remained in Washington. Upon the
generals death he concluded 10 return
home and seek a Government appoint
ment.
Logan His Friend.
He was not long baked of his pur-
pose. Through the interposition of Gen
John A. Logan he was given temporary
employment at the Government Printing
Office. Then he determined to test the
efficacy of General Grants name with
Mr. Cleveland who was now President.
Without invoking the good Offices of
anybody. Harrison one day presented
House executive force. who knew him
very Well Upon being informed OF the
object or the visit and the grounds Of
his proposed application. Colonel Crooks
took Harrison personally first to Private
Secretary Lamont and then to Presi-
cent Cleveland himself. To the Presi-
dent, Harrison presented General
Grants autograph letter.
Mr.. Cleveland directed Colonel Crooks
to conduct Harrison to the War De-
partment and say TO Secretary Endicott.
with the Presidents compliments. that
he desired TO have Harrison Terrell ap-
pointed at once to some place in that
department commensurate with his ca
pacities. With thirty minutes there
after Chief Clerk TweedaIe had filled in
a blank with Harrison's name and ap-
pointment as an assistant messenger. an
office which he has held from that day
TO This. some fourteen years.
Harrison is now sixty-three years old.
Barring "a troublesome eye difficulty.
which is threatening him with total
blindness, he is SIN a vigorous man in
both mind and body.
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type. but the distance from the ground
to the lowest limbs on each differs SO
greatly as to suggest the changes in
topography which have occurred in that
section since they were planted.
Many years ago, when the Smithsonian
grounds we're laid out and trees planted,
a similar plan was put into being on
the part of the Mall between the Presi-
dents house and the Monument When
the filing in of this Iow-Iying section
became necessity. for the sake Of
health and landscape beauty. the trees
had to be uprooted in nearly every in
stance.
The Improvement OF the Mall did not
harm The four trees along Seventeenth
Street however, and they stood safe and
sound until the great storm OF a few
The Washington times., 1903-04-26
DO IT NOW.

Is something good within your
power?
Go and do it, go and do It,
Lest you lose the golden hour;
Then how sadly will you rue it.
Can you make q burden light?
Go and do It. 20 and do it,
If you wait until the night
Sadly, sadly you may rue it.
Can you speak a helpful word?
Speak today, speak today
Soon the ears that might have heard
VIII be deaf and meath the clay.
Can you save a sinking man?
Do not wait, do not wait.
Haste to give the helping hand:
Another day may be too late!
Is there something good for you?
Speed 10 get it, speed to get it!
Twill be lost unless you do.
And forever you'll regret it.
Atlanta Journal.
The Washington times., 1903-04-26

A CURIOUS fact about the verdure
- which adorns the National
Capital is that it is made up SO
largely Of foliage of a few kinds Of trees
planted systematically in long rows ex-
tending blocks at stretch. instead Of
the fn-and-out, individual style which
most cities. Because of
this machine-Ike precision, which is all
ways noted by visitors to Washington,
the sight Of an unusual looking tree.
even though it be OF a weII-known
species. is invariably Of more than pass
ing interest.
One of these curiosity trees" stands
in the Mall, in a line Of four directly
opposite and parallel TO the Corcoran
Art Gallery, All are assuredly Of enc
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years ago. Hundreds of trees we're up
rooted at that time. and many others
badly broken. one of those which SUI
fered severely was third in this row.
The top was broken OF about fifteen feet
from the ground, and the trees beauty
sadly mar-ed. Some OF the lower
branches continued to grow. however.
and these in time have taken the place
of the former top. so that the park gar
deners deemed it best not TO break the
row Of four by removing the disdgured
one. Though it is not as shapely
tree as could be selected IN almost any
part OF Washington, its history has
caused It 10 De remembered with inter
est by many citizens. as wei as TO in
sure its being pointed out TO sightseers
by veteran guides.
The Washington times., 1903-04-26
NAVY OFFICERS WHO HAVE GIVEN UP THE SHIP

n 7 OF for many years. if ever be
N fore, has the Navy Department
had so many officers anxious to
resign from active service that they
might get into commercial or financial
life. designations from the service
were never numerous until quite recent
". and many are unable to give any
satisfactory reason why there should be
sudden desire to quit the warship
business. Those who are in position
to know the programs mapped out by
several who wish 10 resign, say that the
opportunities offered naval officers in
other walks Of life have become so many
and so brilliant that it IS incumbent
upon them to give up the ship for the
land.
In former years more than 80 per cent
of the designations accepted by the Sec
rotary of the Navy were of those IN
able to keep pace with the studies at
the Academy or of young officers who,
shortly after leaving Annapolis. discOv-
cred that they were not suited to the
tastes Of a warsman's life. Few of these
were promising. and their designations
were accepted with few words Of pass
ing notice in the gazette.
The designations offered within the
past two months, however. include more
than dozen of the finest officers of the
service. and this fact alone has aroused
d good deal of comment. Among the
dozen were Lieuts. Richmond P. Hobson
and H. H. Ward. and, as in the case of
several Of the others. the department
paid them the unusual compliment of re
questing them TO withdraw their letters
OF resignation. The request of Lieuten-
ant Ward, who is described as one Of
The brightest and most capable young
officers in the service. was made with
out success The other day.
Advantage of Naval Training.
The secret TO the desire of some Of
the more capable men fer leaving is the
| bright reflection cast upon the business
arena or land by others who have come
ashore for good from United States war
ships. Navy training usually fits a man
/ for exceptional ability as a money maker
/ if he embarks in a land enterprise. Old
/ er graduates from Annapolis believe
! that between a graduate of a university
and the human production of the Naval
academy who gives up the sea for brain
! work ashore, the peculiar and thorough
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The Fatal Illness.

Harrison was the first person TO take
heed OF the generals throat trouble,
and the victims earliest complaints Of
the queer difficulty he began TO eXper-
fence in swallowing. He was with Gen
eral Grant whom the professional cx-
peTts discovered that this throat trouble
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FE STORY OF THE MAN WHO D. D. D. D.
q d WAS VALET TO GENERAL GRANT

Romantic Career Of Harrison
Terrell, Who Served the
Old Commander During
His Last Illness and Closed
His Eyes IN Eternal Sleep
at Mount MCGregor Now
d War Department Mes
senger. y x X
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-08-21
Weighing n Field Of TurnipS.

The English farmer makes use Of
mathematics in his work, says Lon
don paper. Suppose. for example. that
he wishes to know the weight Of his
turnip crop while it is still in the
ground. which is sometimes a matter
of Importance, simple calculation
will give him the information.
1t is the custom in England to plant
turnips in ridges twcnty-eight inches
apart: this makes ninety ridges to the
acre. The farmer selects Il row where
the crop seems about the average and
pulls up all the turnips in measured
yard Of the row and weighs them.
Assuming that they weigh ten
pounds. g simple calculation shows
that the crop averages IA little more
than twenty eight tons to the acre. If
they weigh eleven pounds, the avera sc
will be about thirty-onc tons to the
acre.
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X VVomdn'$ Page X

carried shower bouquet of white
and purple asters tied with ribbons
of the same shade. Many of the cos
tunes worn by the ladies were very
beautiful The music was all that a
dancers heart could wish. as it was
furnished by the Boston and Montana
band. Every number was a gem and
the music proved inestimable to the
dancers The cafe served such deli
cacies as please the most fastidious
and this brilliant event closed the
most satisfactory meeting ever held
in the state Without hitch or flaw
everything passed off as planned.
Long live The Best People On
Earth.
One of the maids of honor from an
other city was highly incensed be-
cause more of the 400" We're not at
the Elks' '.tll. As a consequence size
left very early and it is an assured
fact that never again will the Ellls
conf a favor or honor upon he..
If the people did not suit her fastldi-
Gus tastes she should have made the
best of it. Instead she created tho
that she was genuine
Shcb.
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Notes by the Way.

The wash shirt waist suits can be
purchased for just one-half their orig
inal prices. A pretty pongee which
was marked $500 earlier in the sea
son is now marked $S.45.
One Of the prettiest bargains seen
white lace insertings for $40.
At Hennessys a basket of gloves
on the counter with this sign hung
ovar it, your choice for 10 cents. ;"
How bitter some people do feel who
do not even have the dime to spend
for such things.
The prettiest felt hats are on sale
very little trimmings are used, it is
wells. wells. wells.
Mrs. J. H. Elwood and daughter
Of kalispell are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Trevelyon and will remain in Butte
for several weeks.
The first of the week Mrs. Jurgens
entertained at luncheon several Flat
head county people Mrs. Whiteside
Mrs. kleinschmidt, Miss Mcknight
of Kalislpel and Miss Jose Talbot
cf Columbia Falls.
Mr. and Mrs II. S. Cannon have
b en- the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
l.. Clinton.
The daintiest Of white linen and
white silk belts are being worn.
Linen suits are worn by ladies and
Young girls almost exclusively.
Shirt waist suits are quite the
proper thing at swell functions
\ fad by all veil wearers is a pc
culiaT one hut very comfortable
wherever little breeze blows. Be
fore the hat is put on the veil is tied
inst around the hair. the end coming
some little time to get used to these
things but popular opinion soon
sways one.
Columbia Gardens is the resort to
which all Classes Of people go to en-
Joy themselves. the rich and poor
alike, and it is the most popular place
for dancing in all Montana.
The most beautiful pansies imag-
Unable are grown at Columbia Gar
dens. OF course they are cultivated
and irrigated but it is said that they
are never picked during the whole
season.
Beautiful floral designs are visible
and to the Butte resident it is a hav-
on of NAopn and rnSt
4 number of trees. sickly little
things with a few crisp leaves. are
seen here. 1t would make the ordi-
nary Flathead tree 'fbough" its head
in grief and sympathy to gaze on
such foliage
The weather is mcuh warmer here
than in Flathead county; most every
one having the appearance of being
sweltered.
F J. X.
Butte. Mont. August Is. 1908.
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A nous Emerald.

John in his Apocalypse. An emerald
of inestimable value Ornamented the
bezel of the ring of Polycrates, king Of
Samos. That monarch, having been all
his life favored by fortune, determined
to put his luck to n severe test. He
threw the ring into the sea. The next
day he went fishing.
The record of that days sport still re-
mains unbroken. His majesty caught
a fine fish, and in the inside of the fish
he found his ring. That happened in
the year go Of the foundation of Rome.
and the ring, considered as a talisman.
was placed among the royal treasures
Of the Temple of Concord.
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Summons,

In the District Court of the Eleventh
Judicial District of the State of
Montana, in and for the County of
Flathead
Lyons Mercantile Company a corpo-
ration, Plaintiff, against Alfred
Jones, observation-disclosures
The State of Montana sends Greet
ings to the above named defendants
and to each of them:
You are hereby summoned ito ans
wer the complaint in this action,
which is filed in the Office of the
clerk of this court, a copy of which
is herewith served upon you in the
county wherein you reside, and to
file your answer and serve a copy
thereof upon the plaintiffs attorney
within twenty days after the service
of this summons. exclusive of the
day of service; and in case Of your
failure to appear or answer, judg-
ment will be taken against you, by
default for the relief demanded in
THE complaint. This action is brought
for the purpose of enforcing the col
lection of $103.67. balance due on
your promissory note dated February
18th, 1908, and $25 attorneys fees,
and the costs of said action.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 23rd day of July, 1903.
james K. Lang, Clerk,
BY I. D. Rognlien, Deputy.
Oliver & Rhoades, Counsel for Said
Plaintiff.
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SceietV'$ note Book.

Mr.. and Mrs. James r. HART and
family will spend next week at the
homestead in Smith valley and then
go to Spokane.
Miss Olta Woolf and Miss Flora
Anderson left Wednesday morning
for an outing at the Warm Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs H. H. Sheldon were
in the city from their home at Essex.
DR.. J. a. Lamb spent several days
at LAX Mcdonald this week fishing
and enjoying the beauties of that
popular summer resort.
Mayor Logtn, with his family and
a few Of the neighbors returned We'd
nesday night to his lake camp The
party are confident Of pleasant out
ing as the mayor is splendid camp
promoter.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Adams are re-
i joicing in the advent of a son. The
stork visited their home Wednesday.
/ Mrs. DR.. SEWERS and Miss Russell
of Butte are the guests of Mrs, Nc
Donald at Flathaad lake.
o
Contractor John d. Porter. of Spo-
kane. went out over the line this
morning from Columbia Falls to
Whitefish.
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THE MODERN SALESMAN.
He Realizes the Necessity For Corr
rect Dress In Business.


rect Dress In Business.
1t has become the unwritten but
none the less stringent law that young
men shall dress we'll and neatly during
business hours. In many of the lar
gest banks and financial institutions
none of the clerks is permitted to go
COatless. and in the mercantile estab-
lishments where statesmen are en-
vloyed loud attire is actually dis
outraged. The old time salesman glo-
ried in his t1amboyant cravats and
shirts. his diamonds and his peculiar
clothes. His capital in trade consisted
of tlashy appearance, vulgar stories,
n constitution that would stand intoXi-
eating liquor and an unlimited amount
Of cheek. He did not have to know
anything about the goods he sold, eX-
cept in a general way. He slapped
men on the back, took them out to din
ner, got drunk with them and then
booked their orders. The modern sales
man is we'll educated, neatly dressed
gentleman who knows all about the
goods he sells. He is never called upon
to drink, he never needs to dine out,
he trades on honor and brains, and his
customers are men who only admire
men who know as much as or more
than they do about their business.
Dress plays the most important part in
the game Of commerce, no less with the
salesman than it does with the man
ufacturer, the mill man, the banker
or the financial man. They all dress
to impress their fellow men favorably.
&C. NJ. Connolly in Success.
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Expansion Sale at Wilson's. Read
their advertisement
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Save your best apples and fruits
for the fair.