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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
Trust-Forming Methods.

The charges filed in court by Receiver
Smith, of the ship-building trust, against
the promoters of that corporation, throw
light upon the causes of the failure of so
many of the large syndicates. Over-cap-
italiZation Is often alleged as a reason for
the decline of the securities of these COM
blnes, but the causes and means of over
capitalization are not always clearly I'M
derstood by the public. There Is now
chance that in the hearing of the receivers
proofs in this case the precise method may
be exposed to general view. In brief, it APP
pears that the constituent properties COM
prising the trust Were sold to the syndicate
at exorbitant prices. For instance, the re-
ceiver alleges that Charles NJ Schwab sold
to the shipbuiding company the Bethlehem
Steel Company, taking in payment $40 ,OOO,-
900 In bonds. $40 100000 in preferred stock
and 100000 in common stock or $50
OOO.OOo at lace value in all, when he knew
well, says the receiver, that in truth the
said property was not worth at the most
100000" The other promoters, says Mr..
Smith, accepted S41 100000 for properties
which were worth no more than SIC. 600. 900.
The receiver goes further and declares that
these fictitious valuations were bolstered up
by false statements as to the earning ca
pacities OF the various plants. He cites the
case of the Bethlehem Steel Works, already
mentioned, charging that Mr.. Schwab rep
resented that company's earnings as ST.
$4,000 during the preceding year. whereas
they were not more than 81 600, 600. and the
surplus as S4.llS,0o0 it being only $500, 600
These figures throw flood of light on
the weakness of these great Industrial COM
binations in the stock market. They have
been pulled out of all proportion to their
values The essential principle of cembina-
ton has been disregarded, namely, that OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
Wilhelm and the President.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta CONSTITUTION.
When William wanted the Balt.c-NOrth
sea canal he went ahead and completed 1t,
and on it's opening said: Oceans unite;
they do not sever" and: 1.-THE worlds pres
ent motto is Easy Communication" This
isthmian canal business is just now at the
stage when the American people would like
the President to live up to those two axioms
uttered by the kaiser. They want the oceans
united, and they want easy communication
for American commerce to the most promis-
Ing markets now being commended for by
the agricultural and manufacturing nations
of the Globe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

within a few hours. 1t is highly important
that the railroad facilities should not be
demoralized at such a season in conse-
quence of the construction work. Evidently
this accomplishment will tax the energies
of the contractors and the resources of the
railroad companies severely. Already some
portions of the work are being carried on
continuously, the gangs working night and
day, and great progress has been made on
the northern side toward clearing the site
for the station and the track approach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
New York's Test.
rom the Minneapolis Journal.

From the Minneapolis Journal
The test the good people of New York
now have to stand is whether they can be
as Jealous in upholding good government
as they were ardent in overthrow.ng bad
whether they can be as grate-
full for good service as they were indignant
at faithless service. 1t is to be test or
their stability and steadfastness. Hereto
FORE every time New York has rebelled
against Tammany 1t has gone back to the
beast at the next election-Tammany en-
countered only rebellions, not revolutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
Autumn Jubilation.

No more painting in the heat
When you cross the asphalt street;
No mosquitoes buzzing round;
No more dogs dragged to the pound;
No more locust in the tree
Singing in Satanic glee:
No more sunstrokes in the town;
No more collars whiting down;
No more picnics where you get
Victuals cold and feet all wet;
Sing the song in sweet accord,
No more summer. Thank the Lord"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
Easily Determined.

How do you determine If an Englishman
is well-bred?" asked the young woman
whose father owns mines.
Very easily answered Miss Cayenne.
1T is done by observing the manner in
which he drops his monocle and holds on
to his his"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
In Doubt.

Suffering from a cold?" said the sympa-
thetic friend.
How do l know" rejoined the brusque
person. There's no way of telling whether
I'm suffering from the cold or the medicine
took for It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

The manner in which the vocabulary
shifts is shown by the fact that only a
few years ago the now formidable work
crank was used as a term of mild semi
humorous reproach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

The colored citizen will not worry over
the talk of interfering with the fifteenth
amendment, but would like to hear some
thing more about the plan of pensioning ex-
slaves
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No EXEMPTION.

IT'S very strange how fashions change,
The public with a smile
Will say unto a statesman blue,
your platforms out Of StyIe!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

Mr.. Chamberiain's first appeal in his
campaign of tariff education was to the
canny Scot whom tradition credits with so
thoroughly knowing the value of a six
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
SHOOTING STARS.
His Program.

what are you going to do about the
trust question:
Same as usual" answered Senator Sorg-
hum. IF trust asks me any questions
it'll get as polite an answer as 1 know how
to Make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

Money concentrates itself around the
trusts so persistently that even the men
who make a speciality of abusing them
manage to save up a little.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

Mr.. Bill Devery has quit making epigrams
His fate should be warning to people who
are ambitious to combine politics and litera-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
A Disbursement.

''Why don't you try to earn your living?"
We'll" answered Meandering Mike. its
dis way. When 1 eats dis way gifts cold
turkey an mince pie. If 1 depends on me
earning capacity I'm liable to git sinkers
an weak coffee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

The sultan is at least entitled to credit
as statesman who does not entertain any
false ideas about his personal popularity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

man who accepts the position of Presi-
dent should not be required to take his life
as we'll as his reputation in his hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

Russia is expected to discover some i'm
portant diplomatic distinction between the
word "evacuate" and the phrase get out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

Kentucky mountaineers will welcome Sec
rotary Shaw as a representative of the
Treasury Department who is not there on
revenue business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

Mr. Schwab contemplates the steel mar
ket with the serenity of the man who knew
when he had enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

Some of the stories about the Chicago
University professors sound as If they had
been produced by an irresponsible and over
Jealous press agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

King Peter of Servia is in no immediate
danger, but would be relieved If he could
move into less noisy and disorderly neigh
borhOod.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

1t is to the kaisers credit that most of
the talk about our fighting Germany comes
from this side of the water
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07

The populists are entitled to remark that
silver never slumped as badly as steel has
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

Frank James was acquitted at Gala
tin, Mo-, of the Winston train robbery.
Jay Gould forced Rufus Hatch and his
friends 10 stop their litigation with the
Western Union Telegraph Company by
driving Louisville and Nashville Railroad
stock, on which they were long" down
to 40.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge of Eng
land was banqneted in Boston, DR.. Oil
yer Wendell Holmes, Gov. Benjamin
Butler and Nathan Appleton being among
the guests.
The Northwestern States were visited
by heavy frost, the mercury falling TO
40 degrees at Bloomington, ILL.,, and corn
being killed outright in many localities.
Jay Gould testified before the United
States Senate committee on labor and
capital, and wept as he described how.
when a poor surveyor, be had gone hun
cry and had knelt and prayed by the
roadside.
John Jacob Aston decided his entire
fortune TO his son, William Waldorf As
tor, Then United States minister at Rome,
retaining pension Of 100000 yearly
for himself
The last spike in the Northern Pacific
Railroad was driven near Helena. Mont,
ninety-oue years after President Thomas
jefferson had suggested a highway TO the
NOrthv est
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
Character in Typewriting.

1t will come as 4 surprise to many
people to know that there is great
deal of character in typewriting. Were
half a dozen operators to use the same
machine, paper, and actual words,
each printing off Il dozen sheets, and
were all these to be mixed up indis-
criminately, a practiced eye could dis
tinguish each operators work instant
ly.
In a recent law case, where a
lengthy typewriter document of many
sheets was in question, it was alleged
that one of the pages included had
been substituted for another sheet. Al
though to a casual eye all the sheets
seemed to be the work of one hand, ex-
perts showed that the spacing was
quite different, especially between the
end of one sentence and the beginning
of another, and on the substituted sheet
the new paragraphs began in quite
different position on the lines, and the
letters were shaky instead of upright
and firm. And the punctuation-the
crucial test-was wholly different.
The experts were unable to trace the
person who had done the bogus type
writing, but they agreed that it was
young woman, and only beginner at
typewriting; that she was nervous, not
very strong, and that her education
was only moderately good.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
Farm Notes.

Corn may not be the whole thing,
but it is the principal ration for fat
tening hogs.
The man or woman who does not
know how to keep up rotation in the
garden crops is not UP to present day
privileges.
If there is anything that is better
than another on a hot day it is water
from a jug. One never knows when
to let go. The feeling is that one
would like to freeze to il" and enjoy
it forever.
The longer the calf is left with its
dam the harder it win be to teach it
to drink. The longer it is left with
the cow the harder it will be to wean,
and the more foolish the COW will act
when weaving is attempted.
Don't Kick the hogs for rushing
around you for their meals. 1t is your
own fault. If you would feed them
as you should, you would not be in
such hurry. If you must kick. give
yourself good big jolt for not feeding
better.
1t is very good plan to keep all
grain sacks and similar property
marked or branded. 1t is not a matter
of proving dishonesty, but matter
of convenience to have them so
marked. There are times when they
viii accidentally get lost
The commercial fertilizer used annu-
ally in the United States amounts to
between S40,O0O,OO0 and $4,000, 00c.
Most of the States have provided for
official inspection of fertilizer to pro-
tect the farmer from fraud. The heav-
lest applications are made in the
Southern States. In some of the prai-
RE States hardly any commercial fer
tilizers are sold.
The finest and softest wool is al
ways on the shoulders OF sheep. An
expert in judging sheep always looks
at the wool on the shoulders first As
suming that the wool to be inspected
is really fine, the shoulders are first
examined as a part where the finest
wool is TO be found, which is taken as
standard, and IS compared TO the
wool from the ribs. the thigh, the
rump and the shoulder parts. and the
nearer the wool from the various por-
lions of the animal approaches the
standard the better.
ia strip of light 0urlap is fastened
around milk cows body loosely to
keep the flies OF in fly time she viii
give more milk, says an Indiana farm
er. who adds: 4 have noticed how
cows stand and night flies and eat lit
tie. but when thus protected they put
in their time at eating milk with
much more comfort since adopting this
plan, which costs little.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
Water at the Barn.

If one has pump located in or near
the barn there is, of course, no dltn-
Guilty in obtaining all the water needed
for all purposes in the barns. IT, how
ever, it is necessary to carry water for
the stock, then some plan should be
put in operation whereby water may
be obtained for other purposes, such
as wagon washing and the cleaning of
harnesses, without carrying 1t any
great distance. The rainfall may be
utilized by placing barrel which is
-r.ter-tight on box or other platform
and, by the use Of simple and cheap
V-rough, carrying the water to The
barrel from the caves of the bern roof.
A faucet should be placed in the bar
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONc.sELY
CONDENSED.
Chicago Fisherman freed by Bear
Rebuilding of Town of KendaIl-M Man
Almost Dies in Swamp-Sees Europe
at Small Expense.

Word has reached Glenwood of Chi
eago 6sherman's adventure with bear
that is somewhat out of the ordinary.
James Lane, an angler from the Windy
City, was fishing near the Cat Dens,
some ten miles north of Glenwood, just
before the season closed. He started
through the woods to join some compan-
ions after the days sport, when he de
serted a bear of medium size approach
ing him. He recklessly drew u 32-cai
Der revolver from his pocket and took a
shot at bruin, which merely served tc en-
rage the animal and it started at him.
Lane made for tall oak tree near him
and climbed up to a place of safety. The
bear went into camp at the foot of the
tree and remained there all through the
night, keeping Lane a prisoner until the
early morning hours, when he trotted off
into Inc woods. Lane was almost ex-
hauated with cold and terror when he
finally reached the camp of his compan-
ions, who had been spending nearly the
whole night searching for him. The bear,
which is the first that has been seen in
the country north of Glenwood for years,
is still at large
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22

seen there Now. in oroer 90 satisfy my
mind and perhaps enable me to explain
the mystery to the frightened inhabitants,
l crave your kind permission to visit the
premises. Have | that permission 2"
1T is impossible for me to grant ii.
When these things were first whispered
about twenty-five years ago, we, as
family, were exceedingly annoyed by con-
slant visitors to the spot, and the thing
became so much of a nuisance that it was
closed forever from all inspection. No,
you must not ask this, doctor, as l can
not consent to the place being entered,
after being so long sealed. As it is, take
my word for it, and be satisfied. 1t is
merely yagary of the brain, an optical
delusion. something better to be forgot
ten
DIR. Elfenstein said no more but in
wardly resolved to pay a sur.eptitious
visit there, if not a permitted one, as this
mystery he determined should be unraF-
eled.
AS he rose to leave, he happened to
glance towards the young girl opposite
10 him, and saw her head bent low over
the book she held, while sad and panied
expression had foated ever nel speaking
face.
After the reading had concluded, the
bsronet said he would excuse her further
attendance upon him, therefore she start
ed out for ramble over the grounds.
She had not gone far, before she re-
GREETED having done so, as she was join
ed a short distance from the house by
Robert Glendenning, person she instinc-
lively disliked.
This young man was a great admirer
of pretty face, and from the first look
into Ethels speaking eyes, and upon
her rare beauty, he had acknowledged
that he had never seen person that so
exactly met the standard of the beautiful
he had raised in his SOUL But her proud
bearing in his presence, her shrinking
from his approach gave such evidence Of
her dislike that he felt irritated, and con-
sequently determined to annoy her in
every way possible during her stay at
the hall.
ITO be continuedl
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
I.esseninr the Risk.

A certain woman, says the New York
Times. had been using the mails for
fraudulent purposes. After the case
had been rendered, the Postmaster
General issued an order barring her
letters from the mails. Then she sent
him a PEI vic letter. asking for a pri-
vate he Ag. that she might lay her
case b.. re him.
II feel sure" she wrote, that II |
could get a chance to look straight
into your beautiful brown eyes, you
would hear my story"
The Postmaster General. after think
ing the letter over for a few mo-
ments. Endorsed it: Respectfully re-
ferred to the Secretary of War for adj
vice" and sent it to the War Depart
ment.
In due course of time it came back
with this Endorsement:
ssRisk one eye.-Elihu Root"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
salt Kin. Weeds.

For the destruction of chickweed rak-
ing the lawns or sowing them with
salt. or both methods combined, were
found effective at the Vermont sta
ton. The application of two quarts OF
salt to the square rod, followed by
thorough raking of the chickweed and
A liberal sowing of grass seed, was
completely successful in exterminating
chickweed and in securing full stand
of grass. 1t is suggested that where
salt is used on lawn it should be
done cautiously on a small scale, as
the effects will vary in different soils
and seasons. For the eradication of
the crab grass the authors of recent
bulletin suggest care in selection of
seed to avoid the Introduction Of this
plant, which is an annual; the use of
grass seed. fertilizer and wafer freely
so as to keep the grass in vigorous
growth: and the hand wedding of the
crab grass if it should appear.-Ameri-
can Cultiyator.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
Pinchinr Berry Bushes.

The ideal treatment for raspberries
and blackberries is to pinch them back
at intervals during the summer and
thus secure strong, sturdy bushes three
and one-half to four feet high, with
laterals from one to one and one-half
feet long, rather than to practice the
severe heading back after the plants
have become long and 'leggy." If,
however, as is frequently the case in
the best managed gardens, the plants
are at this season making vigorous
growth which may not mature, they
should at once be cut back to the de-
sired height and the canes will harden
before cold weather. Many prefer to
cut back the bushes IN the spring.
Thinning the canes, which should al
ways be practiced, may be done at any
time during the season. In general,
one-half or more of the young canes
which appear should be cut out. Black
berry and raspberry bushes may be
transplanted in the fall, but better re-
suits are usually obtained from spring
plantings.-Maine Experiment Station.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
FORTY YEARS AGO.

Oil City Pa) newspapers reported
small boys of that village making 81 TO
So daily after each hard rain by dipping
crude oil from ponds and creeks in the
neighborhood.
Fort Wagner, in Charleston harbor,
was abandoned by the rebels just as Gen.
Gillmore's troops were preparing to as
sault the works.
Two hundred Union soldiers Of Gen.
Gillmore's command were killed, wound
ed or taken prisoners by the rebel gar
rison at Fort Sumter. which they had
tried to surprise while asleep.
The rebel brigade under Gen. Fraser
was surrounded in Cumberland gap by
Union troops under Burnside, Shackel-
ford and De Courcey.
Charleston, $. c., was placed at the
mercy of Union artillery through the
evacuation of Fort Wagner by the rebels
and its occupation by federals.
The assault on Fort Wagner, in
Charleston harhor, was started by the
gunboat New lronsides and the Union
land batteries. $4,000 pounds of iron
falling within the defenses in forty hours
New York City banks accepted Secre-
tary of the Treasury Salmon L. Chase's
proposition to loan the government $780,
100000 at per cent, and to take pay
nent in the new per cent legal tender
notes.
Gov. Andrew johnson of Tennessee,
fterwards President, in a speech at
Nashville urged the abolition of slavery
everywhere.
Gen Crittenden, from the top Of Look
out Mountain. Tenn, discovered that the
rebel troops under Bragg had evacuated
Chattanooga, and sent his troops to oe-
cupy it.
Gen. Frazer's rebel brigade surrender
ed to Gems. Burnside and Shackelford
at Cumberland gap, Tenn, where he had
been stationed on the advice of Gen.
Simon Bolivar Buckner.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-09-22
CHAPTER XII.


Day after day passed, during which
Ethel became quite accustomed to her
routine of work, and quietly persevered
in her duties. Nothing difficult to accom-
plish was required at her hands; nothing
beyond spending a couple of hours each
morning in her own room writing letters,
of which an abstract was taken from Sir
Reginald's own lips; then an hour or two
reading the daily papers for his amuse
ment. Very often would he find a chance
to whisper the question;
DO you perform your evening tasks
regularly and well? Does all go on as
safely as l could wish?'
Then when the answer came, "Al goes
well" he would seem SO satisfied and re-
lieved that she felt almost happy in Civ
ing the information.
About a month after her arrival at
Glendenning Hall she had been reading
one afternoon work in which he was
particularly interested, when she was in
terrupted by the entrance of DR.. Ellen
stein.
As the baronet motioned to her TO re-
main where she was during the inter
view, the regular nurse being absent
and as the doctor might need some things
from her hand. she became interested in
the conversation that ensued.
DIR. Elfenstein was rather small
talker. and this natural reserve tended to
make his professional interviews at the
hall brief. aud usually confined closely
to his medical work.
But this morning he seemed 20 hnger,
and conversed quite freely upon many OF
the topics of the day. Finally he COM
menced giving an account Of the severe
storm that had swept over the country
the night before the baronet's accident,
and ended by relating his own adven-
lures, and what he had seen in the tow
or.
"Sir Reginald. / thought / would tell
you this. and ask if you can explain the
meaning Of the spectacle then manifest
cdr
Il cannot" was the ! ply Ethel watch
ed for with anxiety. II am told BY poo
pie far and near of strange appearances
in that tower. hut / have never seen 3
thing of the kind there myself. therefore,
put no faith in the story"
But you may believe me, sir. when
assure you such thinGs are really to be