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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
HOT POLITICS IN OHIO
Contest Between johnson and thinner
snan for the, GubernatOrial Nominal
ton 0zershadows AL Else.

Columbus, O., Aug. 25.-The pre-
liminary meetings Of the Democratic
state convention here are the most
hOtly contested in the history of the
state. The contest between Mayor
Tom l.. Johnson OF Cleveland and John
l.. Zimmerman of Springfield for the
SubernatOrial nomination overshadOWs
everything else so that nothing is
heard Of the platform, the proposed
constitutional amendments, senatorial
Endorsement or the rest of the state
ticket.
While the race between Johnson and
Zimmerman has been very close for
weeks. on the day of voting the odds
seem to be in favor Of Johnson. His
arrival from Cleveland on special
train, accompanied by hundreds of
shouting followers, gave an impetus to
his candidacy, although he had many
mana gers and more workers here than
Zimmerman before the triumphaI
march from the depot. The Johnson
men have the old state committees
with them, and the influence of the
party organization is seen much more
distinctly today then heretofore At
the same time, the magnetic personal
ity OF Johnson is also effective.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Record

Some remarkable stowaways are
found on ships of the merchant marine
An official of the London geological gar
dens had q call one day from a sailor
who wanted to know if he was open to
buy a "sarpint." He said, Yes"
''There's q beauty for YOU" said the
man, opening little rice sack he car
ried in his hand An Indian cobra, with
hood expanded and deadly fangs ready
to strike. lay in the bottom of the frail
bag. In this case the crea ture had prob
ably been brought aboard in timber or
in a package of fruit. Vipers, deadly
spiders and other undesirable immi-
grants are constantly found in the
holds Of ships that have arrived from
tropical ports. A Liverpool fruiterer
recently had q narrow escape from be-
ing bitten by 4 viper which arrived in
a case of Spanish melons.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
CHICAGO WATERS STRIKE
Said f0'H0ve Hardly Been q Success, Many
Refusing to Quit Work
on Call.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-The attempt was
made to call a walters strike in ev-
cry place that could be reached by I'M
ion committees, but in many cases the
employees refused to so out. Efforts
to get the help ut Kinsleys and Vogel-
Sang'N places were met with derisiOn
by the union employees, who said they
were satisfied with their jobs.
AT Kings restaurant, on Fifth ave-
nue., two plucNy young women, Miss
Anna King and her sister, Mrs. II.
Teller Archibald. prevented a strike
being called, after q fierce fight With
Business Agent r. II. Mckenzie, of the
Walters union. The two women at
tackled Mckenzie. and somebody hit
him with a pOlicoman's club and he
ran from the house streaming with
blood. The strike agents met vigor-
OuS resistance at many places and
were not at all successful. The strike
is called in violation of an agreement
Out Of the 5000 members of the
different unions ordered on strike not
over 10 per cent. responded to the sum-
mons, AND the places Of those who did
quit work were quickly filed with
nOn-TniDm EMPLOYEES
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28

er the shadows had crept up from the
valley and en~hrouded the dull red
walls of Hatfield blouse the diStin-
~guished statesman, making the last
efforts of his life, turned slightly to-
wards his favorite daughter, Lady
GwendoIine Cecil, who was knceling
besides him, and then quietly breathed
his last.
Lord Edward Cecil lin Egypt had
been warned early in the afternoon
by telegraph that the end was near
All the other members of his lord
ships family had gathered at the bed
side
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Walls and WaII Papers

'Wal papers are unhealthy" said Il
physician. 'They destroy the porous
ness of walls. If had my way roth
ing but whitewash would be used all
over the world. Wall paper closes cur
walls pores and thus to a certain ex-
tent does US harm. Walls, you see,
should be porous, like our clothes, like
our skin. Clog up the pores of our
skin, and we die. Close up the pores
of our clothes, and we would soon dis
card them, for they would be insuffer-
able. But we are used to the clogging
of our walls pores, and therefore we
no longer notice the inconvenience of
it. Some people argue that wall papers
are porous. Ny answer is that they
may be porous when they are new, but
as soon as they get damp the pores fill
up, and, once filled, there is ITO way to
open them again. Have porous walls,
l say, and to have them substitute for
wall paper whitewash. "-Philadelphia
Record
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28

In China every member of a family is
property and may be sold voluntarily
or seized for debt Contracts are held
sacred among the Chinese, and what
ever is promised must be performed.
A father may sell his son, and this is
the despairing CelestiaPs last resort.
The Chinaman sells son in order to
save the life Of the boy and the rest of
the family. If afterward the fathers
circumstances improve he can buy the
boy back again, usually at some ad-
vance. 1t is not considered disgraceful,
but rather an act Of humanity, to buy
children in China, as otherwise the par
ents, as last resort, must let them die
by the roadside.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
1 0Beaf,s OF Jacob Rfis'.

One of Jacob Riis' great public bene-
factions, the most costly to New YORK,
was a newspaper beat typical Of
the shrewdness and intelligence of the
man. Riis picked up in the health de-
partment one day the weekly analysis
of the Croton water and read "a trace
of nitrites'' What are nitrites? he
asked. Getting an evasive answer, he
went off and found out what nitrites
were and published the news, explain
ing that they meant sewage contamina-
ton and advising the people to boil the
water Then while the other papers
were poohpoohing the news he went up
through the Croton watershed with q
camera and took pictures of towns sew
ering into the streams, public dumps
on their banks, people and animals
washing in the water. He made good
his case. The other papers belittled
the conditions, saying running water
purifes itself. But Riis inquired how
long it took the water to come down
from the worst town, sixty miles away.
The answer was four days. He asked
the experts how long a cholera germ
might live in running water. Seven
days" was the answer. New York had
to buy up that watershed, and the cost
ran into the millions. But Riis had his
"beat," and New York has pure water.
j. L. Steffens in McClure's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
FIrrY YEARS reUB1TC SERVICE
First q Member of the Commons and Reclk-
less of Speech Then.

Lord Salisbury was born in 1880 at
Hatfield, and served in parliament ard
the government for fifty years. enter
ing the house Of commons as Lord
Robert Cecil in 1853 He held his seat
in the commons until the death of his
father and his eldest brother elevated
him to the peerage. Lord Salisbury
has been described as big English
man, both mentally and physically. by
some, and by other in less c0mpIi-
mentary terms.
His early career i'll parliament while
he was still NiscOunt CranbOurne was
marked by recklessness Of speech
that promised 20 wreck his career be-
fore many years, but just at Il critical
moment Lord Derby appointed him
secretary for India. The responsible
ties OF Office wrought a complete change
in his character. No man ever dis
played in SO short "a time greater apti-
tude for the duties Of the office he had
undertaken, or a lOftier sense of it's
tremendous mOral and political respon-
sibility than did Lord Cranborna dur
ing his too brief tenure of the Indian
secretarNship.
The cynic had become a statesman,
the intellectual gladiator an earnest
champion of exalted political principle
The license of tongue, in which Lord
CranbOrne had reveled while yet "a free
lane, he absolutely renowned when
he became a responsible minister. He
compelled the respect and admiration
of Gladstone and Bright. and indeed Of
every ONE who took the slightest inter
est in the condition and the future of
India. That WAS the real beginning
Of his career and it was to be fol
lowed by twenty years as a cabinet
minister and thirteen years as premier,
during which time he made four cab
inets and held the premiership longer
than any man during the Victorian
era.
In1S96, Gfter he resumed thepriemer
ship that had been Lord Rosebery's
for time, Lord Salisbury was cha1-
lenged on the Venezuelan boundary
question by thehistoric message to con-
gress from President Cleveland. Pub
lie opinion i'll England was in an in
famed state, and the question of war
or peace hung in the balance Lord
Salisbury was extremely cautious, and
finally yielded to the demands of the
United States and agreed to Arbitra-
ton.
Lord Salisbury began his career as a
writer in the newspapers, having mar
ried against his fathers WILL and at
that time was poor man and had to
live very economically.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
SHAMROCK FAIRLY BEATEN
First Race of the Cup Series Taken by the
Reliance in q Good Wind and
Heavy Sea.

New York, Aug 24.-The first race
Of the cup series has been sailed and
as indicated by the work done by the
two big yachts in Thursdays fuke the
Reliance crossed the line a winner.
There was a wind blowing about
twelve miles an hour when the yachts
started and a heavy sea. The Sham
rock got off four seconds ahead Of the
Reliance, which waited for the wealth
er berth and got it, From the start
for thirteen miles in a beat to wind
ward the two ,achts ran nose and
nose and neithC' could get ahead Of the
other and stay here. At the thirteen
mile, if anythi. l.. the Shamrock had a
slight lead.
Here the Ind shifted in such q
manner as to give the Reliance a dis
tinct advantage. and the defender
pulled ahead and in the two miles to
the outer mark gained three minutes
and seventeen seconds. AS she swung
round the mark she broke out her
spinnaker, which had hardly filled
when the sheet parted and the big
boom went flying forward. \ new
sheet was made fast and the boom
hauled aft and away she sped Tor
home. Meanwhile the Shamrock had
rounded the mark, but as she broke out
, her sDinnaker it held in the stops, and
when it was finally freed the spinnaker
split at the upper point. The race was
then procession and the Reliance
/ crossed the line nine minutes ahead.
| This makes. allowing for the time al
! lOWance, Z minutes and three seconds
! that the Reliance beat the Shamrock.
New York. Aug. 25.-The Shamrock
! III was Temeasured at the dry dock in
! Erie basin, after having taken Oh
! board her cable and anchor as required
| by the rules effecting the measurement
| of the cup yachts. When the measure
ment was concluded Sir Thomas Lip
| ton said that he had been informed
| by Mr., Mower that Shamrock II1s
racing rank had not been affected, and
that it would be unchanged. 1t is pre-
! Sumed that sufficient weight was re-
! moved to oQualize the weight Of the
| anchor and cable.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
ROOT WILL STEP OUT
President Roosevelt Has Accepted the
Resignation of the Secretary
of War.

Oyster Bay, L. l., Aug. 25.-Secretary
Root, under date of Aug. 10, presented
his resignation formally to the presi-
dent. The resignation was accepted by
the president with the understanding
that Mr.. Root continue as secretary of
war at least until JAN l.
Governor General William H. Taft
of the Philippines will succeed Secre-
tary Root as secretary of war Presi-
dent Roosevelt has authorized the fol-
towing statement:
1.-THE president some months ago
rendered the secretaryship of war to
Judge Taft, and at that time it was
arranged that he would succeed Secre-
tary Root. Secretary Root will go out
of Office sometime in January and
Judge. Taft will assume, the duties of
the Office shortly afterward."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Why He Carries a Game.

The man from London who always
carries a cane in fair weather gives
his reason for doing so:
you see, carrying stick is not only
very proper, but it is also very use
full accomplishment. Why, don't you
know, a man who always carries a
stick never loses an umbrella. By car
rying a cane / get SO accustomed to
having something in my hand that if
I start away without it I miss it be-
fore 1 have gone half a dozen steps.
Now, when l carry my umbrella it is
just the same There is nothing like
habit Try it, and you will never lose
an umbrella"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
A Fiiian Chiefs Rebuke.

A frivolous visitor to the Fiji islands
said to a Fijian chief: 1T is really a
pity you have been SO foolish as to lis
ten to these missionaries. Ne one now
adays believes in the Bible.''
The chiefs eyes flashed as he said:
N+Do you see that stone? There we
killed our victims. Do you see that
oven? There we roasted their bodies
for our feasts. If it hadn't been for
the missionaries and the Bible you
would have met the same fate"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
TmunSwar9hEQ

Two little girls were engaged in an
animated discussion as to the merits of
their respective homes.
"Well, anyway" said one little maid
en- in a triumphant tone, you may
have more bedrooms than we have, but
we have more cream than you do. We
have enough for our cereal every sin
gle morning"
POOH" said the other, chats moth
ing! We own Jersey cow, and we get
a whole cowful of cream twice every
day."-Lippincott's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
FROM LABOR To REST
Last of Group Of Distinguished
British Statesmen Has
Passed Away.
LAST, LONG SLEEP FOR SALISBURY
With All His Family Present Except
One Soldier Son He Sinks to
Rest in Hatfield House,

London, Aug. "a. - Lord Sali~bury
died peacefully at 9:O5 p. N. Saturday,
During the last forty-eight hours of
his life the end was seen to be in
avitable, the great frame of Englapd's
eX-premier being sustained only by the
constant use Of oxygen. Even the adj
ministratiOn of oxygen failed of effect
as the evening advanced, and soon aft
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Sultan of Deseen Makes Apology.

Manila, Aug. 21.-The sultan Of De-
seen has appeared before Major r. H.
Billiard, with a large retinue and has
made full and complete apology for
the insult rendered the United States
flag and for which PREPARATION was
promptly demanded by Major Billiard,
then in command The sultan declared
that his crazy son, since disinherited,
was alone responsible for the outrage.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
A Good Time

Mr.. Bensonhurst-Willie, did you
have good time the week you spent
at your grandfather's?
Little Willie-Rather! He let me go
out to play without calling ne back
every time and saying, willie, have
you got clean handkerchief ?''-Brook-
tyn Citizen.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The Ruins OF Thebes.

Thebes, Egypt, at the present time
presents ruins twenty-seven miles in
circumference. The remains of many
Of the buildings, such as columns, arch
es, etc, are of such gigantic size that
no known modern machinery would be
equal to the task of taking them down,
to say nothing Of putting them in their
present positions.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The Agent Worries,

Cassidy-What rint do they charge
for a house loike yours?
Casey-Sivinteen dollars.
Cassidy-My, that's high! Don't We
how throuble in gettin' it togither?
Casey-Faith. Oh don't, but the agent
does.-Philadelphi Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
sites for Public buildings Accented.

Washington, Aug. 24.-Acting Secre-
tary of the Treasury Taylor has accept
ed sites for public buildings as follows:
Webster City, Ia. price, $4,000; Mason
City, Ia, price, $4,000; Ann Arbor
Mich, price, $4,000; Dixon, ILL.,, price,
$4,000; Marion, Ind, price, $4,000:
Chippewa Falls, Wis., price, $4,000;
Bedford. Ind. price. $4,000.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Cupid'S .AmicfiOn.

Wife (standing with her husband be
fore shop window)-Here are SO many
things that would give pleasure to your
wife and that you might purchase for
her; but, no matter how many beauti
full things there are, you seem quite in
different, as though you saw nothing.
Husband-A sure proof of my affec-
ton for you, for love is blind.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28

You should never punish child when
you are angry, and. by the way. never
scold man for getting drunk until
after he is sober-Atchison Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
M Termination.

Mrs. Farmer-Wouldn't you like to
to do a little work just to see how it
feels?
Weary Willy-No, lady; de morbid
and horrible hez no fascination fer ne
wotever-Puck.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The Home.

The blessing of a house is goodness;
the honor of house is hospitality; the
ornament of a house is cleanliness; the
happiness of a house is contentment
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Ne Branch.

Inquiring Stranger-What branch Of
education does your teacher prefer, my
boy?
Boyle don't use no branch, sir He
hits us with the ruler.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28

After all. happiness isn't question
of riches. pie. q good complexion or
love and power. but of contentment.---
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
SWEENY NEGOTIATING TO BUY
SILVER KING AND DAILY WEST

A New York despatch says that 1t
is reliably reported that Charles
Sweeny is negotiating to buy the
Silver King and the DAILY West lead
mines in Utah for his Federal Mining
company. For this purpose and the
acquiring Of other properties, the cap
ital of the Federal company will be
increased to ESQ, 100000.
This move will put the Federal
company in position to control the
lead market, as It will have seventy
per cent of the lead output Of the
United States. Negotiations have
progressed to such point that w.
Clayton Miller was sent to examine
the Utah properties, aud Charles
Hussey, from Finch and Campbell's
Office, accompanied him to go over
the books of these compares to verify
the statements rs to the business
heretofore done.
The Silver King Is the biggest lead
mine In the United States, having
paid last year 81, 800. 200 In divi-
depds.
The preferred stock Of the Federal
company is mark etable In New York
at 900, this price carrying share Of
common stock with each share Of pre-.
ferred.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
RICH,STR1kf REPORTED
FROM The STANDARD

DR.. Ed ". Mueller. general man
ager Of the Standard mine, had a tel.
ephone message from Zoeth Houser.
one Of the officers of the company
this forenoon to the effe ct that the
best and biggest body of ore ever yet
disclosed at the property, had just
been encountered
There were no details given as to
size and value, hut the location
named was the north drift on the
lowest Standard tunnel. While
particulars are meager, the inference
is that an exceedingly rich strike has
been made, since the mine already
has extensive and valuable bodies Of
ore uncovered. The statement that
this Is the best and biggest yet, nat
urally leads to this conclusion.
1t Is probable that DR.. Mueller
will go over to Quartzburg early
next week and learn the details Of
the matter.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
PRESIDENT TAKES HAND
IN THOMPSON CASE.

A dispatch from Washington,
dated the 22d instant, says: At
the request Of the Oregon senators.
President Roosevelt will take up and
personally review the case of Asa B.
Thomson and j. II. Booth, respect
lively of the La Grande and Roseburg
Land offices. The senators insist on
the reinstatement of the former and
the reappointment Of the later. The
matter Ia temporarily out of the
hands of Secretary Hitchcock.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
MACHINERY FOR
GOLDEN WIZARD.

General Manager McPhee and As.
sistant Manager Frary, of the Golden
Wizard, came in last night from a
trip to the prproperty to look after
the construction of the mill now
under way.
Everything IL progressing satisfac-
torily they state. The first consign-
ment Of machinery was shipped from
San Francisco Monday, and the sec.
ond today. The first lot will be here
In short time and will he placed
Immediately upon it's arrival.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
Good Assays From The Overland

NJ. f. Bain brought In with him
some good looking rock from the
Overland Sunday and had several as,
says made, at different Offices. He
received bis returns yesterday, aud
twelve cents was the greatest differ
ence between any two, running from
e28.U5 to s28.l7. most unusual
result. as assays from the same piece
of rock frequently vary several dol
lars. This demonstrates that the
values are exceptionally uniform.
and quite satisfactory, withal.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
"CASn OR STOCK." ASKED
WILLIAM THE WISE.

The Miner Is not game to men
tion names, because one of the parties
concerned Is husky guy who doesn't
court publicity regarding his per.
sonal program. The reader must
therefore be content with this desig.
nation: The father ia a rich man
operating extensively In eastern Ore
gon, who ever has an eye to business.
always "peeled" for the main
chance; the son, what is usually
termed a bad boy, is fond of the
green cloth and the yellow label, all
kinds Of sport, but no variety Of q
fool.
II was . month or six weeks ago
that pater familiss called the young
man into bis Office for the purpose
Of giving him q serious talk, In
other words, a jscking- up; addressing
hip about "a follows:
"Now, look here. Bill. I'm getting
good and tired of your horse play
and have decided to give you just
one more chance. II you will
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30
Methods Of Organizing Companies.

There are various methods Of or.
ganizing companies and preparing to
develop mining proposition. Some
men come into the country with sufii-
cient capital to place proposition
on its feet, when such property has
been found; others have few friends
who will assist them, and by securing
practical, experienced mining men,
they proceed alone, asking odds of
no one; while still others, and by
far the majority, depend upon the
sale of stock to pay for the develop
ment aud improvement of the prop.
erty. The latter are the more COM
mon because the majority Of the min
ers have little means. and they must
enlist the aid of capital In some way
In order to make a producing mine.
However, II Is pretty difficult to
properly develop a prospect II all the
money from the sale of stock is OK.
pended In the effort to sell other
stock. Private cars cost money, and
the promoter who Is continually en-
tertaining numbers of eastern in
vestors is not one solely for his
health and the entertainment Of his
visitors. The expenses Of these
trips must be paid for, and 1t Ia
not probable that the promoter al
ways pays all the bills personally
either. Black Hill Mining Review.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-30

straighten up, get married and attend
to business, as you know how when
you want to, III give you $50, 900;
II you don't --
'Cash or stock" broke in vii.
liam the wise, who in some respects
is chip off the old block, and not
prone to 60 against any kind Of a
brace game--being intimately &C.
quainted with the old mans system,
withal.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1903-07-15

Die Sase eer @eIteroberes Moauaoaii,
@oIambus aao SumboIst-Sritiide Nosb.
peIarfabrttm ano 9tefieefnrihuneen-9 Die
bemfIdje aatarfti5de Grpeoitien.