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Evening journal., 1903-08-25
CAUGHT ATRAND0M

When it comes 70 sailing the shin OF
life, the more rocks you strike the bet
ter the passage.
II everybody was as black as some
people paint them. the darkey vote
would win out by a large majority.
The straight and narrow path sounds
all right, but there are times when
some men need a boulevard.
Mrs. Scrapleigh-~Just look at Mr..
Smith; he thinks that his wife is the
only woman on earth"
Mr. Scrapleigh-" "Smithy has never
read the census report"
The half may be better than the
whole. but give kid pie and see
when he stops.
Deacon white-"De pastah's dis
cawse dis ebenin' war full Of wisdom
an done touch de hearts Oh de COM
bregashun."
Absent Member-"what did he say,
bruddah?"
Deacon White-"Him say II yo' am
gwine TO steal a chicken, do it. an den
If yo' feels bad pray. but doan stop to
pray fust or yo' may lose de chicken"
The cattle king OF the Western plains
Is passing away forever. A few years
ago there were nearly 100 mirionaires.
exclusive cattlemen, in the Southwest;
now there are but 80.
A lot OF typewriter matter was
stored in slightly damp vault for six
months. On removal the paper and
gall-ink signatures were In the best Of
condition. but all trace OF typewriting
had disappeared.
Large deposits OF stone suitable for
lithosraphic purposes have been dis
covered and opened In Thessaly Greek
experts report that the stone is far SUI
perior in quality to the best litho-
graphic stone heretofore known in Eu-
rope.
That the microbes which cause dis
ease cannot be killed by firing them
out OF a gun has been proved in OH
cial government experiments Mi
crobes Of malignant postule OF abscess-
es, and OF the intestine were smeared
upon the face OF the gun wad, put next
the powder, and fired into sterile gela
tin and agar-agar. In each case the
microbes developed each after its kind
I'm the medium receiving the wad.
Rev Samuel Murray OF Irvington
Ind, is the Oldest minister in the Dunk
ard Church, both in years and term OF
service. He has just passed his 97th
birthday, and has preached fifty-fve
years, retiring from the pulpit two
years ago.
The Prince OF Wales, as president Of
the British Society OF Arts. has pre-
sented the Societys Albert medal to
Sir Charles Hartley In recognition Of
his forty years service as engineer
of the International Commission Of the
Danube. His labors resulted In the
opening OF the navigation OF the Dam
ube to the ships OF all nations.
One OF the masters IN German
school recently addressed the following
to the fathers of 2f Of his pupils.
whose ages range from IA TO i5: "Wm
you allow your son to smoke and drink
during the two days gymnastic excur-
aion?" Ten parents replied that on nc
account we're the boys 70 smoke. while
IL answered that they might do go In
regard to drining, all but one OF the
parents replied that they would allow
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

The best thing 70 DO with undigested
securities IS 10 burn them. You might
as well open the mints TO the free coin
age of gold bricks as to make watere&
stocks basis Of circulation.
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

Since women have been granted the
right to vote in Australia that old de-
vice Of kissing the baby in electioneer-
ing has been superseded.
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

The baby should weigh sols pounds on
its nrst birthday.
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

The late J. Elfreth Watkins. Of
Washington, left, according to his will,
all his books, maps, drawings and man
uscripts that relate to transportation
or engraving TO the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition.
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

The straight and narrow path sounds
all right but there are times when
some men need a boulevard.
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

The United States now takes half th'
worlds crop Of rubber.
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

II everybody was as black as some
people paint them, the darkey vote
would win out by a large majority.
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

The Prince OF Wales, as president Of
the British Society OF Arts. has pre-
sented the Society's Albert medal to
Sir Charles Hartley, In recognition Of
his forty years service as engineer
of the International Commission Of the
Danube. His labors resulted In the
opening OF the navigation OF the Dam
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

When it comes 20 sailing the shin Of
life the more rocks you strike the bet
ter the passage.
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

Mrs. Scrapleigh-~Just look at Mr..
Smith; he thinks that his wife is the
only woman on earth"
Mr. Scrapleigh-"Sm Smithy has never
read the census report
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

Ind, Is the Oldest minister in the Dunk
ard Church, both in years and term OF
service. He has just passed his 97th
years, retiring from the pulpit two
years ago,
Evening journal., 1903-08-25

Entered at the Wilmington postofice as
as second class matter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-14
Farmer" Burns Would Wrestle
in Des Molnes.

The sporting editor of the Capital is
in receipt Of letter from Farmer
Burns, the wrestler, in which he states
that preliminary negotiations have been
opened With James II. Alldredge, of
Leon, and that it has been decided that
the two men shall get together soon,
although the day and place of meeting
have not been decided upon. Alldredge
and his friends insist that the match
shall take place at Leon, while Burns
wants to come to Des Moines.
If the match we're held in this city
the receipts undoubtedly would be
several times larger than at Leon. All
of Alldredge's admirers would follow
him to this city and Burns friends
from all over the state would undonb.-
edly come also. In addition there
would be present the large sporting
element from the Capital city.
In his letter Burns states that he will
be in Des Moines in the course of two
weeks and that he intends to make
final efforts to bring the match here.
In wrestling match at Onawa FRI
day night Alldredge defeated William
Dougherty IN three straight falls. Des
NJ oines Capital.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-14
Temple Amendment Unconstitu-
r. tiendl,

Centerville, Ia, May 7.-(Special)-
Holding the Temple amendment uncou-
stitutional. Judge NJ. A. Roberts of OF
tumwa, this evening sustained the de-
murrer of the Burlington attorneys IN
the case of Mcclure VS.. the C. b. & @.
for $4,000 Mcclure was a member of
the Burlington Voluntary Relief Asso.
citation, and accepted the benefits of
the association eleven months after his
injury in 1901. Howell & E!giu his at.
torneys, will appeal to the supreme
court. If the case is reversed there, the
Burlington has avowed its intention of
taking it to the United States supreme
court, Briefly Judge Roberts held that
the effect of the amendment was to en-.
able party to recover twice for the
same injury; once from the association
upon his contract to which defendant
was party, and once by direct action
against the defendant. He held that
such rule is inconsistent with every
principle of the law of damages, the
universal ruelbeing that party must
recover all his damages for the same
injury against. the same party in one
action. The court said that while the
legislature has power for special reasons
arising from. public safety, health or
morals to enact law the effect of
which is to mulct railway company in
extra damages for failing to comply
with the same law directly affecting
| public welfare, yet in such cases double
damages cannot be recovered until after
thirty days'lnotice, by means of which
the railway may save itself extra dam
ages by paying the actual damages.
The rule of the Temple amendment is
extraordinary in the respects above
pointed out. No such rule anywhere
pertains to any other persons. Under
the federal constitution, the legislature
is prohibited from passing any act
which deprives any person of the equal
protection of the laws. Hence, the
amendment is IN conflict with the con-
stitution and void.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-14

court in the sentence have taught the
people to take the near cut to Justice
but fortunately the people are more
virtuous and law abiding than some OF
the courts and lawyers. The case was
self.evident-as at Osceola-and there
need not to have been much time spent
in trial. The lumber of the law had to
drag its slow strength along. The law
yers had to cross swords and re.repeat t
things over and over again and again.
The trial was fair. The jury did duty
in all good conscience. There should
have been no appeal. 1t was based on
barren technicalities. Tha ,jury was q
good one and that was the all impor.
tant thing. The second trial amounts
to the same thing as the first and the
detepse might have known it and prob
ably did. They hoped by some hook
or crook of the law to save their client
and that was all. The cost of the
second trial, needless thing, has been
caused by theGSolly of the defense. The
second jury had no trouble In finding a
verdict for second degree murder, 1t
was self evident. Indeed they would
have found for the first degree had it
bsen their privilege. They were out
only four hours and could have brought
in verdict in fifteen minutes. The
judge should have followed their verdict
with life sentence, and that he did
not is travesty on justice.
1t is said that Hunter wept. "Why
those weeps?" 1t was repentance Of
Esau for sin done and punnisment re-.
ceived. 1t would have been we'll if the
fountain of his tears had bubbled before
he murdered Holland. Holland does
not live to weep. He is cold in the
grave and his blood cries from the
ground for redress, and at cost of
$4,000 to $4,000 gets thirteen years.
Homer Hollands mother wept and soon
died as the result of the shock and sor.
row. Hollands father is sorely sad.
dened old man, cruelty robbed of his
son, as dear to him as any mans son.
1t is said, Oh, you must pity the sor.
rowing relatives of Hunter. That is
true, but with limitations. The many
must not be sacrificed for the few. The
good of the thousands of fathers, moth.
ers and homes of the land must be held
dearer than one home and few friends
The greatest good Of the greatest mum.
Der should be considered. The people
Of atnggold county should be preferred
above one or few families.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-14
HUNTER MAKING SHOES.
Matt Hunter Set to Work In the
Shoe Department of the Pen
itentidry.

From the Des Moines News it is learn
ed that Matt Hunter has been set to
work in the shoe factory of the peniten.
tiary at Ft. Madison. Sheriff. Mattern,
of Polk county, recently returned from
Ft. Madison, where he took four crimi.
nails and one of them ''lifer" to be
turned over to Warden Jones, the land
lord of the Ft. Madison beanery and
workhouse. While in the penitentiary
Sheriff Mattern saw Hunter, and he was
busily at work in the shoe department
When Hunter was placed in the peni-
Tertiary after Judge Parrish had sen.
fenced him for life, he refused to work
The authorities prevailed on him to go
to work but he told them he never had
worked, and he did not propose to do
so at that late day. He was placed IN
solitary confinment and remained there
eighteen days, which beat the record in
the penitentiary. At the end of that
time he sent for the chaplain Of the
institution and told him he was willing
to work.
1t is not likely that Hunter will re-
fuse to work under the last sentence.
If be is a good prisoner and works we'll
and goes to Sunday school he will get
his sentence reduced for good behavior
from twenty-five years to thirteen years
and nine months. The incentive should
be sufficient to cause Hunter to become
a good prisoner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-14
Fruit Not all Killed.
Apples, 10 to Is per cent.
Plums, 25 to so per cent.
Cherries Ok to 5O nor cont

AppleS, lU TO 10 Per cent.
Plums, 25 to so per cent.
Cherries, 25 to so per cent.
Peaches, 80 per cent.
Grapes, 10 per cent,
Gooseberries and currants SO per cent.
Raspberries, black berries and straw
berries, 80 per cent.
The above is the damage estimated by
Wesley Greene. of Des Moines, secretary
OF the State Agricultural society, to
have beeni sustained by the fruit crop Of
Iowa by ltheirecent severe frost. MIR.
Greene makes the estimate from his own
observations, in various parts of the !,
state. All of these reports are not yet
IN but sufficient number has been re-
ceived tolform basis for fairly accu-
rate estimate.
The damage to peaches by the recent
frost was only about 25 per cent. Prior
to last week peaches had been badly
winter killed uptoward spring
weather.
MIR. Greene stated, that despite these
estimates OF damage he believed that
Iowa would have a very good crop of
fruit this fall, provided weather condi.
tions continued favorable. Fruit trees;
throughout the state appeared to be in
splendidlcondition before the frost of
last weekIand the indications were that
the crop next fall would be of the
"bumper" variety. The trees appeared
to have endured the cold weather. of the
winter months very we'll and when the
warm weather finally came blossomed
luxuriantly. One fact that lessened the
damage of the recent storm was that the
spring months were cold and damp.
This caused the trees to blossom slowly
and gave,a hardihood to the flowers that
they wouldinot have acquired if spring
had come with warm showers and
pleanty of warm weather.
So far as Mr.. Greeneis able to Judge
most of the damage occurred in the
southwestern portion of the state where
the fruit was farther advanced than in
other portions and where the tempera-
ture on the nights of frost fell lower.
Fruit trees generally throughout the
state suffered more in the lowlands than
in the highlands.
The damage estim ated by Mr.. Greene
is somewhat less than was popularity
supposed to have been occasioned. One
thing may make the danger greater
than is estimated, namely that as re.
suit Of the frost the fruit will not set.
"There is only one way to ADVERTISE
says John Wanamaker, "and that is to
hammer your name and your business
80 constantly, SO persistently, 30 thor.
oughly Into the peoples heads thatif
they walked in their sleep they would
constantly turn their heads to your
ssore. The Newspaper is your best
friend in spite of your criticism. 1t
helps to build up your community
which supports you. When the day
comes that the newspapers are dead
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Too Many Revolutions.

The New York Outlook tells an anus
ing story illustrative of the vigilance
Of the Turkish censorship. There is q
strict supervision over kilograms. A
German engineer in the Lebanon placed
an order with Paris firm for some
sort Of stationary engine, to be ship
ped to him as soon as possible. The
firm telegraphed to inquire how many
revolutions a minute he wanted. He
answered, give hundred revolutions a
minute" The next day he was arrest
ed. Brought into court, the judge
asked him if he lived in the Lebanon.
He replied that he did. do you cor
respond with such and such firm in
PARISH
'Yes."
"Ah!' cried the judge. Il know
you. You are the man who telegraph
ed to Paris that there are 500 revolu-
lions minute in the lebanon
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
The Anthem.

The rustic choir's greatest show was
always made in the anthem, in which
some pumpkin had generally solo to
exhibit his ''lusty voice" 1t was a
splendid musical display-of it's kind.
People came from a long distance to
hear it and felt so satiated that they
left without the sermon. No wonder
Shakespeare made Sir John FalStaH
lose his voice with 'hallooing and sing
ing Of anthems" 70 be sure, he was
guilty Of an an..@..I'C:lisn, fer there
were TO anthems ~ the fat knights
time, but it may itISoaably be sup
posed that he had become so impressed
with this part of the service in his own
day that he dropped into the nod which
even Homer is privileged occasionally
to enjoy
them" to his mate ON the simple prin-
ciples of verbal elongation was not so
far out after all. IF 1 was to say to
YOU" he began, "''Ere, Bill, give me
that handspike, that wouldn't be a
hanthem, but if 1 was to say to you,
Bill, Bill, Bill, give, give, give me, give
me that, that, that handspike, spike,
spike spike,' why, that would be q
hanthem." Just after this fashion did
the old village choirs tear and toss
their anthem texts. -Cornhill Maya
zine
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Sound Without Air.

Sound can be obtained without air if
some elastic medium be interposed be-
tween the ear and the body that emits
the sound. but sound cannot be trans
mitted through perfect vacuum.
Hawkesby proved that if the space be-
tween the sounding body and the ear
be exhausted of air no sound will be
audible.
Any medium, hOwever-gaseOus, iq-
uid or sOlid-will if elastic transmit
sound waves. Franklin, for instance,
having plunged his head under water,
caused two stones to be struck tOgeth-
er beneath the surface and at Il dis
lance of half Il mile heard the blows
distinctly. Colladon, another investi-
gator, heard the sound of Il bell struck
under water in the lake of Geneva at
distance of nine miles.
1t is we'll known that wood trans
mits sound in a remarkable manner. A
person at one end OF a wooden beam
will hear a pin scratch made at the
other end, though the person making it
may hear no sound at all. This fact is
sometimes employed as test of the
sOundness Of the beam, for the expert
ment will fail if the intervening wood
be rotten.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Impressions While Drowning,

Most of us, expect, at some time or
other have wondered what it feels like
to be drowned. If we have never seen
any one drowning we mean by this
that we wonder whether it is at all
like what it is represented to be
whether ones whole past life passes
before ones eyes like a dream, wheth-
er one spends ones last few moments
in wishing one had spent more profita-
bly, the last few years. If we have seen
people drowning we wonder whether it
feels as bad as it looks. Now, | cannot
pretend to have been nearly drowned.
Nor can say what it feels like to sink
after prolonged struggle in calm wa
ter within sight of land But l can say
what it feels like to be quite convinced
that one is going to be drowned and
am happy to know from personal eX-
perience that the feeling is one merely
of disappointment. One is simply an
noyed, certainly not angry, certainly
not afraid.-Hubert Walter in Black
woods
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
TO POPuLAR!ZE CHEESE.
Government Plan For Putting 1t Up
In One Pound Packages.

SDFCZu"cHt 1ldu OE - w
In One Pound Packages.
Efforts are being made by the gov
eminent to extend the manufacture
Ct cheese in the United States and to
increase its consumption. Recent eA-
periments with the common Ameri-
can brand of cheese show its food
value to be very great. In these tests
SO per cent of the protein and 50 per
cent of the fat were digested, the
available energy produced being SO
per cent. Notwithstanding its re-
markably nourishing qualities, cheese
is eaten only to very limited extent
in the United States. In fact, it con-
stitutes less than half Of 1 per cent
of the total food consumed in this
country. That small quantity repre-
sents 1.6 per cent of the total protein
and 1.G per cent of the total fat in
Americas food supply.
After several years Of careful study
of the subject scientists have evolved
a plan to populariZe cheese in the
United States. They are convinced
that the system of making large
cheeses, which in the retail trade are
carved by grocers into awkward slices,
has greatly handicapped the industry.
The cheese thus prepared and sold is
not strikingly tempting.
Noting that print butter brings a
higher price than that article in bulk
and is in far greater demand, Professor
e. II. Harrington reasoned that cheese
put up in pound packages, each one
bearing the imprint Of the maker,
would enhance it's SALE But the cur
ing Of cheese in one pound packages
presented a difficult problem. Pro-
fessor Harrington solved it by devising
a carved board for use in rectangu-
lar cheese mold which makes sixteen
impressions on the cheese, stamping it
and dividing it into one pound prints.
What recommends the method par
ticularly is that it opens a profitable
thing to individual dairy farmers. AT
present less than 6 per cent Of all the
cheese manufactured in the United
States is made on farms. Factories
control the industry They turn out
annually about 3OO,OO0,0OO pounds. The
new plan of printing pound cheese
gives promise not only Of stimulating
the general trade, but also of enabling
farmers to gain reputation for their
brands, even where the output of a
dairy is limited. - Saturday Evening
Post
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

In the early days of the White House,
when Dolly Madison was its presiding
genius, the conversation was lively, and
the bonmot, the repartee and even the
retort gave zest to the talk. On one &C.
casion a Quaker from Philadelphia who
was dining with the president paid
back the raillery Of the gay hostess in
her own coin. AS Mrs. Madison, look
ing very handsome in an evening gown
that displayed her plump shoulders to
great advantage, took her seat at the
table, she raised her wine glass to her
lips and, bowling to her guests, said
gayly, Here's to thy absent broad
brim, Friend Hallowell," to which the
Quaker nothing daunted, said, return
ing the bow to his hostess, "And here's
to thy absent kerchief, Friend Doro-
thy"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

Under authority of a law enacted by
the last Wisconsin legislature Dairy
and Food Commissioner Emery has
appointed E. L. Aderhold of Neenah
an expert agent for the special inspec-
ton of cheese factories. Mr.. Aderhold
is Il graduate of the Wisconsin dairy
school. He is now employed by the
Wisconsin Dairymen's association as
cheese inspector, which position he has
held fo- the past thirteen years. Mr.
Aderhold is to act in the double ca
pacity of cheese inspector for the Wis
consin Dairymen's association and
cheese factory inspector for the dairy
and food commissioner. He is to be
paid by the Wisconsin ,Dairymen's as
ISOLATION and receives no compensation
from the state.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
What She Should Do.

BERTHE had been forbidden under Sc
we're penalties to play in the rain bar
rel, but the other day, sad to relate, his
mamma and grandmother found him
splashing in it in high glee.
His mammals face hardened, but the
grandmother's kind heart led her to
make a plea for the offender.
BERTHE heard the plea, and when his
mamma asked him sternly what she
should do to a little boy who did not
mind what was told him he answered
promptly:
81 fink you had better mind your
mamma"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
The Cow and the Locomotive


Those people who feed their COWS
enough only when the COWS are in a
full flow of milk might learn a good
object lesson by observing how the en-
gineer manages his engine on the rail
road thinks Dairy and Creamery.
When his train is waiting on siding
or when he is going down grade he
does not allow his fire and steam and
water to get low. Not he. He knows
there will be an up grade or hard pull
for him pretty sOon and while the en-
CINE is waiting the injector is put on,
the fire stirred up, clinkers are taken
out, steam is run up until the safety
valve pops" things are oiled and ex-
amined and everything done against
the heavy pull after awhile. When the
safety valve of the heavy freight en-
CINE on the siding is savagely GLOWING
off, that is by no means careless
waste of steam, but a wise and eco
nomical preparation for future de-
mands. Just as economically wise Is
the prudent dairyman who by careful
and sufficient feeding keeps up the en-
ergy in his COW at all times, so that
when her supreme demands come she
will be in condition to successfully
meet them.