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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-14
DICK REFUSES
TO TALK
About the Factional Troubles in Ohio,
and Believes All Can Live in
Harmony.

BY Associated Press.
Akron, Ohio, March l4-General Dick
left for Washington to-day. He will
take his seat in the United States Senate
Wednesday. He refused to discuss the
factional troubles in Ohio and said he
was for peace in the party and still be
lieved they can all live in harmony.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-14
By Associated Press.

st. Petersburg, March l4-President
Roosevelt's recent proclamation regard
ing che observance of neutrality by all
government officials. has produced n good
impression here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-14
C. & o. TRAIN CRASHES INTO
covINGToN STREET c.
By Associated Press.

ciovingtou, Ky. March l4-A chease.
neile 4 Ohio train struck a covington
Street RAILWAY car at Rosedale to-day
seriously iniuring afotormah Edward
Porter. Conductor George S. Eismore
Mrs. Hnfnagle and Mrs. yanhorner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-14
By Associated Press.

Tien Tsin, March l4-A telegram re-
ceived here to-day dated Port Arthur,
700 P. m, Sunday, shows the reported
ocupation of Port Arthur by the Japan
ese to be untrue.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-14
CONVICT ELEcrRocurED.
BY Associated Press.

ossining, n. Y. March l4-Thomas
Tobin was put to death to-day in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison for the
u,urder of Captain James B. Craft, 81
New York City.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-14
LOOKING AFTER CITIZENSHIP.
By associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, d. C., March l4-1ih
Senate to-day passed bill to correct II.
reglllarities in the admission of foreign
ers TO citizenship in the United States.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-14
THE FRAIN MARKET
By Associated Press.

Chicago. March li-wheat. oszs. oats.
Az. May
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-14

PRICE 2 CENTS PER COPY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
ROYAL ExTRAvAGANCES.

There is little doubt but that the
worlds most costly and cele grated
clock is one formerly owned by the no
torious Louis XVI. of France and now
in the possession of the RothSchild
family. This historical timepiece-said
to have been constructed by its once
royal owner-changed hands at the as
founding sum of $152.500. The clock
stands eighteen feet high, and a peal
of silver bells announces the hours as
they come and go. What has been re-
garded as the most valuable carpet in
the world was sold by auction at Sc
vile about two years ago. 1t was a
magnificent Persian carpet twenty feet
square, 900 years old and eXquisitely
embroidered with gold and silver
thread. This rare piece of work was
formerly in the possession of an orien-
tai princess. for whom it was made by
the nuns of Il religious house in Spain,
and was valued at $4,000.
What will the incredulous reader say
concerning royal bathroom costing
the sum of 100000? This is no mere
Pigment of fiction. but an absolute fact,
for the bath we refer to is daily used
by the present sultan of Turkey. The
bath itself is of the choicest silver, and
the bathroom floor is paved with pre-
cious stones, such as rubies and sap
phires, and is claimed to be the most
ornate and costly chamber of its kind
ever made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
DON'T GRUMBLE.

How full the world is of grumblers,
The same people who are grumbling
this summer because IL is warm will
growl next winter because it is cold.
There is no point between zero and the
nineties that suits them. II skies are
clear, somebody needs rain. if the
showers descend. somebody's feathers
are ruined 1t would add much to our
happiness and detract much from the
fatal tendency to grow old IL we would
strive after contentment and cease
worrying over the inevitable.
The truly happy are the happy go
lucky. who take everything as il comes
and make the best of IL. II it rains. all
that is left to do is to put up our UNI
brella. If we are so fortunate as to have
one, and trudge along Wet feet and
bedraggled skirts won't kill one any
more than poverty and drudgery will
II there is something within us too
sunshiny for poverty to cloud and too
roble for drudgery to debase. The per-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
Plum Pudding.

One pound of grated bread, one and
a quarter pounds of grated suet, one
pound of raisins, one pound of brown
sugar. twelve eggs, well beaten; two
wineglassfuls OF brandy. one-quarter
pound of citron, cut tine. Mix all
these the night before. IN the morning
before putting it I'm the cloth stir two
tablespOOnfuls of wheat -four, beat the
cloth and sprinkle with -four Tie
tightly and boil four hours. Put a
plate turned on the under part I'm the
pot under the pudding. add cinnamon
and nutmeg If liked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
IN JAPAN AND RUS.
SIA

There can be no doubt that the sue
cesses the Japanese have had are at
tributable to their remarkable advance
in scientific accomplishments. their as
founding personal bravery and the high
standard Of intellectual culture among
the people at large. Japan has pop
ulation of 100000 the Russian en-
pire more than 100000, 900 But in ia
pan 4,3o2.623 children attend school. in
Russia only 4.193.594. The difference is
still greater as regards the higher edu-
cational establishments in Japan COM
pared with Russia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10

short distance they are not unlike a
snowstorm. This condition sometimes
persists for several days. These ami
mated clouds extend for a distance of
ten miles. and the winds finally carry
the fluttering mass seaward. Most of
the insects fall into the water and are
drowned. This unique natural specta-
Gle is a source of much speculation for
the passengers sailing from Chausey to
Granville island, a distance of about
ten miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
A UNIQUE FERRYBOAT.

The cut represents a curious ferry
boat seen by the British Tibetan expe-
dition when it crossed the Brahmapu
ira river. The craft was made of skins
of the yak. the wild mountain OK Of
Tibet. These hides were joined to-
gether and fashioned into a shape
somewhat resembling that of a boat.
The contrivance was then attached to
a cable stretched across the river. and
passengers were thus ferried from one
side to the other. The strange boat
was waterproof and seemed to rest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
PECULIAR RAILWAY SMASHUP.

The cut depicts the result of a head
on collision between two extra freight
trains at East Darlington, n. II. After
the crash a freight car belonging to the
Boston and Maine railroad was miss
ing and could not be found. The acct
deEt occurred shortly after midnight,
and from that time until daybreak a
diligent search for the missing car was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
Their Christina. Presents.

Papa am afraid that / shall not be
able to get the children any Christmas
presents this year.
Mamma-Oh. John,
Papa-Well. II isn't my fault. I have
tried my very best TO open their banks.
Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10

son who spends his life scolding be-
cause things do not go 10 suit him is
like the fly on the kings chariot wheel
Things may not be planned exactly for
the comfort of the fly. but his protest
will never stop the procession. The
best tactics for flies and grumblers to
pursue is to take what comes along and
be glad that il is no worse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10

kept up. All the telegraph operators
along the line were reused and kept the
wires hot in their frantic endeavors to
locate the lost piece Of rolling stock.
At dawn the following day the mystery
was solved. The car had been driven
completely into another freight car
which was standing on the side track
when the collision occurred. The cars
had been teIescoped. so that by the dim
lantern light they seemed like one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
A Friendship Cbrf.smas.

Eustacia - What shall we do this
Christmas?
Edmonia-You give me back all the
things I've given you that you didn't
like, and I'll give you oil the things
you gave me that didn't like.-De-
,roit Free Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
a, In.uperabIe Obi.ction.

81 would like to give myself TO you
as n Christmas present" said young
Poore TO Miss Rocks.
Papa does not allow me 10 receive
expensive presents from young men,"
replied the maiden.-Town Topics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.
A Youthful schemer.

Little Emcrson-You don't believe In
any such ridiculous myth as Santa
Claus?
Tough Jimmy-Naw. I'm next TO
dat game. All de same, it's good
graft to let on you believe In him an
git all OATS comm to you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
\ STORM OF BUTTERFLIES.

The picture illustrates a curious phe-
nomenon which sometimes occurs near
the French coast of the English chan
mel. The surface of the sea appears to
be covered with immense swarms of
white butterflies. These insects are as
numerous snowfiakes, and at a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
Let Her Pass.

The mistletoe above the door
Expectant SWANS were viewing.
A maid passed through, but she was
more
Than thirty. Nothin' doing,
-Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
THE NEW INTERNAL COMBINATION LOCOMOTIVE.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10

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Of
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of
noun TO safes Italy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
His PIafUt.
The Christina

The Christmas cynic's here again
To irritate the soul.
He says that he gets neckties when
He needs a ton OF coal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
Long AEore
/ knOtOed

les Erie BIT o rner-l remember .tn-
q Ua TO almost cry for Christmas, Ese . ycsnem
viii
Fourth o Juys noshin to 4 New Years amt sneas
Easter Sunday. circus day yea "a dead IN tse shen
us, ,housh-st night you know to set around and hea
The cd folks work the story of about e edss and doss
And SANITY sho06n round The roo al wrapped IN hu and
hnOtced trhO
Sanity Claus rss.
I IST wait and W kse |. week two ahesd,
" Couldn't hardly keep awake wouLin 60 10 bsds
kiue stewin' the hp- and mother sr6n' hese
Darin socks and roekn in the krceky roskin cheer;
PAp'd gap and wunder where il the money
And quarl with hi hosa hees and ss,l, his Inimca,.
And me a-<i.ama ,rishbelh when The cIoek d VII ~
Long dJorc
i knotrod trho
SANITY Claus ,csis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
The Foresiehted shopper.

With Christmas near I'm not distressed
With thoughts Of what to buy:
No gifts TO seek. my souls at rcgt-
/ bought them last July.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10

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The evening world., 1904-03-31

These special sales afford a great
opportunity to secure a nobby Easter
suit at a remarkably low price.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-20
OF Wide Interest.

Breed, Wis, July 1S-Special.-
Chas. Y. Peterson, Justice of the Peace
for Oconto Co., has delivered judg-
1nent that is Of interest to the whole
United States. Put briefly, that judg-
ment Is, "Dodd's Kidney Pills are the
best Kidney medicine on the market to-
day"
And Mr.. Peterson gives his reason
for this judgment He says: Last win
ter l had an aching pain in my back
which troubled me very much. In the
morning l could hardly straighten my
back. l did not know what it was, but
an advertisement led me to try Dodd's
Kidney Pills. After taking one box
can only say they have done more for
me than expected, as [ feel as well now
as ever | did before"
Pain in the back is one Of the first
symptoms of Kidney disease. II not
cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills it may
develop into Bright's Disease, Diabetes,
rheumatism or some Of the other dead
ly forms Of Kidney Disease.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-20
Central and Northern Wisconsin, "
~ ~ A Great Agricultural Asset.
From the Wisconsin Agriculturist.
BY ELLIS B. USHER.

From the Wisconsin Agriculturist.
The statement that the west no longer
Gas Il frontier has been so often repeat
ed. IN recent years, that it is generally
sand we'll understood. The pioneer spirit
and genius of the energetic American is,
however. still hunting for new worlds to
conquer, and the arid lands Of what was
pnce known as the "Great American
Desert," and other great plains of our
lawn country, as we'll as the wild regions
OF colder Canada, are tempting this en-
ezgetlc and daring individual to new adj
venture. AS our middle western states
grow In population and the boundaries
&or individual enterprise are circunl-
scr1bed by the high price of land, it has
seemed to be almost forgotten that, in
slorthern Wisconsin are still to be found
Sarge tracts of unoccupied land, the pos
sIbilitieS of which are equal to anything
su this great and fourishing common
wealth.
Largely because the early invaders OF
aorthern Wisconsin were lumbermen. in
search only of pine timber, who, when
the particular wealth they sought was
exhausted, often threw the land aside, as
utterly without value and allowed it to
Ne sold for taxes, other citizens Of the
state came also to regard it as of small
account. This view entirely overlooked
the fact that the major portion of Wis
consin was originally well timbered. Mil
waukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Washing
ton, Ozaukee and other counties, near
the lake shore, and many of the south
western counties like Sank, Vernon and
Richland, were once heavily timbered
with hardwood, and the lower fringes
Of pine came down as far as Sheboygan,
Mantowoc and Brown, on the east, and
into Portage, Wood and Monroe counties
on the west. There are many citizens of
Wisconsin still living who will recognize
che truth of this statement. Prairie
lands originally comprised but very
small portion of Wisconsin territory, and
Che fact that the affiuents of the Mis-
sissippi drained four-ffths of the state
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-20

in 1900, 33,O37, although. meanwhile, the
new counties Of Sawyer and Gates had
been taken from it's territory. Sheboy-
gan, Racine, La Crosse and Dane coun-
ties are representative counties OF south
ern Wisconsin. Sheboygan county IN
cine county, in 1880, had 3O,922, and IN
1900, 1864. La Crosse county in 1881
had a population Of 27,O73, and in 1900;
42,977, while Dane county, in 1880, had
1928, and in 1900, SO, 435. While these
figures show that all parts Of Wisconsin
developed rapidly, the largest percentage
of development was in the newer secL1on'
the northern portion Of the state. ray
lor county, which was organized IN !SlS,
had but 2311 people in 1880, and IN 19OO
it had 1852. Price couCty, which was
organized in 1880, had 7S5, and In 1900
it had over 9OO0 The development that
was inaugurated through northern ana
central Wisconsin by the building OF the
Wisconsin Central railway, in 1873, has
gone steadily on, and any man who has
seen that region progress from wilder
ness, at that time, to it's present stage
of agricultural achievement, will be pre-
pared to see growth, in the coming dec
AIDES, much more rapid and much more
substantial than that Of the past.
Railroads Blazed the Way.
No single statement that can be made
relative to Wisconsin'S rapid, yet sub
stantial growth, could be more conyinc-
ing, than that in 1872, there were 1919
miles of railroad within her borders, ten
years later, 3703 miles, and twenty years
later, in 1902, 1888 miles, according
to the reports Of the state railway
commissioner. This brings to my mind
some things that, to me, were most I'M
pressive In driving recently through por-
tions of Clark, Chippewa, Gates and
other counties Of the north central sec
ton of the state, [ was struck, in the old
er districts passed through, with the alb
sence of almost everything that would
suggest pioneering in timbered
country. A gentleman who rode with
me, from NeiIlsville north to Withee,
through one of the handsomest agricul-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-20

tural portions Of Clark county, said he
would never dream that it had been O
primeval forest less than fifty years ago.
No Real Pioneering Now.
In the early days, when men entered
the forest as pioneer settlers, such
fences as they had were split from the
trees they feIled. Their houses were of
logs. Their stables and other buildings
were necessarily of rude and primitive
type. Markets were far distant. Rail
roads were inaccessible, and to these
pioneers such a region was full of in
evitable hardships. As / remarked at
the beginning of this article, the frontier
has disappeared. Even in the most wild
and unsettled forest of northern Wiscon-
sin, today, the settler is nearer to mar
kets, nearer to civilization, nearer to the
comforts of modern living, by far, than
were his father and grandfather, in the
early days of Milwaukee, Sheboygan Or
Walworth counties. 1t is but a few
miles, in any direction, to rail-
road communication. In all Of the
older portions of that section Of
the state, the rural telephone, the rural
mail delivery, and in some cases, even
the electric railway. are taking to the
settlers doors, daily, all Of the stirring
elements of modern life.
The farmer, even when he settles upon
land covered with timber, is no longer an
isolated pioneer He cuts his own timber,
on his own land; takes it to q nearby
sawmill to be sawed into the lumber from
which he builds his dwelling, his barn
and other buildings. He fences his land
with wire, using cedar posts cut upon
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-20
Value of a Beard.

A recent graduate of one of the great
universities secured a place with a we'll
known firm at a very modest salary. He
fulfilled all his duties satisfactorily, but
there seemed to be something lacking.
Business callers did not seem to take him
seriously, and one would occasionally in-
quire:
"Say, bub, where's the boss?"
The graduate finally decided to raise
beard. AT the end Of a week his en-
ployer came to him and said:
cts a rather delicate subject, but I'm
glad that you have realized that it is
your youthful appearance that has been
keeping you back. You will take charge
Of the shipping department, tomorrow"
"And some people say that appear.
ances count for nothing" remarked the
graduate. cit took me four years to get
a college education, and in four weeks
I'll have a beard. 1 mace $40 week
on the strength Of the education, and
got promoted the first week on the
strength Of the beard" New York Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-20

his own premises. To clear the land OF
stumps he has modern mechanical de-
vices of great efficiency, and, in the case
of the once unruly and hopeless pine
stump, he uses dynamite. There lis a
market at his door for cordwood at
prices that will often make wood alone
sufficiently profitable to pay for clearing
his farm Of timber and making it ready
for the plow. If he is an industrious
man. and no man should attempt farm
ing anywhere who is not willing to work,
he can find profitable employment for
himself and team, or either, at the neigh
boring sawmills and lumber camps, for
while the pine is practically cleared off
throughout all northern Wisconsin, the
country is still rich in hardwood, and
hardwood mills can be found at every
center Of consequence, in that portion Of
the state. This opportunity to sell his
time and that Of his team for ready
cash, whenever he has spare time from
his own work, or needs ready cash bad
ly, is one Of great advantage to the set
tier i'll the timber country. It is such an
advantage as the earlier pioneers of older
counties never knew, and no prairie
region can afford.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-20
A BACK LICK.
Settled the Case With Her.

Settled the Case with HER
Many great discoveries have been
made by. accident and things better
than gold mines have been found in
this way, for example when even the
accidental discovery that coffee is the
real cause of ones sickness proves of
most tremendous value because 1t To-
Gates the cause and the person has then
a chance to get we'll.
"For over 20 years." says Missouri
woman, 81 suffered untold agonies In
my stomach and even the best physi-
clans disagreed as to the cause without
giving me any permanent help, differ
ent ones saying it was gastritis, indi-
gestion, neuralgia, etc., so l dragged
along from year to year, always half
sick, until finally | gave up all hopes
of ever being well again.
''When taking dinner with friend
one day she said she had new drink
which turned out to be Postum and
liked it so we'll I told her I thought
would stop coffee for awhile and use
it, which l did
80 Tor three months we nad HOStuH
in place of coffee without ever having
one Of my old spells, but was always
healthy and vigorous instead
Husband kept saying he was con-
vinced it was coffee that caused those
spells, but even then wouldn't believe
it until one day we got out OF Postum
and as we lived two miles from town I
thought to use the coffee we had in the
house.
1.-The result Of a weeks use Of coffee
again was that had another terrible
spell of agony and distress, proving
that it was the coffee and nothing else.
That settled it and I said goodbye to
Coffee forever and since then Postum
alone has been our hot mealt1me drink.
"My friends all say I am looking
worlds better and my complexion Is
much improved. All the other members
Of our family have been benefited, too,
by Postum in place Of the old drink,
coffee" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Ten days trial Of Postum In place Of
coffee or tea Is the wise thing for ev-
cry coffee drinker. Such a trial tells
the exact truth often where coffee Is
not suspected.
Look in each pkg. for the famous lit
tic book, 1.-THE Road to Wellville."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-20
PARIS GREEN KILLS
ALLEGED HORSE THIEF,
Elias Johnson, Charged with Stealing
Rig from Milwaukee Liveryman,
Dies from Poison.

Racine, Wis, July 16.-[Special j
ELIAS Johnson, who was arrested by the
police last night for stealing horse and
buggy from Paul Mittag, liveryman at
135 Second street, in Milwaukee, and
who attempted to commit suicide by talk
ing dose of paris green, died at noon
today at st. Mary's hospital, having been
taken there from Jail at midnight last
night because Of his critical condition.
This morning Detective Lewis Waller
man of the Milwaukee police department
arrived in Racine for Johnson's arrest
and intended taking the man back to
Milwaukee to answer to charge OF
horse stealing. Johnson resided in Ra-
cine for about three years, having been
employed in factories in the city, and
three weeks ago, with brother, leased
seventeen acres Of land FIVE miles west of
the city. When Johnson was placed I'm.
der arrest he was allowed to go into
his home to change his clothes. He there
opend a pound package Of paris green
and swallowed about one-quarter of it.