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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07

ustrades and landings support statues
by the worlds most famous sculptors;
and down the slopes rush and roar the
waters from splendid fountains, leaping
and splashing over artificial cascade con
structions.
Government Well Represented.
The United States government is rep
resented as never before. There IS
main Government building in which all
the administrative and executive depart
ments Of the government viii show ex-
hibits, and the Smithsonian Institution
and other governmental enterprises Of
general interest will have space There
is a separate building devoted TO fisheries,
In which the United States Fish Com
mission is TO make sn exhibit of living
fishes and other water foods and COM
mercisl products, from the minnow 10
the whale. There is an Indian exhibit
with a separate building, wherein viii be
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07

CO He Worlds Fair at ST. Louis VIII
be the greatest exposition ever
- held. The superlative adjective
describing this exposition is used with
authority. The acreage of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition site is sufficient to
include the combined acreage of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition at Chi
cago in 1898, the Paris exposition in 1889
and the Pan-American exposition at Buff
falo in 1900, with space enough left over
to accommodate an exposition like that of
Omaha or Atlanta or Charleston. Upon
these 1,240 acres has been built an as
semblage of edi6ces surprising in archi-
tectural splendOrs "the grandeur that
was. Greece and the glory that was
Rome" Within these buildings is being
installed q universal collection OF the
products of nature and man, more COM
prehensive, more diversified, more inter
esting to the average human than ever
was attempted before in the history of
the race.
The Worlds Fair at St Louis is far
greater than was contemplated by Its
creators. 1t has been estimated that at
least thirty per cent OF the extent Of this
exposition has been added to the original
conception, the promoters OF the enter
prise merely promising at the outset that
they would build an exposition larger
and more universally inclusive than any
predecessor. The enterprise has grown
by involuntary accretion. Like a snow
ball set rolling, it has gathered size and
solidity, until it now is crystallized into
a thing of such immensely that even the
men who set the ball a-rolling marvel
Of its magnitude.
Great Exposition Site.
The exposition site Is a mile and a
quarter by a mile and three-quarters In
extent. Six miles OF fence enclose the
grounds. The Intramural Railway, OPP
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07

Indian schools in open session. and AZ
tribes Of the red man will be represented
ethuoIoyically and otherwise. The Alas
ka exhibit will astOnish The world, m
showing the marvellous agricultural re-
gources of Uncle Sans ''fsrthest north
territory. The government aisc has sx
tensive exhibits of the hfe-saving ser
vice, the army and navy armament and
vessels. the Bureau OF Plan; Industry.
the Ayr -ultural College forestry and
other branches of industry and enter
prise. A ground map Of the United
States, covering several acres and show
ing each State growing lis most diStinc-
tive crops. is one special feature.
FOrty-seven States and territories 0f
the United States are participating in
the fair. All but three or four II these
have separate buildings. S0aac of the
State buildings are as large ana elegant
as exhibit palaces az an ordinary cEnoSi-
ton. More than S6.O1OJGs * ,he a@-re-
gate Of appropriation for Srate arl terri
tory participation
Fifty foreign governments are taking
mart in this Worlds Fair. Most NJ them
viii have buildings Of their own. Many
OF these foreign buildings are completed
and others are going up rapidly. ser
many. Great Britain. France. Japan,
Russia. Brazil, Belgium and other ma
tiops have erected buildings larger and
more ornate than any foreign govern
,pent structures ever seen 81 an expOsi-
ton
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07
CHAPTER XVI.

we toll through pain and wrong
We fight and fly;
We love. we lose. and then, ere long,
Stone dead we lie.
o Life, is all thy song
Endure and die?"
Lady V!olante Selwyn would fain
have risen from the ground where she
lay weeping such passionate tears.
She would fain have flown from the
presence Of all men-have hidden her
self forever from all eyes. II had
seemed 10 her while she listened to
that conversation between Beatrice
Leigh and her husband, so harmless
in itself. yet so bitter to her. that
sharp sword had pierced her heart.
She had that to hear which was more
bitter still.
Mrs. Rochester and Prince Cesare-
they had been dancing together, and,
like the other guests, had come out
into the cool. fragrant, well-lighted
grounds to refresh themselves.
Prince Cesare had no especial liking
for his partner. She was lively,
piquant. fond of gossip, full of her own
importance perfectly well satisfied
with herself. and rather given to en-
10Y detecting faults and failings in
others. Just now she was in a state
Ct great admiration of Miss Leigh, and
OF smothered indignation against
Lady Violante. Miss Leigh had paid
her several diplomatic compliments;
Lady Violante, on the contrary. had,
in answer to one of Mrs. Rochester's
questions. said plainly that she thought
married ladies should not waltz-as
Mrs. Rochester had waltzed-inde-
fatigably the whole evening; she chose
to consider the remark personal, and
resented It accordingly.
Il think" she began. languidly,
opening her FAM think, Prince
Cesare. that Miss Leigh is the most
perfectly beautiful woman I have
ever seen; how graceful and gracious
she is"
"She is magnificent" said the prince,
but he did not speak so warmly as he
might have done; before his eyes rose
a sweet. fiowerlike face framed in
golden hair. The unhappy listener
crouched yet closer to the orange
trees. She would have given worlds
to fly. but her trembling limbs failed
her. And now IL was too late; she
could not move without attracting
T, their notice. Then they must see her
white. tear-stained face. and they
would suspect-they would talk of it,
and it would come 10 her husbands
ears. Better a thousand times be
still and die than that Besides what
could they say that would touch her?
her heart was already broken.
Il am really sorry for Lord Selwyn,"
continued Mrs. Rochester. as she
gracefully used her fan. Il think
most people pity him"
Indeed, And wny?" asked Prince
Cesare: "the English are a wonderful
people, I know; but why do they pity a
man because he is handsome and rich.
talented and happy. as Lord Selwyn
is?"
THAT is just the point" said Mrs.
Rochester; is he happy? People-the
world in general-say not"
"And why?" again asked her com
panion.
rs it possible" she cried. chat
you do not know?-that YOU have
been so much at the Villa Pisani, yet
have not seen"
seen what. madame?" said the
prince. with an expression of uncon-
Germ on his face that aroused the lady.
and made her long to startle him.
do YOU not see" she cried. that he
is unhappy-that his marriage has
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07
hagO Paris and Buffalo Expeditions Could Be Swallowed Up
1t, with Room Left for Omaha, Atlanta Charleston.
BY ROBERTUs LOVE.

toned the Mining Gulch of eleven acres,
situated in a natural ravine running out
from the edge OF the main picture OF the
exposition, where the processes of mining
and reducing the various metals of COM
merce will be demonstrated daily at
model mines and furnaces in actual OPP
Grafton; the physical culture section,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07

MUSICIAN is TO be csT-d 10 testify to
Van r epi' " and a woman
IRON ok IA. who knew him sew
eraI yee-- ESQ. win declare he was in
sane at that time The members CT
Neidermeier's family viii attempt 70
prove an abb for him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07

Of st. Peter, and there is being set up
within this home OF music the largest
pipe organ ever constructed.
The Cascade Gardens are new TO expo
sitions. Terraced hillsides leading down
from Festival Hall and he Colonnade Of
States 10 the Grand Basin. or lagoon, are
fitted with stately stairways. whose bal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07

Grated by electricity, which has just been
completed, has fourteen miles of track;
1t runs around the exposition as a belt
line, with loops TO take passengers into
the midst of the magnificence here and
there, and there are seventeen stations
at which the sightseer may get aboard
or alight.
The Worlds Fair has nineteen exhibit
palaces. The outdoor exhibits include
several features of striking novelty and
extent that never have been seen at any
exposition. Among these may be men
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07
DEFENSE IN BANc:Ts' TRIAL.
Insanity and Alibi Expected to Save
TWO Necks.

Chicago. Feb. 27.-The prosecution
in the trial of the carbarn bandits
closed its case yesterday and the de-
Tense will open today. Ninety-fve
witnesses testified for the state. The
attorneys for the defense clair ;nat
they will be able 20 submit all Of their
testimony inside % three days. a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07

Six members of the schooner Ben
iamin CromwelI's crew were drowned
of BeIlport II. t. after p futile effort
by the life savers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-07
SMALLER BANK cLEkEI"cs.
Decrease Of 14.2 Per ce,t. secwa -
RraSst-eets

New York. Feb. 27.-TEe T0-3i ba-z
clearings as compiled By P-z5swee
for the past week are sI.5-2 5s..
decrease Of 142 per ce17. O. rowIa
cd with The correspondent week a@-
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30

During this period our wooden Mills
| manufactured more yards Of wooIens
than ever before or since. and the per
| capita consumption of wool increased
greatly and was then about 60 per
cent greater than it has since been.
The duties on wool vary from to
i cents per pound on raw wool to SO
to SO cents on secured wool. Duties
on wooden goods vary greatly. Gen
orally speaking they are three or four
times as much per pound as upon an
equal number of pounds of raw wool
and in addition from 80 TO % per cent
ad valorem. The duties on raw cloth
ing wool may be considered as II
cents per pound, on wooden clothes at
"A cents per pound and 30 per cent
ad valorem. and on clothing Al cents
per pound and 30 per cent. The duty
collected on imported wool last year
was % per cent of the value of the
wool and that collected OH wooden
goods was equal 10 81 per cent of their
value.
As these. like all specific or partly
specific duties. are higher on cheap
than on expensive goods, ii is evident
that they will average about 100 per
cent on ordinary wooden goods. AS
about 40 per cent of the wool consum-
ed in this country comes from abroad
and therefore is nearly doubled in value
by the tariff duties it is evident that
the tariff must increase the value OF
most wOolens sold here by nearly 100
per cent.
The total value at retail of all wool
en- goods and clothing sold in this
country is probably about SGOO.OO0O0O
IL year. 1t is safe to say that $l5O,-
100000 OF this amount is due TO the
tariff duties on wool ana woolens-
This is an average of about 50 per
family for our whole population.
The total value of all the sheep il
the country on Jan. !. 1904. was cSti-
mated at only S133,53oO99. and the
value of the wool clip for the year 1903
at $5S, 1888. or only about one-third
the tariff cost of woolens.
But not more than half Of the
price OF wool. probably not one-fifth.
can be credited to the duty on raw
wool Therefore. III order 10 grant a
protection bonus of from SlOOOO.OOO TO
S3OOOO.OOo 4 year to our woOlgrow-
ers. we tax all families an average OF
50 per family in order that we may
confer tariff benefit which cannot
possibly exceed 81 and which probably
does not exceed - cents per family.
But as one-half of this protection bo-
nus most certainly goes TO less than
200, 600 of the big ranch men of Mon
tana. Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon. Cali
fOrnia. Nevada. Utah. Colorado, Ari-
iona and New Mexico, who produce
more than one-half the wool grown in
this country, the average for all the
other families cannot exceed 81 and
probably does not exceed 40 cents pc
family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
The Value Of Honesty.

II j. not often that the value Of Il
good character may he measured in
actual cash. but sometimes it happens
so. And when il does so happen the
character may be found to he the
most valuable of all mau'~ posses
>iun~. The LackavauHa station agent
al Brick Church. y. j.. having lost
S921 belonging to the company. has
been reimbursed by the commuters AT
that point. They raised the amount
10y popular subscription. and thereby
enabled him to retain hi place
Thi. j. tribute To mans charac-
fer which he * likely to value above
any formal testimonial To- hi~ honor.
II j. an incident that shows one of the
powerful forces that sustain the hon
cradle AMI upright man, while the
que~ tinna bic man would sink in an in
slant.
There l. good old maxim that hon
csty is the best policy. II l. a. true in
the fast and complies life of today as
il ever wa. 1t j. not always easy Tn
see that honesty has the advantage:
indeed. it more often seems that dis
hone ~ has the best of il in business.
especially in biz business bold enough
10 defy not only the principles Of hon
CSty. bat the law.
Vet the SullyS and the Morgau>.
brilliant H. their success may seem.
have their day Of doom. The records
of big corporations are just now com
ing home To ruuSt with disastrous eff
feet On the STABILITY of their securi-
ties. The dishonest man may seem to-
u, safe and more prosperous than all
tie resi- "a long n fortune smile.
But fortune sometimes frovn~. And
then the man who has not the sustain
ing hand of public confidence goes
down.
The dishonest man may have friends
in plenty a. long a. he gets ahead.
hut when he comes 10 crisis ne has
the respect Of meme. not even of him
self.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
The Tariff and Wool.

or the many foolish. Injurious ard
even outrageous tariff taxes levied by
the DinSIcy bill none perhaps does 4
greater amount of harm 10 all ana Il
smaller amount of good To 4 few than
do those levied on wool ANA woolcnS,
This tax. averaging nearly 100 per
cent on both raw wool and on WOODEN
goods. Increases the cost OF WOODEN
clothes by near 100 per cent. reduces
the amount Of wool consumed by about
half, COmpels the general use OF cot
ton. shoddy and other cheap subStI-
tutcs and adultcrantS instead of wool,
compC!s woTkingmcn with ordinary in
comes 10 wear inferior AMI improper
clothing il winter and * responsible
for much of the pneumonia and other
diseases that carry of such Il large
percentage OF our northern population
every year.
This tax on wool and woUlcnS is. be-
sides. Il heavy burden upon the wooden
manufacturing industry. which is now
languiShing and is comparatively stag
naut and Improbable. Neither has il
apparently benefited the wooigrowinG
industry. for fewer pounds OF wool are
produce! now than either ten or TWEEN
" years 40. while the number OF
sheep is about the same now as then.
The only real prosperity enjoyed by
the wooden industry for more than
thirty years was during the three years
of free wool under the Wilson bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
The Antitrust Law.

Now that there has been time to di-
gcSt the merger decision it is certain
that no relief for the people will come
through it. except that it settles the
principle of law that interstate and
competitive railroads cannot be merged.
The judicial arm of the govern
ment will have to become more siren
uous and enforce the criminal section
Of the antitrust law il President
Roosevelt and his attorney general
really want to punish those who have
combined to restrain trade and prevent
competition. Under the merger dcci-
sion the control of the railroads iuvOlv
ed will return to the original holders.
but competition between those rail
roads VIII not be resumed and no re-
ductiOn in the rates for passengers ana
freight VIII be brought about. The
attorney general. an eminent trust
lawyer must have known before he
commenced proceedings against these
merged railroads that when the SUI
premc court decided against the mer-
ger there would be no relief to the
people from their eXactions. That was
the opinion of other eminent lawyers
who had studied the question. and their
opinion. now the decision has been
made. is still more interesting. That
of Judge Samuel UntermCycr Of New
York shows that the only relief the
people can expect is from the enforce
ment of the criminal section of the
law. He says:
"The same proof that has resulted in
the present findings that the merger
constituted IN unreasonable restraint
of trade would have sustained 4 Grim
inaI conviction The terror of the
criminal law is the only effective re
strainin- influence against the contin-
uancc and repetition of the defiance OF
this law under the innumcrablc dis
Euises to which resort may be had.
If the department of justice is sincere
in its desire to enforce the law in
good faith. ii can accomplish more by
Il single criminal prosecution in the
way of diSbanding existing viola tons
and preventing new ones than by de
voting lifetime TO civil action.
1.-THE civil remedies under it can new
er be made effective in practice. We
bad Il fair Illustration of that in the
case of the sugar trust. in which the
attorney general of this state. after
years of litigation. obtained an adjudi-
cation diSsolviuG the trust as con-
spiracy Judgment was entered and Il
receiver appointed. What was the re
suit: The receiver under the direc-
ton of the court and at the request
OF substantially all the stockholders
transferred the property and business
in bulk 10 the American Sugar Rein
ing company.
We had then the spectacle of
great industry that had been judicially
declared n criminal conspiracy handed
over in its entirety on the order of the
court toNa corporation formed for the
purpose. Tho new corporation thus
derived from judicial authority its title
and its right 10 continue perpetuaIly TO
exercise the monopoly on account Of
which its predecessor had been con-
demned. What greater traveSty upon
the administration OF justice could pos
sibly be conceivedT"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30

Cincinnati Enquirer: Popcorn pops
by reason Of the vulatilation by heat
Of the al contained in the kernel.
Field corn does not pop because the
outer portion of the kernel j. more
porous. permitting the escape If the
oil a. II yolatiliIe~. while in the ease
Of popcorn Il great pressure l. devcI-
upcd in the kernel by the cunfiued oil.
and the kernel i suddenly exploded
and turned wrun" side out. We Il, -
iHGcbteI f. this information to the de-
partmcHt # agriculture of the United
States. bu; the same story might have
been got cut of encyclopedia or a die
tionurN. and would have cost less.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
FUNERAL OF JOHN K. C0wEN
EX-Prcsident OF the Baltimore and Ohio
halfway, Who Died at Chicago,
Buried at MiIlersburg. o.

MillcrSbUrg, O.. April Gothic flu
neral of J. n. Cowcn, eX-prcstdent of
the Baltimore ana Ohio road. WAS held
here. y special train brought to the
ceremonies the executive officers OF
the BaltmGrc and Ohio at Baltimore
and elsewhere.
Included in the list of distinguished
men were Hon. Nathan Cor. Hon.
Judson NJ. Harmon. Oscar g. Murray
and others. The executive officers
acted as honorary pall-bCaTCTS. The re-
mains were laid away in Oak I'LL Gem
CtcTy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
RIVER RTPLETS.

Logs We're brought down today by
the Isaac Staples. Georgia =, Ben
Hershey and Phil Scheckel. The Il. d.
Kendall came down with barge and
the L. Rutlcdge with lumber The
RutleC"c ami Kendall returned north.
The WinCna was in port from the
north.
Vt Il. IN. the stage of water was
go and at noon il was 9.15.
RIVER FORECAST.
The Mississippi viii continue to fall
at about the present rate bcawecu Du-
huquc and Davenport.
RIVER BULLETIN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
FIRST MONEY TO PANAMA
PAYMENT FOR CANAL

Washington. April 3e.-Thc treas
ury department has forwarded to the
secretary of state for transmission to
J. l.. Morgan X Co. New York. imam
ctIl agents of the republic of Panama.
a warrant for S1.0O0,0OO on account
of the Panama canal purchase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30

I.ansin~. Mich. AIriI 30. - YcSter-
day afternoon Governor Bills and
stan and tie members Of the Nichi-
gan Wosld'> fair commission left De
troit to participate in the dedication
of the Michigan building at 81. Louis.
John T. Rich ard Attorney General
BLir was Of the party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
rnbroken Mustang Killed Him.

Nashville. Mich. April 80. - Robert
NcvinS. Il Maple Grove stock buyer.
WAS thrown from Il horse near his
home. He WIS picked UP unconscious
and taken houme. where he died later.
He WAS man about 10 years OF axe
and was riding an unbroken mustang
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
a 100000 FIRE IN TOWN
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

yancouye-. Il. &. Ar.fl -. - Nine
tenth> of Fcruie. Z. &. = town OF B
GC0 iuhahilaIt,. the largest settlement
in the Crows Nest pass district. L. :
been destroyed y fire. The estimated
loss is S5O9tCo. The water supply a.
most failed and the ire LU-n>L it
self out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
Discu,,inr the yYes.crn strife.

Indianapolis April "a. - Secretary
Treasurer William l.. Wilson. of the
United Mine Workers. SAYS that the
national executive board has DISGUISE d
the strike situation in district Il. Ii
* thought decision as to the advisa-
biIity of disseminating or pIoI"uGiug
TIE strike will be reached today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
Promincnt Cirizen In1ic.ol.

EdwarlSvilie. H.. April 3U.-Otto !.
Go>si.nL comptroller Of the city Of NJ
ton ana prominent in banking circles
in southern Illinois. has been Indicted
on charge Of cmheZZlcm, ut 10y the
Madison county grand jury. Tie ac-
ton was taken suhSeqUo nj TO the dis
covC"y of some discrepancies in the
cifN'S IOnEs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
Peac.maker Fatally shot.

Rhinclardcr. Wis. April 80. - BcT:
Stevens young ma-. WINS brought
here from Pelican lake with n bull
let through his stomach. He died NJ
the hospital. 1t i said that he stepped
between two men in a saloon fight and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
PANAMA TAKES STEP TO
ADOPT GOLD STANDARD

Panama, April Cot seems possible
that the gold standard VIII be adopted
by Panama. The committee 10 which
the question was referred has reported
favorably,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30

TERAS-DaIly, 10 cents per week. Weekly
81 per year in advance.
All communications OF aTgumOntatiye char
acter political or religious, must have real
name attached for publication. No such srtl-
Giles will be printed over fictitious signatures
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in Rocz Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30

To demonstrate to the world that it
j. a. -trict!H up-ro-Gate a. some of the
more important cities. Cumberland.
MI. has the mayor indicted for mai
fca-ancr in Office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30

old ana J. a cripple, blind and deaf and
dumb. married pretty girl IF 20
wears recently. Was he also poor :!
He wa not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-30
artcmpI 90 a,,a,sinaIe a 11ovcrnor.

Erivan. RuSsia. April CAN. at
tempt has been mad 10 as>:l>,,inat.,
the district governor If Echn .cdZin
He was struck by TWO bullets. ono
Of them penetrated ,Ih> chest. The
motive Of the attempt was political.
Echmiedzin is the capital
IF Russian Armenia.