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Mower County transcript., 1904-03-09
Witch Hazel Brush.

Witch hazel brush at 81 a ton II
standing or $3.50Sa ton at the mill may
not be exactly bonanza, but some OF
the Connecticut farmers evidently con
slider that it pays and are willing to
take advantage of the market afforded
by the witch hazel stills of the state. :
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-09
A cYclQnefia Of Progress and EIenis

AL sending, their subscriptions immediatsly,
under our clubbing offer, are presented, postpaid,
with the AMERICAN AGR1CULTURIsT Year Book
and Almanac for 1904 This great book OF $50 pages
q Guide to Markets, Marketing, and Prices. :s>1 :
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-09
- =
Friday, March q.


Captain O'Connor, we'll known in
Wisconsin military circles, is dead at
Milwaukee. = H.
The French court of cessation has
begun the consideration offthe appeal
of Alfred Dreyfus for revision of his
trial.. '~"@.
Armour & Co. have bought the Chi.
eago plant of Thomas J. Upton & Co.
The price paid is said to have been
$250, ,000.: -..'... .. 49,. .. #.
Shock caused by seeing his mother
killed on grade crossing caused the
death of Henry Allen at his home in
East Orange, N. J.
William Henry Harrison. Murray,
the writer, better known az "Adiron.
dack Murray" is dead At Guilford,
Conn. He was sixty-four years old.
The Northern Pacific, it is an.
nounced. has completed plans fer max.
ing it's South Tacoma (Wash.) shops
the largest in capacity on it's entire
system.
Charles King Bishop, for many years
engaged in editorial work on many
newspapers in New York and the
South, is dead At his home in Red
Bank, N. J.
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-09
Wednesday, March 2.

General Vannovsky, former Russian
minister of war, is dead. -, -
The appellate court at Chicago has
reaffirmed that picketing by strikers is
Illegal. " :-=t .,..
Mrs. Samuel Chaplin. sister of Rus
sell Sage, is dead at Oneida, N. Y,
aged ninety-fve. .rs
About 10000 dock laborers are out
of employment at ODESSA, Russia, on
account of the stoppage of sea bust
ness. -.
The senate committee on naval af-
fairs has reported the naval appropri-
alton bill substantially as passed by
the house. .l,
A moderately severe earthquake
shock was felt at San Francisco Tues
day. Its duration was about feur Sec
onds. No damage was done.
Joseph Soultz, editor Of the Me-
nominee (Wis.) Leader, was found
dead in bed Tuesday. Death is sup
posed to have been caused by heart
disease.
Mower County transcript., 1904-03-09
Thursday, March 8,

- s'N' S~~Jy NsNA~'' ~
/ Edmund F.. Dixey, a once famous
minstrel, is dead at Philadelphia of
congestion OF the lungs.
Russell w. Davenport, one of the
leading meta1lurgists Of the country,
died at Philadelphia Wednesday Of
pneumonia, aged ffty-fve years.
The senate committee on interocean
ic canals. has agreed to report the
nominations Of the Panama canal COM
mission with favefable recommends
tion. < ..,,:.. 49,.
Luther M. Ramsey, cashier Of the
superior court at Baltimore, has dis
appeared. It is found that his &C.
counts are short to the extent of about
$4,000. = s-:-: ...~
DIR: d. M. Wick, one of the leading
physicians of Northwestern Iowa and
an officer in the State Medical asso-
citation, is dead at Cedar Falls; aged
sixty-fve.> = p" 's'-. -, =
Late returne from Vermont city and
town elections indicate that five of the
six cities and less than so out of the
246 town in the state voted in favor
Of licensing liquor saloons. 's7 ~ .-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

Norfolk Va. Special-Six persons
were rescued from the sinking launch
~ the Norfolk and Berkeley ferry Mon
DAY morning. The launch was struck
Cn the side while crossing the bow
of the tug Mary Eta during a heavy
fog and sank The tug stood by and
took on the six passengers. but there
was a struggle 20 save the engineer.
wh0 went down with the launch and
was nearly drowned when rescued.
The receivers of the Bay shore troll
ley road will petition Judge Wadiill
OK the United States Court. Tuesday
% authorize the issue of 100000 a3
ditional receivers certificates 20 corn
plete the road The 5000 GOO already
issued Is not sufficient
United States Commissioner Bow
( den took the ante-mortem statement
| on JAS. Jones az 81. Niucent'e Hospi
I tai He and Cornelius Brown. both
I colored pantrymen employed ON th'
/ old Dominion steamship Jefferson
had duel with butcher knives on th,
/ trip Of the vessel from New York here
Jones is slashcd i'm the neck and IA
face and his left forehnger is bitter
I OF Brown was sent 90 Jail 20 avail
the result or the wounds OF Jones
/ Brown has knife slashes on the hoa|
I and face but seems not seriously hurt
/ The trial viii bee I'm the federal court
a. the fight occurred Saturday nigh
on the high seas.
Edward Freeman. formerly a raj
way detective. ruutured a blood ve.
sci during a 81 asm Cf coughing an
chokcd 90 death. he was a. years 0l
and unmarried. He had just returnc
here from a trip for his health
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

The custom 81 the Sen Sin Riki T.
one that has arisen I'M Japan during
the present war. Ever since the war
began. at an times 81 the day. and
even night. small groups OF women can
be- seen gathering in the streets. one
OF more of the women will have picce
or cotton cloth with 1000 marks or
dots stamped upon &c. sen" is the
japanese word for 1890 "Nin" is the
word Tor human being either man or
woman. "RikIf is. n the Japanese
language. strength In combination
the words mean "the strength OF 100
people"
Each one OF these 1910 dots or marks
iu the cloth ls to Indicate The place
where stitch on knot is to be made
by woman. who while making this
knot. gives her best thought. wish or
prayer for the safety and protection of
I the soldier who wiz wear this piece of
| cotton cloth as an obi" OF belt while
fighting FOR his country. The prayers
/ or 1000 women Tor one man are be-
u lcved Co protect him from an dangers
and 10 give him strength 90 overcom,
! and conquer the enemies of his &c
loved Japan.-Frank Leslle's Weekly.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29
OLD DOMINION NEWS.
From Richmond.

Richmond. Va. speciai.-Covernor
Montague l. TO make a quick dash b.
steamer 10 New York 20 address an
audience there Thursday night. The
Governor Is scheduled 20 speak Wed
nesday night before the Association %
Ticket Agents az O.d Point. Immcd-
lately after bis address he will board
special boat. which will be held In
readiness. and an attempt will be
made 10 establish a record in the trip
10 New York.
Mr.. Ernest Eugene Abbey aud Miss
Henrietta Catherine Hogan were mar
ried Monday afternoon at 81. Peter ;
Cathcrdrial here.
There was a rush 20 secure tickets
90 the Richmond Horse show. which
| began az the biz mphitheatre. near
the city Wednesday. and which viii
continue nightly mp 90 aud including
Saturday. with a matinee the latter
day.
The funcrsi of August W. Roscne
who died here sunday. aged 81 years
/ took place this afternoon. Mr.. Roscnf
was the son of a swedish n0bleman
| Vho married Miss Frances Tower. oi
| Boston. He was prominent in the Ode
Fellows. Elks and Red Men. Durins
the war be was q page In the Confed
crate Senate. Some years ago be wa
high constable OF Richmond.
The funeral Of Mrs Mary Capcrto'
/ BraXton. who died Saturday took piac
/ this afternoon
The report of the state Board O
Health for September shows a gres
/ prevalence OF tuberculosis. Two-hfth
of the physicians in the state sent 8
reports the number of cases noted hs
ing 3 SOS President Irving. of "a
Board of Health. thinks that compile
b ca reports would show ~. 600 cases q
consumption i'm the State. large'
among negroes.
jacob Stoneman died Monday n
was born I'm Devonshire. England.
years ago.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

Thc good roads movement OF to-dsy
began 10 a5sCle national proportions
about twelve years ago. = number or
good roads enthusiasts. among them
Colonel Albert A Pope. Isaac Is. Pot
ter aud General Roy stone were priE-
inent. had been trying Tor 9 number
OF years to arouse general interest in
road improvement bot with small sue
cess. They were % much discouraged
that. when Il was proposed 20 hold q
convention III connection with the open
ilg Cg the Columbian Exposition In
1892 they hesitated. To the surprise
and qualification OF its promoters. the
convention termed out % be q decided
success and attracted the attention OK
the whole country.
Cne OF the principal aims OF the good
roads people who met in Chicago was
50 secure the establishment OF some
kind OF r Government road ONCE or
bureau at Washington. 4 committee
| was appointed 10 lay the matter be-
fore Congress: a pamphlet OF nearly
100 pages was prepared. and hearings
were secured before the committees or
4 Congress. The outcome was the estab-
| hShmeDt IN the Department OK A8rlcul-
ture OF the Once OF Public Roads In
| quiries. with an appropriation OF Si0.-
600. Its work was to be educational
In character. and General Stone was
made the frst director OF the Office.
The FIRST important work OF the or
Zee OF Public Road Inquiries was tho
collection OF information Road sta
tistics were collected. Methods OF
road building were studied. Condi-
tons under which roads had TO he
bnlit in different parts OF the country
were ascertained. Then all this in
formation was published in small pam
phlets for free distributor to the peo-
pie About fifty different publications
OF this kind have been issued aud sew
ersl hundred thousand copies havs
been distributed.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

The Zuni child spends his early days
in n cradle. But cradle I'M Zuni land
DOES not mean dow pillows, silkcn
coverlets and duffy laccs 20 is only
dat board. just the icngth OF the baby.
with hood like a dolls buSy top
ever the head
Upon this hare bed tie bcby g. bound
Ike . mummy. and IA, coverings arc
wound round and round him Undl the
little fellow cannot move except 60
open ais mouth and eyes. Sometimes
hc is enrolled ard looks ont ilto the
hare whitewashcd room. blinks ct the
Gre burning on the hearth and fixes
bis cycs earnestly on the wcif and
cougar skins that serve As chairs and
beds End carpets in the Zuni home.
sy Che tins he is two or three years
old ne has grown into a plump little
bronze creature with the straightcst OF
coarse black hai- and tie biggest Sld
roundest OF black eyes. lie is now out
OF tho cs0dlc ana trcts about the house
and the village. When the weather Is
bad he wears Il small, coarse shirt. and
| always necklace II beads OK tJr.
| QuOises.-St. Nicholas.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29
BLOOMFIELD

can't nnd tenants for. though Ne have
reduced the rents something wonder,
full"
II am sorry for it," I said.
Eyes" continued the old man: land
cornsat twenty-seven shillia's, Why.
the country viii soon be quite ruined
II them foreigners amt stopped sendia'
their cheap produce over here. Youn
excuse me what I'm going TO ask YOU.
won't you. Master Ernests-
Certainly; ask me anything you
please"
We'll. I'm an old man-sixty-six
come Michaelmas, though some folks
tell me I look younger. Your father
has been a good master to me. and
have saved more In his service than
/ shall live TO spend. KNOWN how
bad the times are for landlords. and
that you're agoin' on your travels.
/ want TO make you "a present and
the old servant placed in my hands
n small canvas bag. such as is used by
/ bankers, strongly fastened with coarse
string.
40. no. I said. returning the bag
Il appreciate your kindness very much
but YOU must really excuse me. II
would be quite wrong IN me 10 take
your money"
There IS no more potent despot thar
an old family servant. IL he faiis q
work his viii one way he Will succec,
in another; and be has generally man.
strings 10 his bow My protests wer'
powerless against the pertnacity o
Adams. When. as 1 paced the plat
form OF the station few minute
later. I opened the bag and found tina
Il contained fifty sovereigns. my con
science smote me FOR the uncharitahl
asperslon l had recently cast upo
my benefactor. Though I lost some
what in dignity by accepting this gif
gained a welcome addition 10 IN
purse Alas that these two thing
should be SO often inseparable.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

now EiE EIn. onss Essfe~ . Man fnfs
Eu~snG Property.


The ordinary citizen. even thougt
no be a man 81 more than ordinary
means. seldom ever sees = 500 bin.
while 5000 bills are almost an IN
known article. Yet. according 90 the
paying teller OF one q the largest
banks ga the city. these same 500
and even $1,000 bills are rather com
mon. This teller estimates that he
handles from $1,000 % $1,000 a day
in large bills on an average BY large
bills. ne explained. he meant those OF
denomination OF $50 or up.
But II these bills abound IN quan-
tity the use 20 which they are put has
a very narrow field. and f. confined
90 only few definite purposes In
Omaha. Chief among these special
| purposes IS the large real estate deal
II is a trick % tire real estate man %
make a man an ofer for a piece q
property and then follow it Hp by
fourishing the price in 500 or SiOoo
! bills. It IL said that several Of Oma-
has bestknowu real estate men use
thi- very plan.
An agent VIII come Co the bank and
draw his cheek Tor the amount he
wants. Give Be- to me in hnndre,is~ DE
will Say. or. lf the deal is lsrzc ONE.
ne calls Tor thousands When De Pa.
made his trade. tho seller is. &C course.
no better on chan 10 he had been given
a certified check bat there IS some.
thing about the sight ~ real money
that oftcnumes crnsummatcS trade
Perhaps Dee charm fails Co work and
! the agent brings the money back to ths
hank and deposits be- until be- wants g,
, draw Flash roll" on SOME othcr un
suSDeCtin- victim.
Another use for these large hii.
y 10 90 pay duties The duties af fhI
Omaha Custom House sometimes rui
Z a. high MS $500 day" said che teller
Tho Governments doesn't take an.
chances. YOU can put that down. Whei
one does business with Uncle sam n
finds that the old gentleman Is fror
I Wisconsin and wants BE- in his hand
/. / The real hard cash. actual LEGAL ter
4 der. must hc deposited. Not only thai
n but In biz bills It's big dcnomIna
81 tions the Government wants. The re1
4 son FOR This large bin demand by IA
e. Government is that the money IN
T, to be transferred. and it is just q
'u well 90 make Be- BOO large bills at onc
n So &c can bc shipped readily.
nm The real large bills. such as tt
~ 5000 and $1,000. are very scarce
a. Doubt II there are any in Omahl
~ Certainly I don't know of any. The
~ are used oniy in the East. whore none
is handled in much larger hulk tha
DO ls out this way. There they con
III in handy and are useful in transfe
th from bank Co Nub-Treasury aud u
le ike."-Omaha Ncws.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

Roanoke, Va. Special-Rev. c. p.
Currie. a native OF South Carolina.
now a resident OF Missouri, where he
is local Methodist preacher. and
who is in this city assisting Rev. j..
c. Brown. a Western Evangelist. ia a
revival at Greene Memorial NJ. K.
Church. has received a letter from ex-
Lieutenant Governor James II. TIL.
man, OF South Carolina. the slayer
OF Editor \. G.. Gonzales. stating that
he has made application to join the
Methodist Conference and expects 20
enter the ministry OF that church.
Mr. Currie IS a relative OF Mr.. TIL
man
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

Theodore Bredikhine. one CT the most
noeed OF Russian astronomers. died re-
Gently. lie had been director 0f The
oh ervatCrles N Moscow and 81.
Peter brrg. IL was his unpleasant
duty IA the latter place 10 Oust the
Germans aud Swedes who had made
IL famous. His own speciality was
comets tails. regarding the formation
OF which hc had an electric theory.
whi-h occupied his attention 10 the
time OF his death.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29
nino- Events.

Second Lieutenant William ID.
Pritchard. a son OF Judge Jeter c.
PritchaTd. IN TT Of insanity
at Manila. killed Second Lieu
tenant Fred L. Deem and then COM
mitted suicide.
Ex-senator David r. Hill opened his
speaking tour in Indiana with an ad-
dress at indianapolis.
Hon William j. Bryan continued
his speaking tour in Indiana
Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw
spoke at Saratoga. ~. Y.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

Wheeling. W. Va Special While
sitting conversing with his bride OF
but a few days. Columbus Klng "a
prominent young man OF Parker. Wet
Zei county. was shot and killed in
stantly by an unknown man. \ shot
gun was used. and the vOlley was
fired through the window near which
King and his bride were sitting. The
motive Is unknown and the murderer
Is vet az large
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29
serIous Runawar AeeIasnt.

Lynchburg Va. Special Miss Ell
len Kerwin is al home with a fractur-
ed ankle, Miss Golden is az a hos
pital with a dislocated shoulder and
hip and bad cut on face and ". r.
Fleenor has a terrible cash in the
head and is badly Injured in his side.
the result OF a runaway about six
miles from Lynchburg
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29
CHAPTER XVIII.


7 remember asking my uncle. soon
after / hrst became acquainted with
him. what sort OF a place New York
was. 10 which inquiry he made the
characteristic reply that IL was a very
hne city. with more thieves 10 the
square inch. than any other place
on the earth's surface. That was All
/ could get my relation 10 say OF IT,
Baedeker's account Of New York. my
only reading while on the Atlantic
was more detailed. but less interest
Ing. Indeed. one OF the first things
10 impress a traveller is the made
quacy OF all descriptions OF places. TO-
the faces OF men do Lot differ more
widely than their ideas of the sub.
lime and beautiful. the sordld and hid
eOus.
1t was with great satisfaction that
I found myself at last IN New York
harbor. The steamer which had
brought me 10 America was OF recent
construction. well found. swift. and
J luxuriously appointed; but none the
/ less was 1 heartily tired OF the vOy
age. My first forty-eight hours At
sea had been spent in a way too com.
mon with travellers TO need more than
passing reference. Fear that the ship
/ would 20 10 the bottom soon changed
TO fear that il might not: and that
mental condition departed on the re.
newal OF health and appetite. Then
came the days ON deck. spent in watch.
ing the restless waves and the mag
Alficent rising and setting OF the sun
varied by occasional studies through
a neld-glass OF some fifteen hundred
Russians huddled together on the fore
part or the deck. the most dlthy and
repulsive mass OF humanity conceiv
able-material destined for speedy con
version into American citizens. Bar
tholdrs statue OF Liberty. the magnih
cent suspension bridge connecting th'
popUlous cities OF New York are
Brooklyn, the mulutUdinous ship
from all parts OF the world, and tht
cOmmodiouS ferrybOats keeping up
continual communication between New
, York and various points ia Long Isl
and aud New Jersey. taken altOgethe
, form undoubtedly one OF the grea
sights OF the world. quite capuvatin
J The stranger, and worthy OF all I'D
Z SniratioR-
/ MY foot first touched American sol
] at one OF the slips on the North River
1 near COurtIandt street 1 at once Ell
I gagged the services Of an Irishman, Ii
= proprietor or custodian OF a cumbel
( some four-wheeled vehicle somethin
L like the London GROWER may be SUI
n posed TO have been ii an early stag
; OF its development; and having 81
4 cured my portmanteau and handba;
< the only luggage with which Wa
g encountered, babe him drive me TO IL
q Gilsey House in Broadway. lmmed
= ately the vehicle began 10 move
y perceived the necessity Tor its strengt
for the roads were extremely roue
e lin some places paved like the by
Sc streets OF Norwich and other Englis
Te provincial towns. The fine width
the avenues and streets. aud the heig
IN and grandeur OF some of the CONNIE
a eial buildings. pleased me great
Having secured n room nj the q
er sey House. refreshed myself with
bath and good square feed" Ito u
the language OF an American gent
ye man who sat next TO me at Dime
hd I adjusted my watch to Americ
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29
To be continued

Another illustration of the effect OF
late hours is shown by the automobile
out at st. Louis that undertook TO
climb a tree at 2 =. m. An automobile
will always do It's best 10 show its
owner that It is not above enjoying
a lark with him. declares the New
York Tribune.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

Russian soldiers have frequent OPP
portunity 70 admire the cleanliness and
the completeness OF the contents OF the
knapsacks or fallen japanese soldiers
besides food AMI ammunition these
contain tooth brush. a comb. a towel
and map OF southern Manchurla on
Q large scale.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

Danville Specialized L. Miller. a
southern Railway brakeman was kill.
ed in the railroad yard here Monday
morning while coupling cars An
other freight train bumped into his
train. and he was crushed dying be-
fore a physician could reach him.
Milier's home was in High Point. y. {.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

An Indian chief in British Columbia
bought a CONN and key OF powder
and then proceeded to blow himself
to pieces. His relatives are now won
dering what ne wanted with the coffin
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

Or the last ten years tho
question Of road improve
ment has received a good
deal OF attention from the
leg sistOrs IN the Eastern
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-13
To Move To WATERFOWL,

The Beals &Torrey Shoe company OF
Milwaukee. located at 62-64 Third
street, will move it's manufacturing
department to Watertown when a fac
tory, already begun there is completed
in November. The company's ware
house will be continued in Milwaukee
at IS Buffalo street. The company
having accepted certain offers from the
citizens of Watertown, has begun the
erection there of a factory building.
40x150 feet, four stories high. which
will cost $50, 900. They will employ
between $50 and 200 men and women
from here who will go to Watertown to
live. The capacity of the factory will be
1000 pairs of shoes day.-Evening
Wisconsin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-13
Excursion Rates TO St. Louis

Via Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y.
Account Of Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
tion. Is day tickets $13.65, 60 day
tickets 1920, Season tickets 1920, tick
cts on eale daily until November 18th.
$3.50 to ST. Paul and Minneapolis and
return via Chicago, Milwaukee & ST..
Paul R'y. Tickets on sale July 14-I5-1e-
II and 18th. Final return limit Sep
TENDER 18th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-13
MAILS CLOSE.

MAILS CLOSE.
Mails close at the Post Office as follows;
EAST. WEST. NORTH. SOUTH.
900 q. NIX 1920 p. ms 2:2Op m.* 0:30 D. n.
200 p. ms 800 p. m. 900 p. m. 800 p. m.
4:45 p. ms
500 p. m.
WATERFOWL and Madison, 3:55 a. m.,* S rs p. MS
Pipersyie Affection, Pennington and Ebene-
ger, 1870 a. m.*
Lebanon. TOO a. m.
Grellton, Thursdays and Saturdays 100 p. m.
Except Sundays.
VIM f. GRUETZMA CHER, p. M.