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The Green Forest tribune., 1904-04-16
r1sPICION OF FOUL PLAY

ends of Judge White Claim hI10ts Were Tempered With. here seems to be quite good
 n of dissatisfaction existing in Western district and in other lions of the county on account he facts claimed to be revealed the re count of ballots cast in |late democratic primary on |of6ce of county judge.
 } is openly charged by some of |Qe Whites friends that the (ots were tempered with be- len Saturday, the day of the [nty convention, and Wednes- {. the day set for a recount by Executive committee. They
 to credit so many errors de i'd so many different places
 a Affection upon too many N that such errors could not Ee been made by the judges kclerks otherwise than inten- Eal and that nobody believes |t such wide spread corruption existed.
 |udge White was interviewed |sonally OH the subject by THE EBUNE. He declared that he is |ofit and has nothing more to E, but that it is going to take he better explanations than vet been offered to satisfy nv of his friends that he has Pn fairly treated. He hoped matter could be explained ay but he was at a loss to bw how or where it could come |m. He made no charges him. |t will be remembered that the pfficial returns had given judge bite 2 majority. The count by committee on the day of the Ivention,, summing up only total vote of each township as |orted by the judges, changed result to 1 in Fancher's favor. hator Butt, who represented bge White, insisted that this hld not be correct, as the third ed of Eureka Springs showed, Fording to the figures before |rn. that White had received Il les and Fancher 8, when as a |tter of fact only 78 votes were |t in the ward. The best that do would be to make
 vote stand as a tie. Having Beived a tip that there were hs sirregularities against Judge kit6in Beaver precinct, the re- eet was made that Beaver be Eoupted and at this juncture mater was passed over until Ednesday, for lack of time. Fhe result of the recount Euged 13 votes from White to |Fancher in Carrollton town ID in South Hickory, 6 in |e precinct in Prairie and 3 in hge, thus enabling the com ttee Ito declare the result in hcher's favor by 56 majority. h CarrollSon township, it isre- Fted that there were 5 tickets bn which both the names for Rnty judge had been erased h Fan cher's name written on
 margin. It is claimed that |se were irregular votes, to say
 least of them, and should not E0 been counted at all.
 Judge Whites friends main- ned that every ballot that gave E evidence of having been |onkeyed with' should be len to the party who was credit with voting it and have him hlified as to the facts regard howhe voted; but there seems De no disposition to carry this |icy into effect.
 Ehe Eureka Springs Times ho gives the following state- Int as from one of Judge bite's friends concerning the which the ballots were hdled.
 FThe ballot boxes were left at and as far as 1 can En no one in particular looked Br them. The way we have 1t brad out is that the box con- |1ing the vote was taken away m Berryville on Sunday morn
 bAfpre daylight, and that the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13

German beet sugar culture is little
more than fifty years old.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13

Consul Washington, ut Geneva. calls
the attention of American travellers to
the very inexpensive tickets which per-
nit the holder 10 travel throughout
Switzerland upon most Of lis railways
and lake steamers at will for periods
of from fifteen TO thirty days
These tickets are obtainahle at al,
large railway and boat stations in
Switzerland They may be ordered
through any station. \ delay Of from
one to two days is usual. and a photo
graph is required.
The tickets permit continuous and I'M
limited travel ut will during the period
of their validity upon most of the rail-
ways and lakes in Switzerland. and upon
some fifteen of the small roads not en-
braced in the ticket privilege usually
funicular roads, reduction IT from
20 to - per cent upon usual fares is
extended.
1t i a useful point Of Information for
travellers that trunks may he sent by
post throughout the 5vaa,.E aH4 thus
may he delivered at hotels tn wait tile
arrival Of owners. This is practical
plan for medium->.zed an small trunks
aud vali~rS. The trunks must be- sent
10 the po~totIice, bat are delivered on
their arrival.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
Montezuma's Treasure.

Whether the report of the discovery of
the lncas treasure at Chayaltaya, Bolivia,
is true or not, it is certain that the CON
quistadOres did not get all the gold of the
last Inca of Peru, nor NJ! the gold and
precious jewels of the Mexican monarch.
The story is that the IncaS treasure. with
held from Pizarro ana now discovered in
Bolivia, is worth $4,000, 900. and that
the Indians believe there is still much
more hidden away. Pizarro received Il
great sum from the Inca whom he so cru
ely treated and then killed him, but in so
doing he missed Il greater amount, which
the Inca, hoping to save his life. promised
his tormentor
In this country one sometimes hears
talk OF Il great golden sun and other treas
ure hidden securely from the early Span
lardS. One gentleman who has the blood
of Montezuma in his veins, and in whose
family the traditions of the times of the
conquest have been preserved. has said
that probably fully $4,000. 900 worth of
treasure escaped the hands of CorteS and
his followers Where is this treasure
hidden? Some have said that it was
thrown into Lake TeXcoco. and not many
years back company, well provided with
funds, made extensive excavations in the
Pedfegal, near CoyOacan. ON Il spot indi-
Gated 10y tradition. \ series of subter-
ranean chambers was found, but no, gold
en- sun.
Both in Mexico and Peru gold was hid
den away from the greedy conquiStad0res
by the Indians, who cherished the hope of
making Il successful rising against their
conquerors. That hone has long died
away. though much of the hatred for the
race of the conquistadores remains in the
breast of the aborigine
1t Is quite probable that some fine day
much of MonteZuma's hidden treasure
may he found here BY Il lucky hit. Per-
haps it is concealed in an idol cave in the
southwestern part OF the sierra surround
ing this valley, a cave of which stories
have been told among the Indians.
Whence has come the gold that the In
dams living i'll these mountains. 50 close
to the city. have brought here and sold TO
their legal representative? There is a
mystery in all this, and greater mystery
in the whereabouts of Montezuma's treas
ure which remains untouched Mexican
Herald
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
Coloring Meerschaums.

with the growth of the hobby Of
smoking meerschaum pipes" said Ike
Hafendorfer of Philadelphia, at the
Fifth Avenue hotel last night. there
have sprung up concerns which make a
business of coloring these pipes.
How do they do it? Well. in the
most natural way Imaginable BY smok-
ing them. liz Paris there are two firms
which employ about thousand men TO
do nothing but smoke They are paid
20 cents an hour. They smoke mild to-
baccO, i'll order that they can smoke a
great length of time without getting
headache.
Il have seen these men at work. They
are Il queer set. Some Of them are per
sons Of high educational attaiuments,
who being out of other employment, do
not object to sitting in cool spot. read
Ing and smoking. It's 4 snap for them.
Others of these hired smokers are
ignorant fellows. who have never
achieved success in anything but smok-
ing
Il few women are in the gathering.
but they are all sorry looking wrecks
Some of the smokers are diseased.
Many of them have consumption. But
this does not endanger the person who
buys the fine meerschaum pipe later Oh,
for the pipes are boiled and baked to
eliminate all germs.
The officers in Paris are trying to
break up this business, declaring that it
endangers the health Of the hirclings =
Louisville Herald
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
USED ONE PEN FOURTEEN YEARS.
Louisville Man Carried a Knife Eighteen
Years and a Pencil Five Years.

The constant use Of a pea point for
fourteen years, penknife eighteen years,
an ordinary indelible lead pencil five
years and a key ring nineteen years to
the 81 binary person sounds incredible. but
such l. the case with Cad Burba. Il clerk
in the general customs office here.
Mr.. Burba, who was in the drug bust
ness ut New Hope for more than ten
years, i now using constantly 4 pen
point hu secured, second hand. While iii
the drug business, and since he has been
at work for Uncle Sam he has continued
to use ii, preferring it To any other. Dur
ing that time he has worn cut two pen
noi'l'rs. but the point is still in the prime
OF condition, kept 50 by the care be-
slowed upon it by its owner.
\ fellow clerk was discussing the mat
ter of care Of pens yesterday. when Mr..
Burba remarked that any pen. or article
of any kind would last for years il
given the proper care. 70 prove his
claim he drew from his pocket Il knife
which he had carried eighteen years.
The blades gave evidence of numerous
whettlnGS, but not Il gap or break could
be seen. The knife. MIR Burba said. had
done full share of work since he had
owned il, and is good for many years
yet.
After exhibiting the knife. Mr.. Burba
drew forth gey ring bearing the date
of 1880. 1t is souvenir of the Louis
vile exposition, was purchased as such
by Mr.. Burba during the feStal occasion.
and has since done constant service. Mr..
Burba has Il special pocket for all these
articles, and they may always he found
there. He says he never breaks the
point from Il pencil, never loans il but
that he watches it closely and sees to it
that it does not get away; never leaves
the pencil, key, ring or knife lying on
his desk, but replaces them in their re-
spective pockets when not in use. ami by
such iuviolate system and care lie always
has them about him.-Louisvile Courier
Journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
Marriage Trust Magnate.

Judge William Hill, who dispenseS jus
tice-and then Some-at Sunnyside Whel
not engaged in pursuing the festive dol
lar while arrayed in the fine ramant or
common garb of a dozen other callingS. is
pretty much the whole thing when it
comes TO Quitting folks for the married
state. A few days ago love sick swain
called on the judge and solicited his serv-
ices To unite him in holy bonds. ere.
by the way, Judge" said the young
man. amt you the proprietor Of the
dance hail. Il am replied the justice.
well, | want it for n dance. How
about the muSicE" We'll, l can supply
that. said the judge.
Then | must give a supper" said the
Soon-to-be Benedict. We'll, am pro
fessional cook, replied his honor, "and
can serve YOU nicely in that line"
'All right said the young man; "aow
| must see II photographer and make ar
engagements for photos of the wedding
party" Hold on" said the limb of the
law. as the fellow was about to slip cut
the door. That is my line, too. Pho
Biography is where l shine, and if you
don't want to go to Price for the mar
riage license | can fix that, too
well. I'll be-" gasped the lover, as
lie planked down yelloy piece of
money as part payment for all the pro-
posed service. DO you also sell cradles
and baby buSgies? Emery County
CUtahl Progress
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
The Best Story Teller.

j. w. McNeal of Guthrie has the repu-
tation of being the best story teller OF
Oklahoma. That this reputation is de-
served, witness the following story:
AS | WIS coming to town this morn
ing and looked out over this beautiful
landscape with its panorama Of groves.
prairie, bluffs. and valleys. ] was remind
ed OF Il story told me while at Washing
ton. about eX-Gov. Seay Of Oklahoma.
The governor was raised down in south
ern Missouri and had seen but little of
the world when he went into the army.
lie was elected colonel and participated
III the battles from Atlanta to the sea.
At the close of the war. you know. the
troops were all assembled at washington
for Il grand review and final discharge
Ii was the first city of prominence the
governor had ever seen. Some of the
boys took him tn the top of Washington
monument and there he viewed the cap
ltol building, white house. the various de
partment buildings. and other hi>tori,.
places that can he seen from the top uf
that monument The tears began flow
ing down the governors checks when
some Of his comrades said: Colonel
what is the trouble?' His reply WAS.
Damn man who doesn't love his conn,
try. 50 | say. Il man who doesn't feel
a pride in this country. with all il,
beautiful landscape. richness of soil
healthy climate. handsome women. and
sturdy men. is no patriot. kansas Civ
journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13

Army cUmmiSsary officers are interest
ed III a report just received at the stale
department from United States Consulag
Agent Warner. who writes that the Prlj>-
sian war department has decided to e>-
tabliSh sausage factory at SpaudaH
an important PruSsian fortress near thr
city of Berlin. in order To supply the
garriSonS of Spandau and Doebeiitz with
SausageS. The buildings which are nccrs-
sary in connection herewith will be
erected near the Spandau city Slaughtes
house. The sausage factory will be IN
charge of the commissary office Of the
war department, which is also contem-
plating establishing other such factories
in those cities where large bodies Of
troops are quartered. BY manufactugiu-
the sauSages itself the war department
will be able to see that only The most
wholesome meat is used in their maug-
facture, thus taking another prpcautiou
to insure the best possible physical com
litiOn of the soldiers
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
PROFIT IN TEXAS ONIONS
That State Finds a New Scurca
Wealth to Hitherto Worthless Ia5s

More fortunes are being made in ,ro,-
ing Bermuda onions in Texas than In -.
OIL business. Some capital is required
operate IN the Texas oil feds. Will. !,
the onion growing business an inveS51r,,.-
of few hundred dollars is reaSanall.-
certain of bringing profit of Seye,.-
Thousand.
The area of the state in which op.,...
can be grown is limited. lut it COW.
many hundred thousand acres. This r,,i
IS situated in the extreme southwest.
part of the state. The artesian ware
belt, which extends from Carrie Sara,
southeast 10 near Brownsville. diSta-+-.
of about 800 miles. is well adapfeJ ?.
onion growing; and very little of il ba.
been developed.
The valley of the Rio Grande. from, I.,-
REDO down to Brownsville. is also a an.,5
onion region. In this valley the i1ri.at;,.r
is done by pumping the water from a.,
Rio Grande, while in the arteSian Wat...
belt flowing wells are bored AT depths az
400 to 600 feet. One of these wells Fms
nishes sufficient water supply to irrigate
gOod-SiZed farm.
The profits made in growing onions f.,
this region, which was formerly cDn>i.E
cred worthless except for grazing. mr..
bringing many new settlers into the coun-
try. The raw land is selling for So ia ST.
per acre. 1t costs about So per acre =,
clear it, but when this is Gone and Va
ter supply is obtained the net yearly in
come is from $3.50 to $3.50
The onion shipping season for this ypal.
is about over, and the yield will be moi
far from 25,000,000 pounds. The range
of prices is from III to 3 cents per pouna
At an average price of , cents the gross
receipts this year amount 10 $5O0.UUu
which is distributed among fewer than
fifty men.
The pioneer onion grower of Texas j.
r. c. Nye of Laredo. Three years ago
from five and a half acres of land, which
melted him little over $1,000 per acre.
This year Mr.. Nye had thirteen acres in
onions, from which he harvested $500
pounds, worth . cents per pound. an az
gregate of S9120 gross receipts. New
York SIM
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
Unfavorable Criticism.

Two artists were regarding. in a FU-a
avenue gallery. a print of AHliJiS CHI
October" One of them said;
Sir John MillaiS once showed me 80.
original of Chill October. and at The
same time he told me story about j.
He said that aS he sat painting "
gray afternoon among tbe reeds T.
PUSHES of the Tay voice from benin, F."
hedge asked:
Man. did We ever try photography
No never, said Sir John. aad Il"
continued To paint slowly.
lis Il hantle QUICKER. sail tie Vs.
Yes. | suppose So. the l2
agreed
Then the voice said. h.tiNgA
An its mair like the place. ~
York Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13

The amount of travelling done 0N
at our birds j. astonishing. ~.
says that the common ui=AthaW6
,hc summer in Alaska anj the what
Patagonia.
The hoholnk. which i the laea h..
The middle states and tRe lice t.r' "-
>outh. winters on the waving 5hi
southern Brazil. 1t covers q" H.
fimn cuba to the South American
In a single flight. foiioWlu- e tstHa
nopular with other birds. when Hii~a.
allied the bobolink reat-.-~>"t
Evening Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
THE 10Th CENTURY MOTHER GOOSE

Little Mss Muffet
Sat on Il fuffet
Eating Of cuTds and whey;
Bur a tFuSt-such is fate
Wanted what the child ate
And forcibly took il away
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
TO yet the poor dog a bone;
But the meat trust said Nit.
we have raised the price-git!
And so the poor dog had none
LITTLE Jack gIOrncr
SAT in corner
Eating Chr stmas pie.
Eut n trust Of huge size
G0bblc,l alI Of the pies
And Jack sucked his thumb with si2d.
Jack and Jill
Went up the HILL
But when they reached the spring
\ trust. they found.
Had been around
And boarded up the thing.
New York Hcrdl2.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
His Inquiry.

THE wife Of that fellgr that jus; Sao2
the sailor song whispered the landlord
OF the pruutvtown tavern to the drum
mer who had accompanied him to the
home talent entertainment in the village
theater. lis suing bin for divorce"
That SO. was the reply Has she
any other grievance besides his singing"
-Wuman's Home Companion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-29
District Assessment
Machinery AntiQuated
Facts Brought to Light in the Effort to Secure
Property for Plaza in Front of the
Union Station.

That the assessment of the values of
property I'm the District is sntiQuated
has been brought TO light by the eff
forts OF the Engineer Department to
ascertain the true value of the land
and houses that viii have to be OBJ
tanned 10y the District government in
connection with establishing the plaza
In front of the new union station.
AS far as can be determined al the
present time, some OF this property has
been assessed and is now on the tax
books as being worth much less than
it really is. I'm fact. the figures now on
hand show that iJ has been assessed as
low as p per cent OF its actual value.
when the law requires that the assess
mcnt should be 80 per cent.
Assessor Explains.
Ihc explanation put forward by the
Assessors Office is chat these assess
ments are out of date. too old 10 be
depended on. This is believed 20 be due
TO an insufficient number Of inspectors
and assistant assessors, but as result
o. the Anticipated figures the Engineer
Department IS somewhat at sen as to
what ought TO be paid for the houses
and lots. Their uncertainty ir the mat
ter comes from the fact that a house
may be on the tax lists as worth s. 600
when the officials have before them a
letter from the owner of that same
house declaring that its true value is
81. 600.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-29

Hitherto the macerated currency
which has been used in the manufacture
of souvenirs has been ground in the
m2cerator at the Treasury Building.
The apparatus is less perfect than the
macerating machinery at the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing.
Besides. all currency that is macerat-
ed at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing is bieached. The makers of
souvenirs have preferred the cOarser
product for the reason that it showed
fragments OF green currency, and this
added realism TO the souvenirs and tend
ed TO substantiate claims Of the manu-
faCturers and retailers in their asser-
tons that a souvenir represented 5000,
or a thousand dollars or more, as the
ca so might be. An order has now been
Issued that no maCerated currency shall
be allowed to go out of the Treasury
unless il has been macerated and
bleached at the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing
The rage for souvenirs Of maceratcd
bills is astonishing. Half dozen manu-
faCturers have been given permission TO
utilize this waste product. All sorts OF
articles are manufactured out OF II, and
it has become quite the proper thing al
Washington banquets TO have the menu
cards of macerated currency.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-29
Stop Making Souvenirs
of Macerated Currency
No More Ground Up" Money Will Be Al
lowed to Go Out of the Treasury Build
ing Unless BIeaChcd.

Manufacturers of souvenirs of Wash
IaEtOn will no longer be permitted to
make busts Of Lincoln and build like
nesses of other great men out of macer-
ated currency in which small fragments
OF real green money are conspicuous
That expression made from a $500
bill, which has caught the eye of so
many Washington visitors, will now
sink into disuse. Hereafter. no macer-
ateC currency will go out OF the Treas
ruy Department. unless it is ground ex-
tremeiy fine and then bleached.
The matter was taken up by Sccre-
tary Shaw on a complaint from the
division Of the Comptroller of the Cur
rCnCy. Samples of macerated currency
such as used in the manufacture of
souvenirs were exhibited. It was shown
that in the macerated product were
green pieces of bills. some OF them
nalf inch square or more. 1t was point
ed out that a person seeking TO make
bogus money might pick out these frag-
ments. paste them together and make
a bill Of them: also that there was
danger that charter numbers which had
not been ground up might be used by
CoUnterfeiters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-29

The consequence of this serious dis
crepanCy between the assessed values
and the owners values is that the Dis
triCt viii be put TO the expense OF Sc
curing practically all the needed prop
erty by condemnation proceedings. u
had been hoped that some of the land
might be obtained by agreements DC
tween the District officials and the own
erS, but the probability of any such
agreement being reached Is slight when
the Districts information. drawn from
the assessment books. Is faulty and so
widely at variance with the figures sub
mitted by the property owners.
North Capitol Street.
This discrepancy is most noticeable in
the case of row of houses on North
Capitol Street. between Massachusetts
Avenue and f Street. which will have
TO go into the hands of the District IN
connection with the opening Of a new
street leading to the plaza. When the
condemnation jury awarded a much
larger sum TO the owners Of the Daish
property on Florida Avenue than was
on the assessment books, II was the
first evidence that showed the officials
the values were incorrect somewhere.
The District Commissioners are await
ing an explanation of this state Of al
fairs. AS matters stand now. the as
SesSed value Of the property in question
is much lower than is warranted by the
facts. and land values in the neighboI-
hood of the site of the plaza are a Var1>
able quantity.