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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-05-20
DELEGATES WON'T BE DELIVERED

Hamhn Stampede Fails saturdays Open
ing and Closing Votes.
Saturday was a day Of fruitless bal.
loting, closing at 1856 p. m, with adj
journment to p. m. today. Most Of
Saturday night the party leaders were
in conference attempting a solution OF
the deadlock, but without avail. The
delegates had taken the bit in their
teeth and would not be delivered ia
this or that man. An attempt to
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25

thing of beauty and it was placed in the homes of the people free of cost 1t was so with the Pilot Although always edited by able drinkers and charming gentlemen, republicans dub bed 1t as the organ. and mouthpiece of ignorant foreigners whose aim was to control local state and national legislation in the interest of class whose advent to power was more to be feared than q great plague which | threatened to carry away people in millions. But now that 1t has exper- fenced change of heart and gone over to the enemy after battling for half century and more for democ- racy, its opinions are regarded as well worthy of thoughtful considera- tion, and democrats who heretofore quoted the Pilot on political ques- tions and were looked upon as nin- compoops are now cHassed as men of brains and offered the glad hand by republican heelers. But their arms wdll not grow tired shaking the hands of the few converts because of any thing the Pilot may say. The old readers of the Pilot may continue to give 1t a place in their homes for the sake of its past history and the high literary standard which it still re- tains, but they will take its political conclusions with a big grain of salt. That's the way people look at it in Waterbury and it isn't at all likely that they will take dt any more ser1- ously in other places.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25

The money market is unusually easy for this period of the year ,and no anxiety is shown over either crop demands Or possible gold exports, says Banker Clews. Bank reserves are so high lover $63,00O,0OO and loanable funds so abundant that the ordinary periodical movements of currency ex. cite no interest whatever. Some op. orators have come to look upon gold exports as desirable, even at this period of the year, on the ground that London and other financial centers would be strengthened by drawing upon our surplus. Perhaps the most unsatisfactory feature in our interna- tional trade relations is the continued decline in exports of domestic pro ducts. During the last seven months our exports of breadstuffs were only $56,000,000, against $113,O0O,0O0 the same time last year, decrease of $57000,000. y Within the same period the exports of cotton declined over $7,000,000. These tendencies are, of course, the results of short crops and increasing consumption at home, and were it not for a sharp contraction of imports, due to trade depression here, we should be shipping considerable amounts of gold Very soon future produce bills will be available in ln- creasing quantities, the indications being that we shall have plenty of cotton and corn to send to Europe, but comparatively little wheat. This will tend to postpone, if not avert, gold ex- ports for some time to come.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25
HEARD IN PASSING

A Haitian sentry threw q stone at the French ambassador instead of demanding the countersign. There's | more than one way of heaving Il craft to, as every sailor knows.- Morning Telegram.
 Why should the American working ] man complain of low wages when .Jo- seph and Edward Cudahy, now work ing in their fathers packing house at | nineteen cents an hour have by close | economy and careful savings, been able to amass millions.-Springfle | Union
 Governor Chamberlain's thought l that Connecticut will go republican | this year IS evidently fathered by the l wish in the view of his probable re- nomination. More than that it has | almost a decade of unbroken prece- dent back of 1t but this year tho united democracy intends to get busy early.--New Britain Herald. 4 A Connecticut postmaster, who han been drawing $3 week from Uncle sam, and who has had to get up at 5 o'clock every week day morning to do 1t, has resigned. That great wayo of prosperity which Mckinley and | Dingley set in motion some years ago | CN1uSully uHu lOLt SAlSlpCD pO dI EikC rural districts of New England.--Har ford Times.
 We think we are very advanced and extremely scientific in trying the | effects of diet on soldiers. but the Japanese have been doing 1t for
 years. The mikado wanted soldiers
 of a taller average, so he set apart n
 lot of lads. fed them on European diet instead of the vegetable diet common
 in Japan, but 1t failed. The commit | tee worked hard, but were forced to report failure. They advised that
 the boys be encouraged to marry
 European wives. Bridgeport Stand
 ard.
 Joe Chamberlains tariff scheme is | "coming along" His commission of business men has reported q plan
 which will now come before the coun- l try for discussions. The idea is to use
 the proposed British tariff as a means of forcing the United States and oth-
 CT high tariff countries to lower their
 rates on British goods. It is also
 hoped that the colonies will enter into
 the preferential tariff scheme, all
 though there is as yet no evidence
 that they will be willing to do this.--
 Hartford Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25

A grand old man Henry G. Davis is in very truth. But speak of him as "old" to West Virginian, says an article in Leslie's Monthly Magazine for September, and your age sugges- ton will be promptly resented. When National Committeeman McGraw, who was the most active sponsor Of the Davis bloom" at St Louis, began his crusade, he found the age objec- tion the hardest to overcome. He's too old," said Colonel Gufrey of Penn sylvania, whose sixty eight votes were much desired. "MX dear colonel" promptly responded McGraw, Eff your objection is physical, Just you come and take q days horseback ride with him over the West Virginia hills and mountains; df you have doubt of his mental strength, come down and make trade with him." The silver haired leader of Pennsylvania un- terrified democracy, having had busi- ness experience with Senator Davis, had nothing more to say.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25
WAR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Correspondents Camera Showed Shell
 That Killed Him.

That Killed Him.
 In some respects one of the most re- markable war photographs ever made was secured by man named Meyer, correspondent for German illus trated newspaper during the war In South Africa. Meyer was, with the Boers, and one day, during one of Buffers attacks along the Tugela, he took position on the firing line. Tha fire from the British batteries across the river was very heavy during the preliminary period of the assault, and shells literally rained on the low-lying kopjes occupied by Botha's army Meyer thought he saw good oppor- tunity to secure a fine picture and he Jumped out of his "schanxe' to snap it.
 Just then Il big lyddite shell exploded within few feet of him, killing him instantly. I afterward secured his camera which was comparatively unin- jured. When the film it contained was developed I discovered that Meyer had made beautiful photograph of tEe huge shell which snuffed out his life. I sent copy of the picture to his rela- tives in Germany.
 In very recent years the motion pie ture cameras have made their appear ance. Considering the difficulties att | tending ordinary photography i'll war, one can imagine st what expense Of 1 money and labor, to say nothing of | courage, moving scenes on the firing | line are secured. c. Fred Aekerman, with whom tented i'll China. is un
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25
ONE-ARMED STUDENTS,

A plucky young telegrapher, in Boston, lost his arm and faced the fact that he must find n new means of livelihood open to one of his disa- lNlities. Finally he chose engineer ing and began correspondence course. Although he had but one hand, he offset this lack by several ingenious mechanical devices, and made very satisfactory progress in his studies, completing his course In an unusually short time, and secur- ing a position of large responsibility and good pay. Since that time he has been consistent recruiting off. cer for the school-and all of the students he has enlisted are men who have suffered the loss of an arm Success.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25
wHDRD BIG BILLS C1RCULATB
Used in Real Estate Transactions and
 in Payment of Duties.

Used in Real Estate Iransact1onS ana
 in Payment of Duties.
 The ordinary citizen, even though he be q man of more than ordinary means, seldom sees q $10 bill, while $1, ,OOO bills are almost an unknown ar ticle. Yet according to the paying teller of one of the largest banks in the city, these same $1O and even $1 900 bils are rather common. This teller estimates that he handles from $10O00 to $15,000'a a day in large bills on an average. By large bills, he ex- plained, he meant those of q denomi- nation of $50 and up.
 But if these bills abounded in quan- l tity. the use to which they are put has q very narrow field, and is contin- ed to only q few definite purposes In Omaha. Chief among these special purposes is the large real estate deals. | 1t is trick of the real estate, man to make an offer for n piece of prop | erty and then follow it up by four ishing the price in $100 or $1,O00 bills. It is said that several of Chi cago's best known real estate men use this very plan.
 An agent will come to the bank and draw his check for the amount he wants. "Give it to me in hundreds" he will say, or, If the deal Is q large one he calls for thousands. When he has made his trade the seller is, of course, no better off than if he had been given a certified check, but there Is something about the sight of real money that often consuInmates q trade. Perhaps the charm fails to work and the agent brings the money back to the bank and deposits until he wants to draw flash ,roll' on some other unsuspecting victim:
 "Another use for these large bills Is to pay duties. The duties at the as high as 5000 a day" said the tell CT. '"The government doesn't take any chances, you can put that down, When one does business with Uncle sam he finds that the old gentleman is from Wisconsin and wants 1t in his hand. The real hard cash, actual 1 legal tender, must be deposited. Not only that, but in big bills. It's big denominations the government wants The reason for this. large bill demand l by the government is that the money has to be transferred, and 1t is just us well to make 1t i'll large bills at once, so it can be shipped readily.
 '"rhe very large bills, such as the $5,000 and $10,O0O, are extremely l scarce I doubt if there are any in 1 Omaha. Certainly I don't know of any. They are used only In the east, where money is handled In Il much larger bulk than it is out this way. l There they come in handy and are useful i'll transfers from bank to sub
 treasury and the like. Omaha News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25

The strange transformation that has the past few months-his conversion from the fierce hussar, besworded and bespuI1ed, seeking the bubble reputation even at the cannon's mouth. into the meek and peace loving civilian wrapped in gentle silence, is generally and dlsrespectfully regarded as a mere political dodge. It Is assumed that wholly for the purpose of getting votes he Is making belated effort to live down his violent past. His con- duct continues to be a fayorlte topic of conversation and discussion here in the national capital wherever poli- ticians of either party do congregate. writes a Washington correspondent. This assumption that Roosevelt may be doing this repression act for effect, may be doing cruel injustice to an awakened and repentant man. Goad- ed by n sense of wrong, therefore, Mir Roosevelt may ere long burst into iu- dignant speech and explain that he al- ways was in reality the quiet, inof- fensive and modestly retiring person we now behold, and that the other Roosevelt with whom the world had grown familiar was the creation Of Loeb, his secretary since he became governor of New York, and who seems to be his evil genius in every way.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1904.

Kentucky, among other striking features displayed in the New Ken lucky Home at the worlds fair, has an exhibit of IT songs composed by the song writer, Wall S. Hays, who at the age of 65 still holds the position of river editor of the Louisville Cour- ier-Journal. Hays is best known as the author of "Molly Darling" which reached an edition of 2,Ooo00o,ooO copies. Other songs by MT Hays are "Oh Sam" My Southern Sunny Home," "Old Uncle Ben," Down South Where the sugan Cane Grows" and "Old Fashioned Roses Are Sweet est"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25

Some of the republicans about town are trying to make big card of the great political somersault per formed by the Pilot of Boston which landed it body and brooches in the camp of the republican party but democrats are not taking much stock in the achievement. They tried that game with the Irish World, but the management found that at didn't pay. When the Irish World was not one of the favored few, republicans sought to prevent 1t passing through the post offices, but after it's conversion to re- publicanism 1t forthwith became q
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25

doubtedly the most successful of the war motion picture operators. His first experience was in the Philippines, where he securely in the face of tre- mendous difficulties, some remarkable results.
 One picture in particular was wou- derful bit of realism. Alderman had his camera right on the firing line and two American soldiers were hit and fell directly in front of the lens and only short distance away In the natural excitement of operating the camera under such circumstances Alderman did not know that he had photographed two men in the act of being shot down until many months afterward, when he saw the picture exhibited in New York theater,-' Eyerybody's Magazine. es es.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-25
The Food
 Problem and Its Solution
By pr. IRA REr1sEN, President of Johns
 Hopkins University

@IRST IN IMPORTANCE IS THE FOOD PROBLEM
 Whatever views may hold regard that which has
 come to be called Trace suicide certain that the popua hon of the world is increasing rapidly.
 The desirable places have been occupied In parts the earth there such surplus of population that fmnes from time e and in other epdemcs and floods relieve the embarrassment We may fairly look forward to the time when the whole earth will be ovepopud unless the production of food be- scientific than it now is
 HERE IS THE FIELD FOR THE AGRICULTURAL CHEMIST WHO IS SHOWING US HOW TO INCREASE THE YIELD FROM GIVEN AREA, AND IN CASE OF POOR AND WORKOUT sOIIS HOW ITO PRE- SERVE AND INCREASE THEIR FERTILITY. It appears the methods of cvang the soil still comparatively crude thorough the involved in the growth of plants is called for.
 ebig founded the science of g cultural chemistry It he who pointed of the by which possible the fertility of soil Since the his investigations the world the of art fcial fertilizers has become and general
 THE RESULTS INVESTIGATIONS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED INDICATE THAT FUTURE METHODS WILL PERHAPS BE ARTIFICIAL PREPARATION OF FOOD FROM THE WATER cAR5oNlc so A5uNDANTLY SUPPLIED BY MA TURF. AGRICULTURE BECOME UNNECESSARY, AND THE LANDSCAPE BE DsFiouRED BY CROPS GROWING IN GEoMETRicAL FIGURES.
 will obtained from holes three four miles deep the earth this will be above the boiling temperature that 1t be used energy It will be obtained liquid form after has undergone process of natural daon which will free from all impurities including of disease The foods artificial methods will also be free from microbes and there will consequently be less disease than present
 FURTHER, KILLING ANIMALS FOR FOOD LONGER EXIST, MANKIND WILL BECOME GENTLER MORE AMENAakE. TO HIGHER INFLUENCES
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

formed in the town. of which the gen
tleman was member, and that to pro-
mote athletic sports, this club would like
to hold sparring match in town. With
all his dignity, official and unofficial, he
had squelched the matter then and there
IA stand for which he should receive
the unbounded thanks of all the Chris
tian and moral people in the town.
George Kreitzburg, of Blair street,
was next heard. He complained that
sewer-pipe from the big johnson house,
McCulloh street, emptied right at corner
of his property, and he asked relief.
The matter was placed in hands of the
Street committee.
George Shaw, of McCulloh street, was
heard on a complaint very similar to
that of Mr.. Kreitzburg. He claimed
that stream was continuously running
from some point on Washington street
above his property, and that he had at
one time built ditch and fixed the alley
to turn water out past his house, but
that the Street supervisor had taken part
of ditch out and again directed the water
so that it struck and was running his
foundation. On two previous occasions
he had appeared before Council only to
be treated with contemplated that he did
not propose a recurrence of such expert
ence.
Mr.. Griffith took up the matter of con-
tempt and engaged i'll Il little controversy
with Mr. Shaw oyer the question, but
this was stopped by the Mayor.
This matter was also referred to the
Street committee for investigation with
power to act.
An insurance policy, insuring the two
boilers at the pumping-statiOn against
explosion, in the sum of $1,000 for Il
period of three years, was read and Or
dered placed in keeping with other
valuable papers of the town.
Messrs. George A. Keedy and Fred.
q. McCullOh, both interested in timber,
asked Council to set price on timber
standing on the towns property at the
pumping station. After some discus
sion the matter was referred to the Water
committee to inquire into the wisdom of
taking the timber off the property.
Mayor Townsend stated that COM
plants had recently been made regard
ing the conduct of night-policeman,
Roger Williams, who was charged with
being intoxicated while on duty and
neglecting to meet the obligations Of his
office.
The question being raised as to legal
powers Oh council Ill lne case, tne law
was read, wherein it was shown that
with such premises Mayor and Council
have the right and power to suspend or
dismiss.
BY a unanimous vote Mr.. Williams
was suspended for one month and Will
liam Lammert elected to fill the Office
during Mr.. Williams suspension.
Bills amounting to $2,295.92 We're read
and ordered paid, as follows:
Corporate. ................. 1902 80
The matter of opening Orman street
was taken up, discussed, the Street
committee instructed to have survey
made and report at next meeting.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

Once there were two women who got
married And the husband Of the first
woman was immensely popular with
all her friends. Whenever they We're
out Mt dinner or mt a social gathering
he was the life OF the party. and all
the other women rather envied her
having such n congenial husband.
The husband Of the other woman was
a failure as social light. He could not
talk 10 other women. and he always
trotted right along beside his wife du-
tifully. All the other women envied
her having a husband who was 80 de-
voted to her.
But the first woman was not satisfied
with her husband, because the rest Of
the women found him so agreeable.
And the second woman was dissatis-
fed with her husband because he
seemed to be unable to hold his own
In social gathering.
This teaches us No. 1t doesn't. 1t
simply leaves the poor husbands up In
the air, as usual.-Chicago Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17

The British empire occupies about
one-fifth of the surface Of the habita-
Bile globe and consists of the United
Kingdom, with Its attendant islands,
and about forty-three dependencies I'M
der separate and Independent govern
ments varying In size from Canada.
which is thirty times the size Of the
United Kingdom, to Gibraltar. the area
of which is two square miles Thus til
area Of the British empire is ninety
eight times that Of the United King
dom, while the area of the self govern
Ing colonies alone Is nearly sixty times
as large as that of the mother country.
London Globe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
CONVERSATION "DON'TS."

Don't indulge in personalities. They
invariably return worse than they
started out.
Don't mention family feuds. 1t en-
harnesses the listener, and you are sure
to regret it.
Don't talk Of the cost Of things. 1t
gives the rich chance for bOastful-
ness and may be embarrassing to the
poor.
Don't tell your personal interests
occupations, hopes or aspirations. No
body wants to hear them. and you give
your dignity mortal stab.
Don't discuss children. If you have
any the chances are you are boring
those who have not. If you have none,
you are sure to be MORALLY wOunding
those who have
Don't discuss dress The lady whose
evening gown you are scoring may
have come direct from Paris. wearing
the newest thing. and the whole sub
ject is hopeless one anyway.-Har-
per's Weekly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-12-17
Amateur Philosopher on
Certain Kind of Help

nSCE there was girl who answer
ed Female Help"
adj. She was invited into the
kitchen and requested to sit upon an
upholstered chair. Before answering
any questions she announced that she
had unanimously adopted the following
platform:
II won't work where there's any
children. II there's more than two
people in this family it won't do for
me. will not do washin'. and amt
goin' to stay where | can't have all
day Thursday off and cit through with
me work ut o'clock. so | can have
me evenin'S to mesef. | must have
Sunday afternoons off. too. and no
swecpin' nor porch scrubbin' nor win
dow wnshin'. If you amt regular at
your meals the place won't do fer me.
and there's only one kind OF stove that
III cook on. 1t costs $50. I'm not to
answer the front door bell nor make
beds nor tend the fires in the winter,
and must have gas in me ROOM
Not long after that she was wooed
and won by man who had n job in
a coal yard. and 1t came to pass in due
time that she had to do the cooking
for family in which there were two
sets Of twins and seven other children.
She also scrubbed and washed and
made beds and got the meals ut I'M
earthly hours and had no days off. 1t
was generally 10 or IL o'clock ut night
hoforo sbp got tho doy's work done
and she often had to put off a good
deal Of 1t even then. She did her cook
ing on little by 4 stove that
had cost 81 at second hand, and after
the cleaning had set in she used an oil
lamp which was always easily found
because of its penetrating fragrance.
Moral-Sometinles happiness and in
dependence are not worth half what
they cost.-Chicago Record Herald.