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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11

The government crop report for Sep
TENDER was encouraging for all I'M
portant crops except spring wheat A
shrinkage of 21.3 per cent in the aver
nge condition of that cereal during
August was reported. This represents
an estimated loss Of 67,000O00 bush
els, and brings the total for winter
and spring growths down to $4,000
600 bushels, which is about 100,e00,O00
bushels less than last years yield.
Corn, on the other hand, although its
condition fell Off slightly In August.
promises a harvest of lass, 900
bushels, which is nearly 250.000,000
bushels more than last years large
crop. There is promise of an abun-
dance of oats and minor cereals. and
of hay, potato and other food and
feeding crops.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11

Desertions in the navy are increas-
ing to such an extent as to give the
naval authorities the gravest concern.
No one is able TO understand why
there should be such illegal withdraw
ais of the men from the service 1t is
all the more surprising when it is con-
sidered that the payment and privi-
legeS of the enlisted men have been
made as attractive as possible, and all
for the purpose Of creating content
ment among the blueiackets. One rea-
son given is that the punishment of
the culprits who are apprehended is
altogether inadequate and amounts to
an easier existence than that of those
who do their duty. The situation is so
menacing that the authorities are de-
vising some means of keeping the en-
listed force up to its required strength.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-11
Her Second Self.
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Mm RS. ST. GEORGE sat alone
lWt before her low fire, in her own
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24
DRIVEN
INSANE
GRIEF OVER HER pAuoHTFRls
RUIN uNHlNoEp MRS. LOADS
MIND

Driven insane by grief over her
daughters ruin by FRANK Cook an
aged lcghof. Sarah Lord. a podf
widow. was committed 90 the In
sane asylum by the Pierce eeuuiy
superior court In Tacoma yeaten
day. Cook. charged with criminal
assault a. now In the county jail
In this city awaiting trial
Cooks victim was Elsie &sfd. a
Elrl hardly II years OF age She
Nus In Cooks company In n dnwu5
town lodging house. IN this city
when Cook was arrested by the %.
lice May 81
Cook had pretended 10 ae a friend
of the Lord family. and Mrs. Lore
trusted him 90 such an extent that
ehe allowed him 90 accompany her
daughter 90 Seattle for the purpose
of decorating the grave of her huH.
band. who ia buried here.
Cook rewarded her confidence by
betfayinE her daughter NfN t0f
hroodsd over her chiid's shame day
and night She talked 10 herself
about the man who had wrecked
her home She worked herself into
such a frenzy over tho matter that
she became violent
The authorities did not uIah 10
take her from her children. but II
vas finally nero naary Yesterday
the examining physicians concluded
that her mind was permanently at
fected and ahe was seut 90 Stella
COON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24
CHILDREN WILL
ENJOY A FEAST
Bothell Man Will Throw Open
His Orchard TO Little Folks
and Give Them a Good Time

noTHEIt4. June 20 Tomorrow
all the children In and about hothell
viii enjoy = cherry feast. AZ re
suit % the big heart OF an old
bachelor. a pioneer resident uf this
section
Geo. r. Wilson. aged so years.
more than = week aEo had printed
and scattered broadcast throughout
this section the following poster
Notice All the children residing
al or near nothsll are cordially IN
vited 20 call AZ my place on satur-
day. June g. iaot. Al .. m. and
get filled NJ with cherries. No FIRE
CRACKERS aiiaMed on the place. II Il
rains Saturday. come ON the foliop
Ing Monday.
GEORGE ". WILSON"
Mr. Wilson IL q great admifer OF
children. He has a large number
Of cherry trees loaded down With
rich. juicy fruit. and Ia planning an
outlas for bis little friends decided
20 thraN open bis orchard 70 them
and let them have their fiil Of his
fruit. other refreshments viii also
be served. nMk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24
MAJORITY or MEMBERS WILL VOTE TO INDEFINITELY POST
PoNE CONSIDERATION AMERICAN IMPROVEMENT COM.
PANN's FRANCHISE THAT CHEAPER Gas ASSURED
sV OFFICERS SEATTLE LIGHTING COMPANY

Asa result OF the absolute pledge
OF the Seattle Lighting Company Co
Elvc the people OF Seattle dollar
gas- Immediately Il l. nov certain
that the American Improvement =
Campanys gas franchise bin viii be
tabled at the meeting Of the council
Monday evening.
Councilman Crirhteu, Of the
Eighth ward. one OF The leaders be-
the successful fikht FOR cheaper gaa.
announces that he II satisfied with
the promise given hy ]. " glisc. in
behalf 90 the old COMPANY and VII
Withdraw hts support from the nov
ffanchise.and this M the absence
from the Clty Of Councilman Afur-
ply. Crightun's strongest aliy iH the
Kas nght renders the indefinite
postp0nement OF the franchise bin
certain. tn view OF the attitude Of
Gin. nf the Third ward. and burnett.
the Ninth wardcr aud councilman
at-iarge.
Both Cti ana burnett voted FOR
the bill on its first passage only a.
a matter 81 form. These three votes.
together with those q Conway.
Bowen. BENJAMIN and zhlndeu. who
originally voted AGAINST the meas
ure. make a majority Of the coun-
ell
IN explaining hts changed attitude
Or. Crichton said yesterday
n believe that bird III the hand
Is worth two In the bush All that
l have ever worked for Is cheaper
gas. and if the present company viii
give d O. ma I see No reason why
We should wait Two years far a new
company % Install plant. The eu-
Try Of new company into the field
would necessarily mean mere OF lees
tearing Up ~ the streets.
4 have studied this matter con-
scientiously tn coming - 4 decision.
l have talked 10 the residents -
the Eighth ward. and tn business
men generally. and Il Il their unani-
nsoua npinlon that the old company
should be left unmoiested aH lanE aa
Il plays fair. II the Seattle Light
ing Company VIII agree 10 furnish
ERs AT 81. on a basis on which VIII
hold the agreement Eood- | Niil vote
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24
COMMITTEES
ARE TO MEET

The return % City Comptroller
RlpliaEsf has made possible the
calling q tao important council
COMMITTEES msetinEa within the
nsxf fsa daya One " the special
COMMITTEES Of the counril appointed
10 take eharEr Of the construction
Of the neu municipal building and
the other ID the board of control OF
the st Louis exposition bureau
Building Inspector Place has
nearly ruFuriefrd thu plana % The
new municipal building u witi bs
six stories high. The Interior ar
ranEement wtIi probably have 10 b
changed % suit the needs Of ths
city hall force before the srectioa
~ the building IL begun. bat The
essential points have been defin.
ltely decided upon.
The committee Il IN meet 70 lie.
eide on the plans and the date Of ths
special slectian that wiil be neees-
sary 10 vote on the ans. 600 bond
issue that wtii be poc@aaary 10 con
sfrnef the building
The chief matter to ~ acted upon
hY the hoard Of control OF the tn
formation bureau IL She,her q
send one Or tao Representatives "a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24
COUNCIL WILL ACCEPT
GAS COMPANYS PLEDGE

their receipts "a the highest paaalbie
point. In order 60 Influence the ne
ROTATIONS. aud gas rates went up
In the meantime tho American
Improvement company made lta ap=
ullratlau for 81 franchise. When.
two months aRn. it became evident
that the new company would be
given Sc franchise the two cotspa :
nies publicly announced that the9
had consolidated under the name of
the Seattle fIHhtlnK company and
made reduction from 90 "a
ttea The officers 81 the conHeliz
dated company also admitted that
the Citizens company had bought
out the older company,
The final move was made last
"Wednesday. when Mr elise, ~ the
consolidated company announced
that tha Eastern stockholders OF the
company had agreed 20 The eriah-
llahfueut q a permanent 81 rate Tor
M
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24
C. 7. TERRY SETS
UP BIG CLAIM

On the ground that he has been
Illegally dlapoanenaed of Seattle real
estate. valued at t2b0.o00. G. r.
Terry, a son OF G. g. Terry. de-
ceased. yesterday filed suit in tho
superior court against Jacob Furth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24

fnnd others to set aside twelve ali
fcront sales Of lands formerly own.
ed by him. The land waa taken by
The Puget Sound National bank an
der foreclosure proceedings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24

the exposition. The Representatives
Will also be- named. There are half
dozen applicants. but the board
has not yet made choice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24

WASHINGTON. y G. Iune 81
afs Roosevelt accompanied - her
sister. Mrs. careu. left this morning
Zoe oyster Hay 20 pass the summer
The president wiii Join her there
July
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plaintiff a. one Of the heir Of ne
{. & Terry estate G. g. Terry Wa
one 81 the founders ~ The ely aHd
teff d large estate.
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TerrY'a contention ls that the
property was m0rtRaKed b. he
brother. 4. T. Terry. who held the
property merely na trustee for the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24

Sec The Warahips
boats leave for the q II naxY
yard and warphips hourly Sunday
Sac ruuna trip. sss
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Sunday Excursion

Pleasant Beach Sunday Given
by w. q. W. Come and BRING your
lunch. 80
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WHO'S YOUR TAII.oRf HER
AID. isaa Second 80
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

TO count de cash in de till and take ac-
count o. de stock
What did you think of the summer
girls you met, Chinmie? ' 1 asked.
Say, amt dey de showiest things you
ever see? Chee!" cried Chances. Say
If my steady'd caught sight O. me down
dere on de sand-well, I hate to think
what I'D happened to your friend
Chames I'd ha' been buried in de sand
fer fair. OATS why 1 was so noyvous
all de afternoon. I KEEP Iookin' around
all de time, expectin' to see Maggie
Flynn, wit her pink hair standin' up on
end, gettin' ready to hand me out a
few love taps that I'D drove me seven
miles into de eart'n
Here Chames became unwontedly ST.
lent and seemed to be worrying over
something in his little earroty head.
Then he spoke up:
Say, Mister Man." said he. moving
over closer to my side and speaking in
whisper, what's de law of New
Joysey about gettin' engaged to ba
married in de summer time? Don't IT.
say dat Teller can get engaged to be
married in August as many times as
he wants ter witout gettin' iugged?"
Not that I am aware of, Chirnmie
Why" said I.
"Den it's New York for mine fer
keeps" he cried, shaking his Fabricated
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
WHEN DIE SEND NE 70 WssAlcKE By DEsEA FER NE MEALS

Il really can't say-haven't. counted
them, Chimmie," said I.
well, in de foyst place yer had pa
jeobas on in de mornin. Den you wore
yer flannels to breakfast. Den you put
on yer Buster Browns for dat game o.
golf. Den yer had yer blue yachtin'
suit for lunch. Den yer ducks fer de
tennis. Den yer bathin' suit fer de fish
pond. Back into your ducks again fer
de beach an in de night time yer
blossoned out wit yer teayter cloes on.
Oats seven suits o. cloes all in one
day an me goin' a whole year in one.
Chez! Why even yer suspenders must
cost pretty near de national debt. I
never was SO dead stuck on myself be-
fore as was dere when I realized I
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

top knot eminiously. eff dem cons
over dere ever got onto me dey'd have
me in de cooler efright. 1 got engaged
to tree OF 'em."
What? Your" cried
Cert" said Chimmie. ST fought
dat was part o. de game. Sort O. rules
o de house. didn't want to put the
loidies onto what really am. It's up
to you, Chimnlie, says I to myself to
show desc fair ones dat youse is a gent
O. de old schoolhouse. Dey expects It
If you. Chimmie,' says I. so fold Mag
gle Flynn away wit de odder things Of
your past says l. forget y ever knew
de loidy. and start In and do de town
Ike as If you was uset to it, So, when
de proper time came I offers meself to
tree OF en- an dey took me at me
Woyd. It's on'y summer time saws I.
thinl1in' de law was as asst YOU if #
wasn't. Cheei Say, can dey send A
Teller up fer long fer ting like dat %"
guess you're safe" said 1. "Of
course If you married all three of them
1t would be different, but it's no crime
TO get engaged to as many as you
please. The only risk you run is in
your liability to breach of promise
suit"
Fer about how much? ?" asked Chin
ME-
"oh. it varies; it sometimes runs as
high as $4,000" I explained.
Chee-ru-salem!" cried Chimmie.
How long is dat on de island-s5O ,0Oe
or $4,000 days-dat's moren two years,
amt it 90
''Trifie more than thirteen years.
Chfmmie," said I. "And that's only on
one count. II all three of those fam
Gees should get after you on the same
basis you might have to go to jail for
thlrty-nfne years.
'Moyey!" cried James, aghast. 'It's
me fer the woods. / didn't know .dere
was any limit to dat summer govt
game. De on'y ting left fer me to do Is
to fall off de dock, get me name In de
po1pers as among dose dat's died ayly
an begin life all over again under some
new name. De eny trouble wit dat is
dat I'll have to fake up some nice Sun
day school story fer Maggie"
who were the fortunate three,
Chames?" I asked gravely The boy
scratched his head, as if recalling the
ladies' names was difficult, but he
finally got them and conffded them to
me.
"Aha!" said I. Those three, Ell?
Well, guess you're safe this time,
Chames, Miss Tomoddy is already en-
gagged to two gentlemen of nv ac-
quaintanee, and some years ago was
engaged to two others. Miss Popkins
likewise sports new fiance every week.
and so far this season has been the
aff1anced of six men to my positive
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

knitted gloves; the best homemade un-
derwear; the best homemade boots and
SHOES; the best piece of ironwork by an
Antrim blacksmith: the best set of
baskets; the best set of basket chairs;
the best piece of wood earving-Irish
pattern on Irish wood the best set of
glen blackthorns; the best bunch of
wild glen flowers; the best griddIe of
oatcake; and many other such speci-
mems of local handiwork This, and
thls like, are giving a gratifying i'm
petus to our industries.
The Irish have yet long way to go
In lndustrialism before they recover all
lost ground, for our industries have
been killing off steadily since before
the days of Dean Swift The WON
derful dean in his day strove hard to
organize an Irish industrial revival.
and fought with all the bitterness
with Which he could fight, against the
eHorts of an English parliament to
sta:ve out Irish manufacture in ia
vor OF the competing English article
Inc dean houy preached boycott of
all things English. 'Trample on ev-
erything English" he advised, except
their leather, and burn everything Eng
fish except their coal" At dinner
party In Dublin once an old dowager
duchess who had come over from Eng
iand. was seated next to the dean
My dear DEAN" she said. ecstaticaHy
(anxious to please the dean by prais
ing Ireland). my dear dean,' she said,
what delightful climate you havs.
in Ireland I'm heavens name,
ma'am," said the dean, with hushed
voice and frightened face, "speak low
speak low. And for Gods sake don't
breathe word of it when you go back
to England; for if they discover we
I11I oil fr< oil
The dean and his great gifts, and his
scurrility and his wit, seem galloping
fast to the land of Forget. TITS pity,
for he was surely one of the cleverest
and one of the wittiest, as well as one
of the most cratic geniuses that Ire
land ever knew. The deans boy,
Roger, was, in his way, almost as great
wit as his master, and almost as
eccentric. Travelling by night through
the county Kildare once, the deans
horse cast shoe, and on the next lit
tie smithy being reached the dean rat
tied at the door until he awoke the in
mate, who came out upon his door
step yawning and scratching his head.
Il know it is too dark for work." said
the dean. ssbut I am wondering if YOU
could manage to shoe my horse with
candle Il could not" said the man
shortly and gruffiy. "but if it is all the
same to you. / will shoe him with a
hammer" The dean considered that
Roger CHS name was Roger was lost
in country smithy, so he engaged him
and kept him through the after years
as his man. When the dean came
into church one very cold morning he
was somewhat surprised to find the
pews empty except for Roger. "WeH,
Roger" he said "are you the only one
here this morning." Il am not" Roger
said, in his usual curt manner. The
dean hurriedly gaZed around the
church again. why, Roger" he said,
81 do not see any one else here"
Roger looked contemptuously at him
And where are you yourself, sir" he
said. Then he added to the Supplied
dean. go ahead with the prayers"
The land act is, these days. taking
effect with more pleasing rapidity than
it at first promised. North, south, east
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

IN conclave at Maynooth, recentIy
passed some laundering resolutions for
the purpose Of frightening away the
government from their new scheme-if
new scheme they had. The government
Will think twice before it dares the
anger of the Roman Catholic HER
archy when offering to Ireland a new
system of educational control not an
proved of by them.
Not very long ago there was passed
a sort Of compulsory system Of educa-
ton for Ireland-it were better defined
as an optional system Of compulsory
education, as it left it in the power Of
local bodies to either adopt or reject
the schemes; each for its own locality.
On account OF the absolute necessity
tnat there is for the children to work
upon the farms at certain seasons of
the year, compulsory education is not
favored by the great body of the peo-
pie; consequently, the powers given by
| the new act were enforced in a COM
paralvely small number of localities,
and In many even Of these the act soon
became dead letter. This was a pity.
Tor compulSion would be in many cases.
beneficial. In Ireland, as elsewhere,
some too lenient mothers will keep
their children at home from school on
IN this case that has just came under
my notice: why is it that you and
charlie did not come to school yeSter-
day z! Please, master, my mother
could not let Charlie to school because
she had to sew buttons on his waist
coat. Indeed, and why did you not
come! Please, master, my mother
Kept me at home to keep Charlie from
putting straws up his nose"
The happenings at the Irish village
at the St Louis worlds fair, where the
three leading actors in the Cumann-
no-Gaeel Theater company. who
had gone out there to produce some of
our most recent and best Irish pIays.
refused to act upon the same stage on
which Irish carfcature was allowed.
mas created excitement in Ireland. The
irish at home right heartily applaud
the plucky action of the players for
feitfng their position. rather than coun-
tenance the disgusting caricature that
1t was believed had long since been
baniShed from, at least, the Irish STAG
in America. These plucky players who
preferred loss of livelihood to dishonor
are Of the Dublin artisan class-the
finest and most upright class of people
IN Europe. They have acted bravely,
as would have been expected of them.
They have won the gratitude of the
Irish people at home, who, in turn. are
highly incensed with the MANAGEMENT
| OF the Irish exhibit. If a squad of the
wrathful Dublin boys were on the
ground there presently, matters would
begin to look lively in and around st,
Louis.
Anything more inane or downright
stupid than the kind of Irish caricature
invented and practiced, and even be-
lieved in, in America, I have never
| known, and could not believe was pos
sible by nation that is supposed to
have sense of humor. The picture
or makeup of that which represents an
Irishman must always possess a dis
gushing and bestial appearances; and
this thing then is made to talk dialect
unlike as possible any dialect ever
heard in the world before; and it is
made TO say things that are invariably
stucid, witfess, and showing complete
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charging up an endless sequence Of
Cuban hills. It was after our return
to town that I interviewed Chames on
his experience, and with the following
results:
well, Chimmie," said I, what do
you think Of Wissahicken-by by the
Sea?"
Great" said he.
you liked it?" I inquired.
Sure, Mike" he replied with en-
thusiasm. But, say, Mister Man,
youse fellows dat does dat sort O. stunt
every Sunday don't call it restin', do
YOU? Chez! I near died Sellin' war
extrys is on de Schuylkill wit dat kind
O. life"
yes dopey-you know de old guy
about Philadelphia, don't you?"
81 see,' said I. "You think selling
extras is elegant leisure compared to a
day at Wissahicken-b BY the Sea-
Oats de way a college professor
might put it," said Chances. ST amt
bin to de eddication fact'ry often
enough to get hold O. no guy woyds
like dem. But, say, you had me on dc
blink Sunday night for fair. 1 was dat
tired could ha' gone to dreamland
witout sayin' me prayers, an / didn't
half to chanche me cloes seven times a
day, like you did. elder. Say. how
many suits o. cloes did you wear Sat-
iddy-honest? %
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on'y had one suit of cloes, not countin'
dat beautiful red ting yer hired SOS I
could go swimmin' wit you and dose
goyls."
Il guess you're right there, CHM
mie,' said l. ''The exactions Of ones
wardrobe at the ordinary summer re-
sort are pretty heavy. But you get
used to it, and after all there are some
men who don't pay any attention to
Them,
Il don't blame old Russell Sage for
economiZin' and not trustin any man
dat takes vacation desc days il dat's
de way dey has to do said CHM
ME- When man clerkin on ten
plunks week comes out wit whole
clothin' Emporium on his back it's time