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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
Executive.
Peace Invitations Issued.

Peace Invitations Issued.
Acting Secretary of State Adee sent,
Oct. %. the presidents invitation to
the powers who signed The Hague
treaty to come together again for the
purpose of broadening that convention,
the time and place of the meeting to
be determined by majority of the
powers.
Women to Make Uniforms.
The president has ordered that all
unfinished orders and contracts for
soldiers uniforms shall be given to the
Schuylkill ,rsenal at Philadelphia and
that the work is to be performed by
the women relatives OF war veterans
at the present schedule of prices.
President Versus Tyner.
The president in a letter to James y.
Tyncr, the former assistant attorney
for the pOstoftice department. refuses
to modify the comments made prior to
Mr.. Tyner's trial. saying that Tyner
was not tried for the wrongdoing lie
referred to, but on another charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
POLITICS and GOVERNMENT

when Roosevelt was elected, and ap-
pealed to the men at New York to
share in the triumph of its illustrious
son. Theodore Roosevelt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05

die of November. Powers has been
convicted three times in the Kentucky
courts.
Meat Preserver Convicted.
Charles W. Spencer who conducts q
chain of meat shops at Philadelphia
was convicted of placing poisonous
personalities In his meats. PrOsecu
ton was begun by the state dairy and
food commission. The prosecution con
tends that the sulphate found in the
preservatiye was poison, but this was
denied by the defense.
Alabama Lynchers Indicted.
The federal grand jury at Huntsville
Ala, mas expressed the opinion thai
had Horace Naples not been n negro
he would not have been taken from
jail and lynched. Several of the alleg
ed lynchers have been indicted. The
report says something must be done to
stop the lynching craze.
Fire Underwriters Illegal.
Judge Barker of the common pleas
court at Toledo, o., has ruled that the
Fire Underwriters of that place is al
illegal body because its object is t.
maintain rates and to eliminate com
petition, n course contrary TO public
policy. The case arose from the plea
of a member of the association for al
order to prevent its expulsion. The
case will be carried up.
Jail For Smoking Mother.
Mrs. Jenny Lasher was sentenced al
Binghamton, y. Y, for thirty days il
the county Jail for endangering the
lives of her children by smoking Gig
arettes in their presence. The com
plant was made by her husband, and
the conviction is the first of its kind
under the New York state law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05

Powers, who Is
awaiting eXecu-
ton at Frank
fort. Ky. for the
assassination of
Governor Goe-
bel. Mr.. Black
expresses belief
IN Powers inno-
cence and says
he will accept no
retainer. He will
try 20 get the
case into the
federalcOurtS. 1t
Is to come up
under official APP
peal in the mid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05

then voted, 80 to 23T, its approval of
the prime minister's declarations.
British Army Term TriPIed.
The British army council has order
ed the term of enlistment to be in
creased from three years to nine years,
with an additional three years in the
reserves. This abolishes the short serv.
ice system.
Socialists Seek Mediation.
NJ JaureS, the French Socialist lead
er. has started propaganda to induce
the parliaments of the various powers
of Europe to pass resolutions urging
joint mediation to end the war be-
tween Japan and Russia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05

finger was on the trigger the Mediterranean
feet being concentrated with decks cleared for
action at Gibraltar to resist the further progress
of the Russian ships. The latter reached Vigo,
Spain, Oct %, before Admiral RoJestvensky
telegmphed his explanation Of the affair. His
report claimed that the Russian feet had been
threatened by two torpedo boats and that in
repelling them the fishing smacks had got In
range of fire. He said that one of the torpedo
boats sunk and the other took refuge be-
hind the fishermen. This story not credited
in England and preparations continued to en-
force the British ultimatum.
Already the car had communicated his
apology. regrets and promise of indemnity to
the families Of the two slain and several wound
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
EDUCATIONAL
Trinity's New President.

Trnity's New President.
DIR. Flavel ). Luther was inaugural
ed president of Trinity college at Hart
ford, Conn. Oct. %, with ceremonies
in which the Episcopal dignitaries took
part. DR. Luther is one of the first pro-
fessors of mathematics to become the
president of an eastern college.
New Hall at Dartmouth.
The cornerstone of the new Dart
mouth hall was laid at Hanover, y. H,
Oct 26, in the presence of nearly 5000
alumni and invited guests by II. Legg
Smith. earl of Dartmouth. The doe
tors degree was conferred upon the
earl by President Tucker. This hall
was destroyed by fire last February
and has been rebuilt by the alumni.
coIun1bia's SesqucentenniaI.
Tie students and alumni of Column
bia university have celebrated the one
hundred and fftieth anniversary of the
institutions birth. Oct 81 being the
date on which King George II. in 1754
created the College of the Province of
New York in the city of New York,
later known as Kings college, which
was the fOrerunner of the present great
university on Morningside heights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
Foreign.
Premier combes mistaken.

Premier Combes Unshaken.
Following a spirited debate in the
chamber of deputies on the relations
of church and state, Premier Combes
declared that the dignity of France
would no longer permit the cOntinu-
ance of the concordat The chamber
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-05
international Court Averts Great War


the peaceful fishing
n o n a
European threatening for days while the British
Bulls
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
HOW Islanets Were Ponulated.

Sixteen natives of the Pelew Islands
in the North Pacific recently made an
involuntary canoe voyage to Formosa.
which anthropologists find interesting.
AS reported by Consul Davidson the
voyage seems to add proof TO current
theory of the manner in which the in
Vulnerable islands of 'Oceanica were
settled by man.
The Pelew Islands lie east oil the
southern groups of the Philippines.
Sixteen savages in three canoes with
outriggers were fishing near one of the
islands when a gale blew up and car
ried them ont to sea- They had moth
ing TO eat but fish. They were driven
about for sixty days. in which time
they probably travelled sixteen hundred
miles and at last sighted Formosa. an
island of which they had never heard.
Almost dead from exhaustion. they
landed and were kindly treated by the
natives of the island. When they We're
able to eat and had regained their
strength they were sent to Hongkong.
thence TO the Caroline Islands, and
from there home in trading schooner.
After more than three months absence
they were hailed by their friends as
risen from the dead
It is by such involuntary voyages
anthropologists believe. that man was
placed on many of the widely scattered
groups of Pacific islands. A German
student. Mr. Otto Sittiss has collected
great many similar instances, cover
ing period of century and a half
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
LET Us Have Peace. .

The letter in which General Grant ac-
cepted his nomination to the Presi-
dency in 1868 has been found recently
in Hartford, Conn. 1t was addressed
to the president Of the National Union
Republican Convention, General Jo-
seph r. Hawley, now senator from
Connecticut, who was then editor of
the Hartford Courant The letter was
mislaid and forgotten.
Its recovery was happy accident.
Workmen were taking waste paper
from the cellar of the Courant Office
They tossed out an envelope which the
man in charge thought might be i'm
portant. He took it to the Courant Of
fee. In the envelope was the famous
letter, remarkably well preserved.
Omitting the formal acceptance, the
letter is as follows
IF elected to the Office of President
of the United States, it will be my en-
deavor to administer all the laws in
good faith with economy, and with the
view of giving peace, quiet and protec-
ton everywhere In times like the
present it is impossible, or at least
eminently improper, to lay down pol
icy to be adhered to. right or wrong,
through an administration of four
years. New political issues, not fore
seen. are constantly arising; the views
of the public on old ones are constant
ly changing. and purely administrat-
i've officer should always be left to
execute the will Of the people l al
ways have respected that WILL and al
ways shall.
peace and universal prosperity, its
sequence. with economy of administra-
ton, will tighten the burden of taxa
ton while it constantly reduces the ma
with great respect.
Your obt. svt.. L. S. Grant.
national debt Let us have peace.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26

The Illinois Agricultural College au-
thorities are urging the Importance of
testing seed corn, and have found in
their tests samples from farmers rang
ing in vitality from 63 to 81 per cent
The Importance of testing seed corn
cannot be too strongly urged. The fol-
lowing is an extract from a letter re-
ceived from Professor A. W. Hume.
of the Illinois College on this subject:
IF, as seems probable, we are COM
PEELED to select seed corn for next
spring from a crib having large per-
centage Of frosted ears or of ears
which for various reasons will not
grow. the question is what can be
done to help insure our stand of corn
for the coming year? 1t will hardly
do to plant seed on valuable land with
a certainty that one-ffth will not
grow. The best suggestion the writer
has to offer to corn growers is that
they make most careful inspection Of
corn, which they expect to use for
seed, whether it be purchased from -
liable growers or selected from their
own storehouses. We believe it would
be possible for every ear of corn plant
ed in Illinois to be tested for vitality.
II an ear does not come to the required
standard, it may be possible to discard
it. thus reducing the amount of seed
which will not grow and materially
increasing the stand of our corn crop
the coming year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
terrible tide rapidly and without .

terrible tide-rapidly and without q
sound.
She sprang upon her stone couch. but
already the pallet was foated away. Up
yet rose the invading water, and it was
soon nearly to her waist, and gasping
and shuddering cries were mingled with
her prayers. A little more and the mar
row slit through which she conld hear
the believing wind and see the black
clouds careering past one red and fiery
northern star-the last CLEAN OF life and
of the outer world-would vanish from
her eyes, as she persisted in that misera-
BILE tomb. even as the Princess Orloff and
many others have done, helpless and I'M
needed in their dying agony, drowned
miserably like the prison rats that
swarmed around them.
In the last energies OF her despair she
made her way to the enormously thick
door which closed this trap of stone,
and applying her lips to the joints,
shrieked loudly again and again for sue
cor, and beat wildly and frutlessly with
with her tender hands upon its massive
planks and iron bolts.
Her brain seemed bursting, for she
was suffocating as the air lessened She
thought she saw red light shining
through the crannies of the doorway, but
whether this were fancy or reality it
vas impossible to say, as a faintness
came over her, and she sank down chok-
ing and drowning in the flood that rose
within the walls and against the door of
the prison.
ITO be continuedl
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
CTo be continued,
BEARS ARE BAD IN ALASKA.

Their Ravages Among Cattle and Sheep
Are Most Destructive.
From Alaska comes d Macedonian
cry for help to put stop to the raw
ages of the big bear in that peninsula.
Senator Foster, of Washington, has re-
ceived the plea and in mentioning it
says that If President Roosevelt wants
a glorious hunt for bruin he can tell
when the great game is plentiful. The
Alaska variety of bear is said to weigh
from 1900 to 1900 pounds.
A recent letter in Mr.. Fosters mail
from Seattle tells the story I'VE
shipped 300 head of cattle and 9.1O0
breeding ewes to Kodiac, Alaska, last
spring." writes firm of packers from
that city. THE bears have been get
ting into the bunch and have killed sos
up to date. During the mixup about
twelve bears were slain. About thirty
days ago two bears got into the sheep
aud after killing twenty-one sheep and
tearing the coat off one man the bears
were killed. The United States mar
shall on hearing of this had all our
men arrested for killing the bears. Five
of our men were compelled to stand
trial at considerable expense to us.
The bears are very numerous on the
island" concludes this letter, and since
they have tasted sheep the sheep are
badly scared and are continually piling
up. Unless something is done with
the bears they will put us out of bust
ness
Senator Foster is puzzled as to Just
how he can help his constituents in
their plight They assert that "a boun-
ty of at least So a head should be
placed on bears for a year or two in
order to clean them out"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
Five-Horse Equalizer.

A. j. Rattan, of Treesbank, Man,
writes the Northwest Farmer inclosing
sketch of five-herse equalizer He
says: 81 have had considerable expe-
rience in breaking up grub land and
have found that the very best results
come from good strong fourteen-inch
grub plow. Two men, an AK, brush
scythe and five horses comprise the
best outfit that can be obtained for any
field. In order to equalize the COM
bined strength of the horses an evener
is made on the plan shown in the H.
lustration. A piece of timber 3x5 and
fifteen inches long is selected. An
inch hole is bored three-ffths of the
distance from the end for the clevis
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
Selecting a Good Layer.

An old country poultryman makes
the following suggestions as help in
selecting good layers: ''There are GER
tain individual characteristics, enc of
which is the shape of a bird. If a
straight line be drawn from the back
of 1.-THE head to the toes. the hen which
is likely to be a good layer will usual
ly have the hinder half of her body
largest whilst a hen which may be
suspected of being a poor layer will
show more in the front; the reason
being that poor layer makes bet
ter table bird, and has larger, longer
breast, whilst a good layer makes a
poor table bird, and has a compare
lively small breast, whilst the egg or
gans are more fully developed. Birds
which are good layers are usually very
active. They always look healthy, and
in most cases their combs are usually
fully developed, particularly if they
belong to the long-combed varieties.
which are reputed to be the best lay
ers. A hen with a long comb may
usually be regarded as a good layer.
and If she is not there must be some
special reason for the contrary"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
One Hundred Years Aoo.

Spanish and French citizens in Lou
isiana displayed great animosity TO the
American occupation, necessitating great
exertion on the part Of troops in New
Orleans to preserve peace.
Several Americans were imprisoned In
France on suspicion of being dangerous
ly unfriendly TO Napoleon.
! There was a great tide of immigrs ton
across the Allegheny mountains into Ohio
and up the Mississippi and Missouri val
legs.
The last company of French troops In
Louisiana left New Orleans for Pensa-
cola, whence they embarked for France.
The Emperor of Germany ordered that
no French refugee should be permitted
to reside within fifty miles of the French
territory.
Bonaparte's preparations for the pro-
posed invasion Of England were stopped.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
A Preventive of scratches.

Keep your stable dry. Prevent the
wind from blowing on the horses legs
if wet. when standing in stable. Keep
the curry comb off the horses legs be-
low the knee and hook joint. AS the
horses le1 is nothing but skin and
bone to speak of, it is very easy to
cut the skin and lay the foundation
for case of scratches. Use a big
corn coli to rub off the dried mud and
dirt You will be surprised how quick
it is done without the least danger of
cutting the horses legs. Follow uD
with good brush. well applied
Scratches are well named ''curry-comb
scratches" have had the care of
horses for the last forty years, and
never had a case of scratches in all my
experience
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
Sons Fail to Prevent Marriage of
Father-Fatal Collision in Sheboyxan
$4,000 Fire in Shiocton-A OF
Former Trempealeau Postmaster.

After his children had used every
means to p svent his marrying. James
Patterson Corse. aged 80 years, the pion-
eer building contractor of Racine. was
united in marriage to Mary Scatter. aged
"A years. VINO a year ago was brought
from Scotland to Racine by NJ Corse.
A few days ago MIR Corse unknown to
his relatives, secured marriage license.
As soon as they learned it the sons en-
deavored to prevent the marriage at the
expiration OF the FIVE days period. no
special dispensation being granted The
sons pleadings with their father were in
vain and restraining order was sought
in court, but could not be obtained. The
children held that the father had not
sufficient money TO support a wife.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
forty Years Ago.

President Line 1ln held levee at the
White House for Sen. Z. s. Grant, the
new commanding general of the army.
Senator Salisbury and the chaplain of
the United States Senate interrupted the
session by quarreling over the formers
use Of scriptural quotations to support
slavery.
Stock speculation in New York be.
came such mania that doors and win
dows were broken by a crowd trying to
subscribe FOR shares in new gold min
ing company.
Chicago merchants held q mass meet
ing, at which Banker Coolhaugh protest.
ed at the Board Of Trades efforts to
suppress wildcat currency.
Schuyler Colfax offered resolution TO
expel Representative Long Of Ohio from
the national House of Representatives,
because Long had declared be would
rather recognize the Confederacy than
continue the "subjugation of the South"
The Nebraska statehood bill was In
troduced in the House at Washington
by Wade of Ohio.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
Seventy-five Years AGO.

President Andrew jackson ordered a
set of glassware from Pittsburg man
ufacturer so that the service of the
White House might be exclusively Amer
lean.
Indian tribes of the Northwest were
reported discoptented and 1000 Sioux
threatened to descend the Mississippi to
join the Sacs and Foxes
Dantzig, Prussia, was inundated by
the Vistula, the food destroying many
lives, in addition to 10000 head Of cattle
and 1000 houses.
The House of Representatives passed
bill authorizing a government loan of
So, 100000, which was criticised as being
too large an addition to the public debt.
News reached Washington of the ac-
ceptance by the King of the Neither
lfnds of the position OF umpire between
the United States and Great Britain in
the dispute over the northeastern boun-
dairy.
The Legislature of South Carolina do
mated $4,000 to the heirs OF Thomas
Jefferson in appreciation of his great ser
vice to the country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26

All business houses in Mexico we're
closed because the merchants refused 70
pay the stamp tax.
The names OF James g. Blaine for
President and Robert 7. Lincoln for
Vice President were urged at the Re
publican county convention at Ottawa,
Ill, while First congressional district
delegates were instructed for John A.
Logan.
Theodore Roosevelt, then head OF the
commission which was investigating the
New York police department, caused ex-
element by ordering Anthony Comstock,
a witness. to stop personalities
Steps were taken toward commercial
reciprocity between the United States
and the South American republics, which
is not yet in effect.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
Fireman killed in CoIIision.

A very bad collision occurred at the
Central fire station in Sheboygan just as
the hose csrt was leaving the station
while answering a call. The wagon col
hded viii a passing trolley car in front
of the station and Emil Birr was fatally
injured, while Mic Muenster was very
badly bruised, but will recover. Capt.
Buechle, who WIS in the seat with the
driver was also very badly injured about
the head, but is again on duty. He was
thrown through the front window OF the
car. Birr was caught between the car
and the hose cart and his breast was
crushed in. -Four ribs were broken and
penetrated the lungs. He bled TO death
internally.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
Tine ain Coulter.

The cut herewith illustrates a S e.
OF plow coulter which is Otter IT,, -. -
the West. 1t is made from hi n -
crucible steel about three-eightttS
inch thick, and cuts through fehs "a n.
easily. There are certain cor 0oi'
under which the rolling coulte I'm. =,
not work well, and then the fin { wa
can often be used to good advre- coui'ei
Years ago the land side of thens n."se'
was always dovetailed and theias snare
set in level, but later manufaias su''el
ans b]acksmiths have simply N
or bOited Inc steel to the share Wee 49,
dovetailing. This is cheaper thany
failing, but the latter method or ~
the plow to run better than whe't Uses
cutter is bolted to the side. IN
cutter is always slanted well ba 4 =.
is rounded back at the top. II 80
made in this form, wear does IN ? 80
soon impair its usefulness as IN %
edge were made straight like assIrss
which is cast on the share. A lii
ter made with straight-euttiI 2p-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26

Have a large solid chestnut post to
begin with. Then aim to make the
bottom of the post immovable. lamp
ing near the surface is of little use.
Make the hole large enough to leave
a six-inch space all around the post
Place the post. brace it straight. then
put in about eighteen inches of broken
rock, and pour liquid cement three
parts Portland cement. two parts sand
into the spaces. making a solid
masonry setting The rest of the hole
may be filed with rocks and EARTH
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
Relieved He H..d kil1ed cbu,,,.

After believing for eight years that he
was responsible for the injury and posi-
bic death of companion, Charles Jen-
kins, chief clerk in Woeiz Bros store in
Appleton, has found that the man is
alive. Five years ago Jenkins says he
was beating his way through Montana
on a freight train with John Linden. In
trying to get out of the way of an irate
brakeman he showed Linden off the train.
A few days ago Linden came into the
store where Jenkins is employed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
CHAPTER xX

The empress court of Secret Chancery
soon decided on the fate of Basil Me
rcwitz. his father. and his cousin. Mario
LIZA, who had been passive. though sus-
pected in the matter. had their cases tax
en- into future consideration. so they were
kept close prisoners while their property
and possessions were given ap TO pillage
and military execution. Basil was con-
demned TO be broken alive upon the
wheel: but the empress, who had par
eicular tenderness for handsome men,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-26
shiocton visited BY 5000 Fire.

Shiocton had $4,000 fire, which was
stopped in time from destroying posi-
bly, the whole place, because every per-
son in the village got out and worked
Women and children worked with the
men. The general stores of II. Hamlin
and I. DIrkee 4 Sons were destroyed
and both stock and buildings were ruin
ed. The loss on the former is over $10.-
GOO and on the latter is larger than that
The total insurance is not over $1,000