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Joseph w. Folk, Possible Presidential Dark Horse"
And the Conditions Which May Bring Him the

must be innexihle of purpose and he
should be "a good campalgner. Joseph
w, Folk, according to his friends. re-
spends atiirmatively to every one of
these requirements, and they cite his
career In support Of their confidence.
Dark horses have not often won In
national conventions. but they have
won in fact, Il has seldom occurred
that the leading candidate-that is to
say, the candidate who Is regarded as
the leading one by the masses-has
captured presidential nomination.
Garfield was a Sherman delegate to the
conventions Of 1850, at which eX. Presl-
dent Grant had and held TO the end 3O6
votes while Blaine had nearly enough
strength to give him the nomination.
But John sherman held the balance Of
power between the two, and. while nei-
Their the Blaine nor sherman men pre-
ferred to have Garfield nominated, they
rallied 10 his support after he had re-
ceived a single vote through many ball
lots, and he was nominated, or, rather,
from the standpoint of anti-G Grant men,
Grant was beaten. This As very much
the condition that the Folk men are
anticipating at the ST. Louis Demo-
cratic convention this year william j.
Bryan was, comparatively speaking, a
dark horse I'm 1896 having attended
the convention AT the head Of a con-
testing delegation. McKinley's nominal
ton the same year was regarded as q
foregone conclusion, and the same was
true of the denomination in 1900 of the
rivals of four years before.
Folks career as circuit attorney of St
Louis, IN which he demonstrated his
fearlessness and ability by sending to
prison Or TO exile in foreign lands many
men, some of them millionaires, who
had up To- that time been regarded as
beyond the reach of the law, although
their, operations as boodlors, lobbyists
and bribers We're known of all men, is
familiar to newspaper readers every
where. During the present year. when
Mr.. Folk announced that he would be
a candidate for the Democratic guber-
Material nomination and would appeal
directly to the voters, It was thought
that he had at last set foot upon the
road which would lead to his Waterloo
This impression appeared to be con-
hrmed when the ST, Louis primaries
went overwhelmingly against the young
circuit attorney But Folk realized that
ST. Louis is not the state Of Missouri
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sin had her eye on Bulgaria and TO
have given that country complete ma
tional freedom would not have accord
ed with Slavic plans. By securing Her.
zegoyina and Bosnia Austria was led
10 side with the car the other nations
were given enough TO satisfy them In
the deal, ana a sore spot was left in
the Balkans that may yet have to be
cauteri2ed by general European war.
Subsequent TO the Berlin treaty the
two provinces Of Bulgaria and eastern
ROumelia have united, although the
union was only COnsummated over the
bitter protest Of Russia. The country
Is still subject 10 the Turkish tax
gatherer, however, who takes pra ctIcal-
~ all that the peasants make subjects
their families 10 outrage and generally
tyrannizes over them.
The Macedonian massacres Of a few
years ago are sim fresh I'm the public
mind, The bitterness engendcred at
that time led to the formation OF the
revolutionary committees that have
charge Of the present projected revou-
ton, II also served To draw closer to-
gothor The Christian element In all the
Balkan states
The present outbreak, however Is
directed not alone against the porte.
The growing fear of Russian domino
ton has fallen Ike a great shadow over
the Balkan states, ana this war Is
seemingly timed so that the bear can
not interfere To- tasteu his own yoke on
the Balkan shoulders when the Moslem
collar Is taken OH In fact, Russius re-
cent notice to Bulgaria not 10 under
take rebellion at this time shows the
Slav auimus. But the rebellion Is prac-
tically ON. The Maccdonians aud Alba
mans are I'm active If desultory revolt.
the Bulgaraus and Seryans give signs
OF having come To- an understanding,
and o. concerted movement OF the Bal
kan states ana provinces for the freq
dom of all of them. both from Turkey
and from Russia, seems 10 be assured
In the not distant future.
HERBERT T. THRESHToN,
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, great measure to the appearance
among them OF a number Of able his
torians, who succeeded by telling the
story Of the martial deeds OF old in
stirring warlike spirit and a love Of
country This led IN addition 20 Ser
Wan freedom, 10 the formation Of Rou-
mania from union Of the old Walla-
CHA and Moldavia. These people had
never been entirely subiugated By the
Turks, but had been virtually under
the suzcraiuty of the porte at various
times and did not succeed I'M achieving
complete independence until late IN the
nineteenth century
The most far reaching change i'm Bal
kan affairs came with thc revolt Of the
iieraegoyinesc, aided by the Montenc-
grins and ScryIahs In 1875 This re-
bellion the porte was unable to qucll.
and Turkish temper grew 80 bad I'm
consequence that when there appeared
signs of unedsIucss among the Bulga-
riaus q year or two later the fTightml
massacres occurred that shocked an
Christendom lu one town containing
az least 5000 inhabitants men, women
and children were slaughtered hy the
miuions Of the porte until not 1000 rec
manned This unspeakgblc atrocity
served IN tho end 10 break ts pcrpc-
traitors. IN 1875 came the Russo-Turk-
fish war, and following that the treaty
Of Berlin which assured for all time the
Independence OF Scryll. Montenegro
and Roumouia, gave Herzegovina and
Bosnia To Austria ana brought about
the semi-Independence of part of
Bulgaria
The worst injustice permitted by the
Berlin conference was In ,his very Bull
garian affair The country was divided
into three parts-Bulgaria proper and
eastern Roumolia, which were made
nominally free and Macedonia, which
remained under the Moslem heel II was
IN the power OF the conference to have
united them and given them absolute
Independence I'm the event that It had
performed this duty The present trou-
bic could not have occurred. But Rus
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that as chief executive Of the state he
could accomplish much more. The
charge brought against him IN the cam
paign leading up to the primaries that
he Is no Democrat is vehemently denied
by himself and his friends. The latter
say however that he puts right and
Justice above politics and In "A speech
made I'm prosecuting one of the bribery
cases he gave voice 10 this utterance.
"a man who violates the law is not
Democrat. he is not a Republican. He
Is a criminal
I'm regard 10 the suggestion that he
be a candidate for the vice presidency,
Mr.. FOLK has stated that he would not
entertain the idea FOR a moment. He
announced himself as follows:
Missouri has a candidate for the
presidency In Francis NJ Cockrell, the
grand old man Of the Missouri Democ-
raCy, and | would not permit my name
10 be used IN any way to embarrass his
chances. This would be sufficient rea-
son for me TO decline absolutely to be
considered In that connection.
Furthermore, consider the work to
be done as governor OF Missouri OF
more Importance than anything ] could
accomplish In any other position.
would rather be governor Of Missouri
Just now than vice president of the
United States"
But he has said nothing about how
he would receive the prefer OF a nomi-
nation for the presidency. His lntl-
mates believe that should a majority OF
the delegates of the convention elect
him he would accept and inaugurate a
whirlwind campaign
In appearance Mr. Folk is prepos-
sesslng. lie is about FIVE feet nine
inches In height and weighs in the
neghborhood of $50 pounds. His face
wears "A rather serious expression, and
his manner Is quiet at all times. He
possesses great magnetism.
WILLIAM l.. COCKERILL.
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/--tAg NILL the Democratic ma
Nv 4. .: !: !. 4: +. Il. !: !:
ls-zurs-vT ~ tioual convention TO be
IVA A| held I'm st. Louis July
it,WiW present to the country
wv as its candidate for the
tN.(1H presidency what is
- known politically as Il
.alr< horse?" That appears to be the
,nlnion in some quarters, and the per-
zane who hold that opinion go further
and state that II the convention should
,emse TO accept either Of the two men
pow most prominently mentioned in
connection with the nomination the
standard bearer Of the Democracy VIII
ho Joseph w, Folk, the present circuit
attorney Of ST. Louis
There Is strong feeling among the
admirers Of Mr. Folk that such an
eyentuality is not impossible. They ar
one IN this wise william r. Hearst
and Judge Alton n, Parker, the most
monument candidates, have their forces
50 aggressiyely aligned that the fight Is
now as much a struggle to prevent the
nomination OF the other as It is "A con-
,est for the nomination itself. This is
precisely the condition which makes a
Ozark horse" possibility. for II The
present lines are maintained unless Ell
,her Parker or Hearst should succeed
IN capturing two-thirds of the total
membership of the convention (assum-
ING that the thirds rule, which has
been In vogue for seyenty-two years,
shall be continued, neither can win,
inasmuch ms their delegates win refuse
10 be sweryed to the support Of the
leading opponent Of their favorite, But
and it is this but" upon which Folks
friends are banklng-these same dele
gates, feeling that their man cannot be
named and being unwilling to surren-
der Internationally might not be
nyerse to throwing their support to
third person whose candidacy has new
or been in evidence and who for that
reason has not had the opportunity to
arouse the antagonisms which are in
eyitable in n spirited fight for dele
gates such as has been in progress for
some time between Hearst and Parker.
OF course any dark horse" must meas
IRE up to the standard of national'lead-
crship. lie must be man of ire
rroachable character, he must have
done something IN a public way TO
cause him to be fairly well and fayora-
bly, known throughout the ountry, he
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little country they did not succeed In
that Of Montenegro. The
MOntenegrins are really Sorys. The
people always few IN number, lied into
the inaccessible mountain strongholds
when Servia came under The Moslem
yoke. Gradually however they were
forced to pay tribute to the Turk, until
in 1908 there was an uprising and ey-
cry Mussulman that would not be bap-
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A native provorb says. "You might as
well take from me my brother as my
rife The women have the same un-
conquerable spirit when the Monte
negrins and Alhanlans fought against
the Turks at one time the women car
ried the mutilated bodies OF their loved
ones among the combatants TO fire the
survivors To deeds Of greater valor,
II was not until 1904 that Seryia, UNI
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der Black George. AN ancestor Of the
present king, succeeded after terrific
struggle In gaining her independence
The wars were continued, both under
George and under Milosch the founder
of the Obrenovitch dynasty. TO which
the assassinated Alexander belonged
Servia, however, kept her freedom.
The growth Of the national spirit
among the Balkan peoples was due In
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TIED was massacred After this there
was incessant warfare, but through II
all Montenegro retained her ndepeud-
encc. II was an unwrltteu law I'm the
old days that ~ any Montenegrln
should turn his back IN fight 60 Turk
he should be dressed az woman,
whipped by the women and driven out
Of the country forever Every man
and boy still carries rifle and pistols.
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SLAMS SACRED ELEPHANTS.

Curious ceremonies are witnessed in
Siam when one Of the sacred white ele-
plants dies, IL is given a funeral
grander than that accorded to princes
Of royal blood. Buddhist priests Off
ciate, and thousands OF devout Samese
men and women follow the deceased
animal to the grave, Jewels and OFFER
lngs representing some thousands Of
dollars are buried with the elephant
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-07
Balkan Revolt and Its Menace to the Peace of Elrope
Larger Bulgaria That Promises to Come True

Is. 4l lHE present uprising in
I : !. !: g: !: .: !. !:
lSStE MN Macedonia and Alba
isNGtM mia, the threatened
ISsS Eka outbreak in Bulgaria
}3&-Y<&l h, and the recent hints Of
I/lN-M:|J an alliance between
Bulgaria and Servia
Ore signs ominous to the peace of Eu-
rope. They Indicate that the long
threatened war In the Balkans cannot
b. much longer averted. The sid of
hell' as that portion OF the world has
been rather graphically called, is about
10 be pulled off. At any rate, that is
The uneasy feeling the statesmen Of
'the powers have on the subject, and
II their premonitions cannot be trusted
lh"n there is no faith to be placed In
political barometers OF any kind what.
soeyer
IL may be said In passing that II the
aforesaid powers had not been so tlmld
or ayariclous, or both, the standing dis
grace Of Turkish barbarism and mlsrule
IN the Balkan country would have been
100" aDHk asOs But lHtlc was RUSSIA
% be dealt WITH and she wanted the
entire peninsula So what between the
eiav appetite for land and the Moslom
appetite for taxes and Christian blood
'le poor Bulgarians. with their dream
Oh national independence I'm larger
hllgaria,' We're in bad way indeed.
10 gain an intelligent understanding
OF INC Balkan situation It is necessary
10 make incursiong into ancient history.
~ IL wen to bear IN mind at the outset
'NIl the present uprising, so far as de-
y,'loped' most Immediately affects the
huIsarians. These arc not confined to
,ne country known BY their name, but
arc also In Macedonia Bulgaria, in
Guiding as II does eastern Roumella. is
nonInally Independent, but Is really
u"aer The Turkish yoke Macedonia Is
~, even nomlnally independents
>, When the Turks overran the entire
aeo'Kan peninsula In the fourteenth and
"''eehth centuries there was but one
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-07

GONE time later il was demon
- strated that the ram might be
one Of the most formidable
weapons in naval warfare when the
Italian srmored frigate Re d'ltalia was
sunk at the battle Of LISA on July 20,
1866, by the Austrian flagship Ferdi
nand MAJ Tho introduction Of rifled
guns also marked a turning point in
the history Of the navy, The rifle
came after the introduction OF armor,
which smoothbores could not pierce,
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rT-AE eloire was followed by the

TsHE Gloire was followed by the
| launching in the early part Of
1861 of the armor clad frieate
Warrior for the English navy She
was built entirely OF iron, but was
only armored for two thirds Of her
length, her bow and stern being un.
protected. During the next five years
a number Of armored ships were com.
pIeted, some Of which were built Of
iron with ram bows, which we're then
generally adopted for all ironclads.
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TSHE French commander in chief
at kinburn in a report to the
emperor said, Everything may
be expected Of these formidable en-.
gines Of war; Although each Of the
three vessels was struck sixty or sew.
enty times, the only casualties oo.
Cured through shot and splnters en-
tering through the ports. The value
Of the arror on fighting ships was
proved, and in 1860 the celebrated
French ship Gloire was launched.
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1T was during the civil war in the
/ United States that was fought the
first engagement between two ar
mored vessels. It was the memorable
conflict in Hampton Roads between
the Confederate armor clad Merrimac
and Captain Ericsson's Monitor, tho
first example Of war vessel with a
turret. This fight settled for all time
the much mooted question OF broad.
side versus turret" in favor Of the
turret.
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~ URlNG the year S55 a number Of
~ what were called floating bat
teries" were built in England
and France, These were really the
forerunners Of the armored vessels, the
ironcads Of today. The vessels we're
sheathed with four inches Of wood, with
bullet proof rcn shelter for the
holmsman. Three Of the French bat.
teries arrived in the Black sea in time
to take part in the attack on Kinburn
in October, 1855.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-17

court the fact that it admitted to seats
as delegates majority of the properly
creientialed delegates elected under
the call of the state central committee
doubtless will be declared the regular
Republican convention, The other
meeting, caucus. convocation, or what
ever it may be called, will have no
standing before the court or the
people. Its acts were without author
ity from any organization of voters;
it's ticket can not be recognized as the
ticket OF any party or faction of par
ty. 1t is merely boiling minority
and as such cannot be recognized as a
body having authority to nominate a
ticket
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-17

Bureau of Labor of which Carroll D..
Wright is the executive head. Mr..
Wright was appointed Commissioner
of Labor by President Cleveland and
his work has never been considered as
portisan in any sense. He has just
concluded an investigation regarding
the wages and cost OF living for
period OF ten years from 1890 to 1900.
1t is the most careful and exhaustive
investigation of the subject that has
been made in this country.
1t shows that wages and opportuni-
ties for work declined from 1890 to
1894 and that from 1897 to 1908 there
has been constant and steady increase
in both,
1t shows that in 1908 there were
more people employed than ever be-
fore and that they received higher
wages than were ever paid before in
in this or any Their country. 1t shows
that the hours are shorter, wages
| higher, earnings greater and savings
larger than in any other year of our
history.
The Democrats who are complaining
about high prices should study Com
missioner Wright's report if they
want to learn the cause of high prices
and what is really the one commodity
that has advanced most in price They
will find that commodity is American
men in England and Germany and
France have been almost stationary for
many years past, the wages of work
ing men in the United States have been
constantly on the increase. In seven
years, from the passage of the Dingley
law, they have advanced Is per cent
as measured by the price per hour,
and "a per cent. as measured by the
wages paid, as compared with 1894,
the great Democratic tariff year, the
year when the Wilson-Gorman tariff
law was enacted and the Democratic
tariff policy of low prices was inaugu-
rated. That law did bring low prices
and the lowest price Vas for American
labor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-17
Food Drunk
Thomas A. Edison, The Man Who
Thinks and Does Things, Turns
Philosopher
Says Safety and Stuffed Stomachs StupefI

II know men and women said
Thomas A. Edison, the great inventor,
the other day, vwho are food drunk ali
the time"
The unique expression requires no
Interpretation. 1t is self-explanatory.
1t applies to folks you and know
lots OF 'em. Folks who vlive to eat,n
seemingly, rather than eat to live :
When person or wOman-is
only content and happy when gorged
with conglomeration of food, he is a
food "drunkard," as surely as the whis-
key guzzler is a whiskey drunkard.
And it is not necessary to see one eat in
order to tell the victim of the food de-
bauch. He carries the sign in his COM
plexion and in his figure. Ruddy and
oily, apoplectic and paunched, he is
marked of men.
And how much worse such symptoms
appear to us in womankind, Just as the
liquor habit, bad enough in man, is
doubly, trebly offensive to decency
In the daughter of Eve. When the
ufair" ones become the fat ones, with
coarse compilations, discolored features
and portly figures from the stuffing of
food, the element of romance is lost,
and the greed for the good things sup
plants the higher and nobler elements
that make for the things we love in
woman.
Fortunately, there is relief for the
man and woman addicted to the plat
ter, as truly as there is relief. now, for
the one addicted to the cup. The clear
complexion, the return to. shapeliness,
the relief from obesity resulting from
over-eating, will again bring joy to the
| Incorporate eater who will but visit
the nearest drug store and invest
quarter or fifty cents in Camps Cura.
tive Remedy, powder or tablets, and
take it as directed
This simple, vegetable. sixty-year old
family remedy has proven its value in
thousands of cases of food drunkenness
long before Thomas A. Edison invented
the expression. So great is the makers
faith in his herbal remedy that he guar
antees every claim he makes for It, or
the druggist from whom you purchase
Is authorized to refund your money
You will find Camps Curative Remedy
on sale at your druggists, guaranteed
for all stomach and digestive ills.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-17

Editor Ed. L. Peet, of the Burnett
County Journal, has just issued a
special edition on the History of Bur-
nett County Newspapers The paper
is filed with numerous fine half-tones
of all those connected with the news
paper business in that county for many
years past, also biographical sketch
es, together with interesting matter
setting forth the possibilities Of
cranberry culture in Burnett county
The edition is indeed credit to
Brother Peet, who is recognized as
one of the most progressive newspaper
men in the state.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-17

Judge Parker was SO much of a free
silver man that he voted for VIM j.
Bryan for president in 1895 and again
in 1900. Prior to the ST. Louis con
vention, mum was the word with him
and no one knew where he stood upon
the money question or any other Of
public concern Every effort was made
to smoke him out but without avail.
AS soon as he was nominated he sent
his famous despatch declaring for the
gold standard He did not dare mako
this declaration in advance for fear
that it would cause his defeat. He
waited until the convention had gone
so far that it could not recede.. and he
was certain of the Nominations being
his beyond danger of recall. Instead
of being an act of bravery as is claimed
for him to interpolate a plank in the
platform which the convention had
omitted it was to all appearances an
aster thought meant to cover fatal
omission. After all, the wording
of the telegram is to adroit that it
is not a clean cut statement of
his views upon the money question
under certain conditions which arise.
He says that he regards the ques-
ton as closed but he does not say
what his policy would be if the ques-
tion should be opened or whether he
would be in favor of the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver if bill for
that purpose should be introduced into
congress. That Judge Parker himself
took this view of the matter is shown
by his attempt to cover the gap in his
acceptance speech a few days since.
The manner in which he has treated
the whole question cannot be salts
factory to the true friends of the gold
standard.