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The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21
Weasel in a Poultry House.

Mrs. Nj nave lost a number of
fowls through their blood being sucked
during the night by some animal
which leaves no track or trail. have
set traps and shut a cat in with the
hens, but the loss continues even in
the presence of these precautions. The
poultry house is f1oored. Please tell me
how TO get rid of the depredator.
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21
The Haitinq Tonuue,

This broken bit Of song to her
This little word to tell;
That I could write her better songs
Did I not love so well.
Alas, the half my heart would say
Her heart must only guess;
I could the whole of it reveal
Did I but love her less.
And yet to write a sweeter song
Than e'er was heard before,
I would not love her less, and so
I love her more and more.
Reginald Kaufman in Lippincott.
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21
Ice Bicycle.

All the pleasures Of sleighing and
of bicycling might have been combin-
ed in a curious freak ice wheel had it
been wholly successful. The odd look
ing vehicle, which was contrived
years ago, was mounted on runners
which were intended to glide over the
ice or snow swiftly and smoothly like
an ordinary sleigh. The motive power
was supplied by an ordinary veloci-
pede or bicycle mechanism. The revo-
luton of the wheel forced a series
of sprockets to dig rapidly into the
snow or ice, thus propelling the con-
trivance.
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21
Filler for Fountain Pens.

Lyman Fisk of Woodcliffe, New
York, has invented a convenient de-
vice for filling fountain pens. There
are two pipes which lead from the
source of supply into the pen, one to
carry the ink and the other to feed air
into the bottle to relieve the vacuum
caused by the removal of the ink. AS
the air to supply this vacuum is
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21
To Fiaht Inheritance Tax Law

The estate of the late Henry Brad
ley Plant will be assessed $88, 900 by
the state of Connecticut under the in.
heritance tax law, and the heirs pro-
pose a vigorous fight to retain tho
amount. holding the law to be uncop
stitutional. }5ss5 SIS
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21
The Reception He'd Get.

"He's coming to ask for my hand,
papa" said the beautiful girl. MAY
I hide behind the portiers and hear
how he does it?"
II think you'd better not" replied
the father considerably. "I would
prefer that you shouldn't hea. me use
violent language"
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21
Volcano Fertilizes Soil.

There are upward of $4,000 inhabi-
tants on the slopes and skirts of Ve-
suvius. If it were not for the fertiliz-
ing effect of the volcanic products not
more than one-tenth of that number
would be able to find means of sub
sistence there
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21
inflammation of the Lunos.

J. H. N.-Hens kept in a rather cold
house and fed oats, mangles and but
termilk are rapidly dying off. The
lungs of number Of the birds which
died were filled with blood and frothy
matter.
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21

taken from inside the pen reservoir, it
is obvious that when the ink has
risen to a certain height a return flow
of the ink will supplant the movement
Of air, continuing as long as ink is
pumped from one holder to the other.
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21

Appeared many times in the ring.
sunset that Phillip and Moriarity met
In the lat3er's one-room cabin.
Within reach of Moriarty's voice
were 400 union men-Phillip looked
out at a light up on the hillside and
remembered that there was none save
himself to help her. Therefore he was
reasoning most patiently and earnest
w.. Heavens! What is this: A flash,
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21

OF the different kinds of silos in
use the round form gives the best
satisfaction. Silos used to be built
square, with the corners cut off, and
also octagonal, but of late nearly all
are built round, whether of wood or
concrete.
To build a round concrete silo is
very simple after the moulds are set.
The moulds consist of two circles,
one for the inside and one for the
outside,
The Cook County herald., 1904-05-21
slLo FOR FIFTEEN cows.

Concrete Structure in Round Form
That viii Give Satisfaction.
T. E.-Will you please give me
plan. of octagonal silo, or of the one
you consider the best for supplying
fifteen COWS from Nov. 1 to May Is,
feeding thirty-tive pounds per day to
each animal.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10
CIVIL RULE RESTORED.
Martial Law Abrooated in Southern
Coal Camps.

Denver. June 6.-Before leaving
Denver Saturday for St. Louis to be
present at meeting of the Worlds
Fair Board. Governor Peabody issued
the following order suspending martial
law in Las Animas county. The order
as it indicates. Will become effective
this morning at o'clock
The abrogation of martial law will
relieve only as many troops from act
i've duty as can be spared at present
Major Hill will remain at Trinidad for
ian indefinite time in command OF GER
tain troops which will act only in case
the civil authorities find it necessary.
The order reads:
Whereas, on the twenty-second day
of March. A. D. 1904. did issue my
proclamation declaring the county of
Las Animas, in the state of Colorado
ito be in a state of insurrection and re-
:bellion; and
Whereas. since the date thereof the
conditions within said county have so
materially changed and improved that
peace and good order in said county
iis being rapidly. If not wholly restored,
and it has been fully shown to me that
the civil authorities thereof are able,
ready and willing to control the situa-
,tlOn, W perform tnelr legal functions,
ito protect life and property and to en-
force the law it is, therefore.
Ordered: That the further applica-
tion Of military authority under said
proclamation shall be. and hereby is.
suspended. and the provisional mill
tary detachment now in Las Animas
county will hereafter act in support of
and in H,bordination to the legally
constituted civil authorities of said
county. and for the purpose OF carry.
ing out this order. and to enable the
civil authorities to protect life and
property and to enforce obed
fence to the law a suitable detachment
of the National Guard of Colorado will
remain in Las Animas county under
command OF Major Zeph r. Hill until
further orders.
This executive order to become op-
erative and to be in full force and ef-
feet from and after Monday. June the
sixth 1904, at o'clock a. III.
JAMES H. PEABODY,
Governor and Chief"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10
Anti-Fraud Mail Regulations.

Postmaster General Payne has given
out q statement regarding tho atfi-
tude Of the department toward worth
less noStrums and the newspaper pub
lication of obscene Advertisements. 1t
ia explained that the department has
no intention of entering on a crusade
against patent medicines, or Of estab-
fishing censorship on advertisements
printed in newspapers, but simply aims
to correct abuses in cases of obscenity
and fraud, as required by law. The
statement follows:
"A largs number Of complaints
having been received by tho first as
sistant postmaster general, protesting
vigorously against the United States
nails being used for the purpose OF
circulating newspapers and other IL
ereture containing advertisements e<
alleged cures for loss Of manhood, Vi
tality, etc, the acting postmaster gen.
cral transmitted number Of these ad-
vertisements to the assistant attornex
general for the Postoffice Department,
with the request for an opinion as to
whether or not their transmittal
through the mails constituted a viola
ton OF law.
The assistant attorney general rem
dered an opinion holding such adver-
tisements violation of what is known
as the obscene law The only inten-
ton which has ever been entertained
by the administrative officers has been
to suppress the advertisements which
the law officer of the department has
held to be obscene
OF course the Postoffice Department
has never had any intention of starting
crusade on patent medicines, or ofes-
tablishing censorship on ADVERTISE
ments printed in ewspapers There has
been no change in the policy or prac-
uce OF the department; the facts sim
ply are that. certain abuses having
been called to its attention, it has act
ed thereon as required by law
In the regular course of business
IN the office Of the assistant attorney
general. a number of cases were pre-
sented IN which so-called cures for lost
manhood and lost vitality were COM
planned OF as being worthless, as we'll
as the literature of the company SELL
Ing the article being obscene. Analy-
sis OF these so-called remedies devel-
oped the fact that In most instances
the ingredients were simply starch and
sugar. In number of instances the
pills and drugs contained ingredients
Injurious to the system and forbidden
by law to be sold
1T having thus appeared that these
companies are defrauding the public
by means OF false and fraudulent rep
resentations made through the mails.
the issuance Of fraud orders was recon-
rended to the postmaster general and
accordingly Issued by him. No action
has been contemplated by the depart
nent save in these cases of obscenitv
and fraud"
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10
For Forts and Barracks.

Secretary OF War Taft has approved
the allotments made by the quarter
master general of the funds for bar
racks and quarters at various army
posts and forts to be expended during
the fiscal year beginning July L:
On the Pacif1c-Fort Worden Wash.
ington, $13O,1OO; Fort Casey. wash.
ington. $4,000; Fort Benicia, Califor.
mia, s227.150; Fort Rosecrans. Califor.
mia. $4,000.
To Western Posts-Enlareing nosta
in Alaska. sl5O0OO; Fort Assinniboina
Montana. $4,000; Boise BarracLs
Idaho. $24S,750; Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming. s2S4,OOO; Fort Douglass
Utah. $4,000; Fort Harrison Mon
tana, $13 Fort Honolulu. Hawaii.
an Islands, sl73,75O; Fort Keogh Mon,
tana, $500; Fort Lawton. Washinr.
ton, $19.150; Fort Leavenworth Kan.
sas. $4,000; Fort Mckenzie. WON,
ing, $16,5O0; Fort Mason, California
$4,000; Fort Riley, Kansas, s1sO0o.
Vancouver Barracks. Washington, sss.
900; Fort Walla Walla, Washin rton
100000; Fort Wright Washineton
$14,500; Whipple Barracks. Arizona
$1s7.5o0; Fort Yellowstone, Wyominr
$500.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10
HOLD-UP ON RIO GRANDE.
Train Robbery Near PaIisade in West.
ern Colorado.

Denver. June S.-A dispatch from
Salt Lake City, at an early hour this
morning says: Denver & Rio Grande
passenger train No. 5. westbound. was
held up near Palisade. Colo. sta.
ton just east of Grand Junction at an
early hour this morning. Brakeman
Shellenberger is seriously wounded,
the result of bullet from the gun OF
one of the hold-ups. and the conductor
had his lantern shot from his hand
The robbers tagged the train about
two miles from the station and when
the trainmen went forward to learn
the trouble. were confronted by two
masked men. After marching the con
ductor' back to the train they de-
tached the engine and express car
from the coaches and blew open the
safe. after running the locomotive and
car some distance up the track. The
express officials at this hour are
unable to say what amount was OBJ.
tanned, but claim 1t was small"
Rio Grande No. 5. which was held
up. left Denver Tuesday morning at s
o'clock and was one of the heaviest
trains ever sent out. This train makes
the eastern connections at Denver and
Pueblo and generally carries a heavy
list of passengers and express matter.
1t is due at Palisade at midnight.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Philippine Legal Decisions.

In the United States Supreme Court
opinions were handed down on the "a
inst. in three cases involving questions
pertaining to administration Of the
criminal law in the Philippine Islands.
The points raised were as to the right
of the government to take appeal IN
criminal cases and of an accused per-
son to demand trial by jury.
The first case was that OF kepner
VS.. The United States. Kepner prac-
ticed law in Manila and was charged
with embezzlement The court OF the
f,rst instances convicted him, but the
Supreme Court Of the islands convict
ed him. The case was then appealed
to the Supreme Court OF the United
States by Kepner on the ground that
by the process Of appeal he was put
twice in jeopardy contrary to the con
stitution of the United States. Tho
opinion by Justice Day sustained this
view, reversing the decision OF the
Philippine Supreme Court. Justice
Holmes, White and Mckenna united In
one dissenting opinion, while Justice
Brown delivered separate dissenting
opinion.
Another case of the same character
was similarly decided.
Another Philippine case was that OF
Dorr and O'Brian. in which was raised
tho question OF the right Of defend.
ant in q criminal case to demand trial
by Jury in the Philippines in the ab-
sence of Congressional enactment
granting such right. The court held
that the constitution does not carry
the right without legislative enact
ment. Dorr and O'Brien are the edi.
tors Of = newspaper published in Ma.
nila and were prosecuted for criminal
libel.
The CAief Justice and Justices
Brewer and Peckham united in en
opinion concurring in this result, but
stating different grounds. Justice
Harlan delivered vigorous dissenting
opinion, saying that the opiAton is con-
trary to the established system Of the
United States and declaring the opin-
lon Of the court to be in effect an
amendment to the constitution Of the
United States
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10
Delaware for Gray.

Dover. Del, June S.-Cort""ry to the
expressed wish of Judge George Gray
the Delaware Democratic state con
!vention, by unanimous vote. yester
day instructed its delegates to the St
louis convention to present the name
of Judge Gray to the convention as
the choice of the Delaware Democracy
for President. and to work for his
nomination.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10
Morocco kidnapine Case.

This cablegram has been received
from Rear Admiral Chadwick, com
manding the South Atlantic squadron
at Tangier:
THE seizure of the American citi-
zen was by an insuFgent chief so as
TO bring pressure on the Sultan or
Morocco to secure the demands OF the
tribe. Our sense of the gravity OF the
case is shown by the presence OF the
American squadron and will undoubt-
edly cause the earlier yielding by the
Sultan to the demands OF the chief.
which is the only safe means OF re-
leasing the captive"
There is the best authority for the
statement that an attack on Tangier,
or an expedition against the brigands.
will be followed by the immediate
murder of the captives.
At the instance of Secretary Hay,
no instructions will be sent to Rear
Admiral Chadwick for the present,
pending the result Of the representa-
tions of Ambassador Porter at Paris
to the French government requesting
the exercise Of its good Offices In OBJ
tanning the release of the captives.
Through Ambassador Porter. Sscrs-
tary Hay has requested the French
government to exercise its good offices
toward securing the release Of Per
dicaris.
The French government has under
taken the task and because OF its clos
er association with the various ele.
ments in Morocco, it is believed here
that it can accomplish more than any
other government. The British gov
ernment alss Is acting with great en-
ergy in behalf of young Varley, the
stepson of Perdicaris and a British
subject. and the British officials are in
communication with this government
in the pursuit.
Admiral Chadwick is not expected
at present to land a party from his
fleet to pursue the brigands. but it is
stated positively that if Raisuli exc.
cutes his threat Of killing his captives.
the United States government will in
sist that he be run down and execut.
ed at any cost. 1t Is expected at the
Navy Department that the South At
lantic squadron now at Tangier will
be reinforced to-day BY the European
squadron, commanded by Rear Admi-
raj Jewell and consisting of the Olym-
pia, Baltimore and Cleveland, which
left the Azores Saturday.
The battleships Kearsarge, Maine
and Alabama of Rear Admiral Bar
ker's squadron, are at Lisbon, Portu-
gal.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-15
DEMOCRACY'S PLIGHT.

Bill Bryan said he'd help them: he said
that he would talk;
He said that he would fix things so
they'd win in walk;
He went to Colorado-they know they've
host the State
Because Bill Bryan acted like he's the
candidate.
They sent Bill home.
No more TO roam.
For he couldn't find a DENNY
with fine-tooth comb.
Bin Sheehan said he'd do Il: he said
he had scheme.
He woke up Mt Esopus-he found twas
all dream:
He boasted that his tactics had bottled
up New York
They found the other fellows had come
and pulled the cork.
They sent Bill home
No more 10 roam.
For he couldn't catch the voters
with a fine-tooth comb.
Dave Hill said il was easy. he'd hx the
thing up right.
He fretted and he figured with all his
main and might.
And when he'd led his trump card some
body covered it
They whispered then TO David: I'VE
think you'd better quit"
They sent Dave home
No more to roam
For he couldn't find the voters
with fnetooth comb.
Tom Taggart had his innings-he
brought out all his guile.
His fnger-pinching handshake, his oily,
spreading smile.
But up came Mr.. Parker his morning
sleep TO break
With: who has chloroformed you
And what is this--a waket"
They sent Tom home
No more to roam
For he couldn't find a voter with
hne-tooth comb.
Then Arthur Pusey German. as slick as
slippery elm,
Went on the deck as Captain, with no
ono at the helm.
Democracy went drifting as far as far
could be,
And now the craft is sinking somewhere
upon the sea.
They've all gone home
No more to roam
For they couldn't catch a voter
with a fne-tooth comb.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-15

posts in the nation. In neither OF them
did he ever do an executive act that has
turned out disastrously for the country
Where does the unsafeness come In?
The pretended alarm Of Democrats on
this score is really a great compliment
TO Mr.. Roosevelt. IL is equivalent 20
saying that he is an energetic Prssi-
dent We Americans are an energ. &c
people. accustomed to doing things in
stead of sitting down and dreaming about
them, and why should not We have that
kind of President? Mr.. Rooserelt's
energy Is OF the healthy American kind.
and IL has had wholesome effect upon
our own people and in other countries.
A President who has spent his life doing
things is greatly preferable TO one who
has spent his life writing judicial opin-
inns
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-15
TagKarI and Illinois.

As between the Democratic National
Committee Chairman Thomas Tagsart
and the Democratic leaders of Illinois.
the situation is. TO put it mildly, more
than melancholy.
Chairman Taggart came TO Chicago
and went away again leaving behind him
trail OF blasted hopes. The Illinois
Democrats expected to get some money
from the Democratic party. affiuent for
the first time in many years. because the
trusts are with the Democracy. But
Chairman Taggart has nc money to give
to Illinois. Whatever else may be said
of Chairman Taggart-who is fine fel-
low-it has never been said of Fin that
he was Il fool. He knows better than
TO waste money on illinois in this cam
paign. and has practically, SO expressed
himself.
This makes one sympathize and regret
somewhat the condition of the Democra-
tic leaders in Illinois. but exaits ones
esteem Of Chairman Tagsart's good
sense.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-15
Democratic Contraction.

Contractionist would be a better name
than Democrat for the party that fayors
anti-expansion. Favoring free silver,
which meant the contraction Of money
and its purchasing power; the hauling
down of the stars and stripes in Hawaii,
the Philippines and other acquired ter
ritory IL contraction OF territory; advo-
eating curtailment of appropriations by
Congress means. IL carried out, the con-
traction Of the rural free mail delivery,
and Of all other internal works and i'm
provemsnts. The revision of the tariff
a. favored by the Democratic platform
means contraction of markets. at home
and abroad, contraction OF the demand
for Ia Dor, contraction OF money in circu-
lation, contraction of our bank accounts.
contraction Of values, and contraction of
our belts to make our stomachs it the
contracted supply Of foodstuffs which ex-
pcrience has taught we must get along
with under contracted Democratic ad-
ministrafions-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-15
Parker We. Cleveland.

Cieveiand's second administration was
disastrous 10 the prosperity Of the coun-
try: nevertheless, history will give much
credit to Cleveland because of his OBJ
stinate defense of the gold standard
against the assaults Of his own party in
Congress, and because of his Venezuela
message.
But while Cleveland was doing his
best TO preserve the gold standard. Park
er was voting for free silver. And when
Cleveland wrote his Venezuela MESA ge
did he have the moral support of the
candidate who in his recent speech Of
acceptance condemned as extravagnnt
and unjustifed the Republican policy of
getting the nation in readiness for war? ?
Had it not been for this very policy
as pursued by preceding Republican adj
ministrations, President Cleveland's fam
ous Venezuela message would have been
an empty bluff"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-15

was in accordance with the demand of
the people. as expressed by their votes.
They. the people. have just as firmly
expressed their preference for protec-
Tion. Neither currency nor tariff legis-
lstion is SO firmly enacted that the laws
could not be changed by Congress il the
people demanded their revision. and tho
only reason that the Democratic party
is attempting TO make the tariff an is
sue in this campaign is that they hope
the people have forgotten their sad ex-
perieaee under the Wilson G orTnan Dem
ocratic tariff bill. After the votes arc
counted in November. the Democrats
will fnd that the people who by their
votes rule this country consider the pro-
tectiye policy as well as the gold stand
ard firmly and irresccabiy established
as cardinal principles
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-15
TARIFF AND MONEY.
II One Standard IL Establis he'd, Why
Not the Other?

Why should not the protective tariff
policy be as firmly and irrevocably
established" as the Democratic party and
its candidate for the Presidency con-
cedes the gold standard to be?
The gold standard was advocated by
the Republican party, and on this issue
the country went Republican by an over
whelming majority. The question OF
tariff or free trade. and tariff reform
and revision. has been the issue in sew
eral national campaigns, and the people
BY their votes decided finally that the
protective tariff principle should prevail
and that this country should be recog-
rixed as favoring AMI supporting pro-
tsction and not free trade. The Demo-
cratic party was placed in power and
given the opportunity of demonstrating
the failacy Of its free trade or tariff for
rsvenue-oniy policy, and the result was
70 distastrous that the people gladly re-
turned to protection at the first oppor-
tupisy, and refused to EXPERIMENT
WITH FREE SILVER. The legis;a-
sion By Congress fxins the gold standard
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-15

"There IL, cir. in our past his tory no
basic for the init at ion Tn at the party
in power is pred isuo~-d to increase or
in any msnu~- uaiuiy TO extend the
bonds of the Government. Under the
ad m mist rattan Of that party we have
witnessed the reductien N of the inter.
est clearing public debt from 1885,.
O33,3l5 5 at the close of the civil war to
1856, ,U37. 100 at the Glove Of Harri-
.on's Adm in istration, and with the re.
duction Of the principal has Goas .
reduction Of the interest upon what
remained. Ex-senator Fsirbaaks In the Sen.
s,e March 5, 1900