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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-08
Enl1acN ENnI0ded

Talk is cheap" remarked the man
with the quotation habit.
Not always" rejoined the practical
man. My wife talked me into buying
her $50 gown this morning"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-08

The men have always contended that
the eating is the best part Of any party.
and lately the women are beginning to
agree
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-08

If men were relatively as strong as
beetles they could iuggle with weights
of several tonA
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-08

duties leave them no time for house
hold cares. Consequently. it is argued,
the home can not teach housekeeping,
and girls who wish to learn must go to
school in which the art is taught"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-08
Our side.

Our Side.
We like to see the right prevail,
Whatever may betide.
The reason is that all of us
Are always on that side.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-11-08

In Tibet the law allows every wom-
an three husbands
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-26
Double Trouble, by Herbert Quick

''Or. in such a case. to give me
knowledge OF my past relations with
him, or whether / like him or hate
him2"
"Of course" said the judge. we
only try 10 do the possible. The law
requires no man T. do more"
Does this thing" said Amldon.
shaking 10 IN evident disgust, tell
where live in BeIIeyale, whether IN
lodging or at hotel. OF in my own
house, Could 1 take II and find my
home?'
Damn it. Florian.'' said the Judge.
m not here to be jumped on. am
!? No one can remember everything
all the time. Wen get those things
and put them into supplement, you
know"
Not for me" said FIorian. I've
made up my mind definitely about
this. III not depend on it. II / 20
back To Beuevsle, ] must have at
hand at all times the means of con-
Meeting things as / find them with the
life OF this BTassdeld. I must take
with me the bridge which spans the
chasm between Brassheld and Ami
dom mean our friend Clara With
out her. I shall never go back.
haven't the nerve. / should soon find
myself In tangIe Of mistakes from
which / could never eXtricate myself
I've thought IL all out. The Cretan
Labyrinth would be like going home
from school, In comparison"
"Pshaw." said the judge. looking
lovingly at BIodgetts Notes on the
Compiled Statements of Brassfeld.
you could feel your way along very
weN-with these"
Would you go into the trial Of
case" said Forian. mo matter how
simple, in which not only your own flI-
ture, but the happiness of others.
might be involved without even
speaking acquaintance with any of the
PARTIES. or one of the witnesses? I tell
you. Judge. we must have Madame
lie Claire"
The judge rolled up the notes and
snapped a rubber band about the roll
He said no more until evening
Then" said ne. as II he had only
just made up his mind to concede the
point. Tets see if it can be arranged
at once. Come over 10 the Blather-
wicks with me"
Il think" said Amidon slowly. that
III see her alone"
Alone, yes-yesi" said the judge.
changing an interjection into an as
sent. BY all means by all means.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-26

this country Is such an Unsuitable con-
sumer OF human lives and limbs.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion gathers the facts with regard 10
mishaTs on Interstate railroads which
result In death or injury % employees.
passengers, or trsspassers. Its stalls
tics are received without challenge be-
cause they are prepared from the afj-
Cial records If the railroads. TIE rail-
roads dare not falsify those records
for, in every State. there are officials
who also receive reports Of accidents
and the sum OF the State totals and
the total OF The reports made 90 the
commission must approximately tally
II they did not. there would Do an i'm
yestiEation by the commission. II
which its secretary, Mr.. MoseIey, is a
crank on the subject OF figures. tell
ing Ia a feeble way Of the careless
ness Of railroad management and rail
road employees
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200 Lives a Day.

II goes almost without saying that
the American system. in It's desuuc-
tiveness, stands above al the rest
As this country is IN the van of pro
duction. commerce. and everything else
in business line, ir is also the lead
Ing nation I'm the destruction and
manning OF human beings
Every day of the year. it is esti-
mated. the wheels OF the factories and
the railroads of this country. tear,
crush and destroy the lives of go
American citizens, A year ago. the
toll of human lives was rcckoncd at
10000 Although the figures for the
year have not been fully compiled,
there Is ample reason for believing
that the destruction this year will
amount to more than 1900 men. and
women, aye, and children. too. for
in the cotton mills and other places
where children are employed, the
whirring machinery srasps the inno-
cents with no more regard for their
tender bodies than 1t does for The
strongest Of men.
Not one of the battles Of the Span
ish war resulted in so great a loss Cf
life. The battle around Santiago last
ed for practically a week and yet the
American loss wa so much smaller
than the number Of killed at home.
that comparison is enough 20 make
a battlefield appear as the safest
place on earth. or course. in pro-
portion 10 the number Of persons en-
gagged, the loss on the battlefield was
greater. Battles happen so infre-
quenly. however. that the losses that
occur IN them are negligible factors
In figuring on the problem Of loss by
violence. The civil war. the greatest
or modern times. was very destruc-
tive, but not one Of its great battles
can compare with the harvest OF
death with IN the Industrial Machine.
American railroads are the greatest
factor In the destruction of human life.
According 10 the 1905 report Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission the
aggregate number OF persons killed
during the year was 11Oi6. and The
total number Of persons reported as
injured was 81 1856 The summary class
ihes the total number Of casualties re-
ported according as they were sus-
tanned by employees. by passengers. or
by other persons. or the fatal casual
ties. 3.6S2 were sustained by employees.
al by passengers. and 1913 by other
persons. OF this last number. 5.105
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Only don't YOU think there may be
things down there needing attention,
FlOrian money matters - and - and
other things. you know. my boy-aud
that We ought 90 be- moving ia the
matter l would respectfully urEe.
he concluded, using his orators chest
tones go drown Amidon protest
against his Joking. that no time be
lost in deciding on our course.
The judge had noted the increasing
dependence of his client on the fair
hvTnotist and the growing interest
that she seemed 20 feel In him, and
therefore showed some GOODNESS
toward the proposal 10 take her 90
Be.Ievale. The eyes Injured 70 the
perusI Of dusty commentaries and
reports were stIU sharp enough 70
see the mutual tenderness exchanged
in the uuwayeriuE eye-to-eye enCoun-
ters whereby AmidoH was converted
into Frassfeld, and 10 note the soft
ness Of the feline stockings by which
FloTian's Catalepsy was induced or
dtspeiled- He rather favored dropping
the Blatherwick acquaintance. but ne
could not answer Amidon arguments
as 10 their need for its continuance.
So il was that. about The time whom
Elizabeth WaIdron sat i'm the sum
mer house at Bellcvule. with tears of
disappointment IN her pretty eyes.
holding poor FIorians beSt-he-couId-
DO but effective letter all crumrIed
mp In her hand. the tiEriue lie Claire
rested her elbows upon "a window
ledge In the attitude of gazing into
the street cit was all attitude Cor
she saw nothing, and was disturbed
by Aaron. who brought in FIorian
AmidOn's penciled card She gave a
few pokes To her hair. Of course.
turned once or twice about before
her mirror, and went into the parlor
THE judge and your father" said
Amidon. have got up a wonderful
guide from notes Of this man Brass
fields talk"
Yes said she with a smile; they
are wonderful"
And perfectly useless" he con-
tirued, $50 far as my steering by
them in Bellevale is concerned.
As useless she admitted. as
can be"
You knew thst?" he inquired Then
why did You let them so on with it,
That's good, said she 81 like
that. was nicely situated to mention
It, wasn't -"
ITO Be Continued Next Sunday)
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Factory Operatives Slaughtered.

Al that ratio or 81 accidents for
each I'l0 OF persons employed, dur
ing the YEAR the deaths resulting num-
hercd more than $1,000 factory opera
tives sent % their final accounting
before the natural time for their 90
Ing And StlU no account Is taken
Of the farmers who are killed and
injured nor OF the men who go down
10 sea ia ships. nor Yet the men who
work in the building trades. all Of
which contribute to make up total
that represents II gathered into one
plac-. "a city greater than any In this
country al the time of the separation
of the colonies from the mother cOun-
try
A very large number of these acct
dents are fairly UreVeutabie. The in
terstaJe Commerce Commission for
wears has been urging Congress 20
force the adoption of the block SIS
ten. on ali interstate commerce roads.
Senator Ia Toilette. during the short
time he has been In Congress, has
made several speeches In I..r1F Of his
bin limiting the hours of work for
enrI0vps on interstate commerce rail-
roads. lie was SO iusistent just at
the end of the last session that the
Senate agreed To vote upon his bill
on January I, 1901 In support OF that
measure. he cited a number Of cases
in which accidents befell train
crews that had been on duty all the
way from sixteen and One-half 20
twenty-five and one-half hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-26

times as many employees az are injur-
ed on PTussian railways in this
country the railroads injure relatively
five times as many employees as are
injured on Prussian roads. These
figures are taken from a recent report
made by representatives OF the Prus-
sian government. who were commits
stoned 10 visit this country and in
vestigate the American railways and
their operation
The figures quoted take into account
an factors necessary 20 make the re-
suits accurate and reliable. They
make an appalling arraiEnment of the
railway management Of this country,
With respect 10 passengers the agents
of the Prussian government made an
even more astounding discovery. In
their report they showed that the
American railways Kill relatively six
times as many passengers as the PrIs-
sian roads. and injure twenty nine
times as many.
With respect To British railways.
Senator la Toilette. while governor OF
Wisconsin. quoted HIufuati1- Stats
tics. Among other things he said
England has q HttIs c-s~ - 90 miles
or aIlTtt.l@- " e. H..H I'D I..l~ count
a few more than $4,000 miles. British
passenger trains in 1878 travelled less
than half the total Wilea2e made 10y
the passenger trains Of America Eng
liSh railroads. however, carried twice
as many passengers as were carried
ga America Il viii thus De- seen that
English trains were uucL more LeaV-
iIy loaded and followed each other AT
much shorter intervals iu order to
handle on their limited trackase the
vu-rmuIs passenger tranlc OF that
year
III is an accepted rule that acct
dents increase in some measure with
the density II traffic. Tile density Of
traffic compared with that Of this
country was as six 10 one. But. not
withstanding the fact that England
hauled twice as many passengers with
a train mileage less than half as great
as ours. and did the work with ONLY
o Oi0 miles OF track, she killed and in
jured in 1895 only one-tenth of the
number killed and injured during the
same period by the railroads of the
United States
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Ccontlnued from Page NIneJ

"Oh. lots Of en- answered the
judge Here's A for instance. and
under il man named AIyord-a close
friend Of yours
1.-THE one this telegram is from"
said AmiG0u- And suppose this one
in cipher is lrom Stevens. the lawyer
OF banker. IL must be impOTJan-'-
81 shouldn't wonder" said Judge
Blodsett, "aHd this Mt AIvJrd I take
10 be minister, for you connect him
with some topic relating TO Christian
Martyrs ana rituals He must be a
close friend, for you sometimes calI
him Jim, In strict privacy. [ presume.
oh. there's a regular directory OF EN-
here I've even discovered that you
have a little friend, a child of. say.
seven or eight years-telI by the tone.
you kn0W-that YOU call Daisy and
Daise' and sometimes Straw berry.
These fondnasses for children and cler-
gymen prove 10 me. FIOrian, that an
AmidOn is good goods on any con
founded plane Of consciousness you
can throw EN- intO-COn5eTVative re-
srectable. and an that you know"
AmidOn looked suspiciously at the
notes, mappeased by this flattery.
What Justification there was for sus-
pici0n We shall be better able 10 say
when We meet these Bellevale ac-
CUaintances Of his.
rs this the guide by which I am 10
regulate my conduct IN BeIlevale?"
asked he after looking It over.
We'll" said the judge. 1t may not
be quite like remembering all about
things; but anyhow it Will help some,
won't itT'
Il suppose I'm TO carry IT with me,
and when an acquaintance accosts me
on the street. I'm to look him up in
the index and find out who he is be-
fore I decide whether to shake hands
with him or cut him. am y"
Not exactly that way" said the
judge; that wouldn't be practicable,
YOU know: but it's ten to one youn
find his name there l tell you, that
compilation-''
TIE tihsion into gategories," broke
in the professor. according 10 te
principles OF lotchik was te clutches
itea. A wonderfully inCheniOus blan.
II viii enable you"
HAS # any plan OF reference. in
terrupted Amidon, by which I shall
be enabled 10 find out about a man
when / don't know who he is?"
'NO-no.'
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were reported - trespasslng, from
railways are lu no sense legally re-
sponzib'e for the deaths lu question.
The number Of Injuries sustained 10y
employees during the year was 67e67;
the number of injuries sustained by
passengers was SllL and The number of
injuries sustained 10y persons other
than passengers and employees was
1871 Ey comparing the figures OF
1904 with those Of the previous
year. it VIII be observed that
there has been an actual iucrels ST.
in every class of casualty. The most
serious Of all is the fact that rail-
road casualties increase year by year.
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World Needless of Slaughter.

Merely for the purpose Of contrast
tt may be mentioned that three Of the
biOOdiesJ battles Of the civil war-Ciet-
tysbuFg, Chiekamauga, and Chancel-
lorsville-resulted in a total of 1851
killed and s. 40S wounded
Those awful conflicts filled the en-
tire COuntry-two countries then-with
grief and horror. But the men who
fell in them went down amid the roar
and excitement Of battle. with bugle
calls ringing in their dying ears, and
the flags of their faith and devotion
flying above them.
There Is no thrill Of battle no
stimulus OF loyalty to mark the trag-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-26
The Automobile Enters the List.

The automobile, during the twelve
month past. has entered the list OF
death-dealing agents. but 70 IS far be-
hind others Deaths cCused by auto
mobiles receive far greater attention
than deaths on the railroad As a
usual thing. the owner of the machine,
prominent ia his own neighborhood at
least. was operating the machine at
The time OF the accident wherefore Il
is an item Of news. Newspapers. as
rule give u1 heed 20 the death on a
railroad track Ut one tramp. IL takes
The death ~ an least two ~ them az
the same time 90 force a notice Of the
TACT On I-g average UJWSul per pub
ltsIel lu city other IEaD the one in
which 90 occurs
During the year and a few davs from
August s. 1870. % August II. 1855. ninety
nine persons were killed by the COM
uara-veiE new means of trausp0rLa-
ton
Coal mining claims many victims
IrGUSN iVauiss OF course. leading the
llst with about 1900 deaths and over
300 injured Ohio, Illinois West Viz
EIla and The other coal mining States
Follow closely in percentages. but con
si4cTau-E behind JOB The total OF deaths.
IN manufacturing the casualties
amount to approximately A per I.en5 IT
employees ana The ratio az deaths 70
The whole mum Der of accidents is about
as one 20 SIX.
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sdies or Progress. It's victims drop
singly or n small groups, while the
world goes on needless Of the con-
tinuaI slaughter
These figures. IL must be remembered.
pertain only 10 such railroads that
make reports 10 the Interstate Com
merce Commission There are many
railroads doing business wholly within
one state. They make reports only TO
the State officials. if al all II is esti-
mated they killed during the year.
not less than loo persons and injured
about 300
The trolley. as an agent OF death.
has long had a high rank Although
deaths and about 5000 injured persons.
u is believed that accurate statistics
would show a much higher total for
each class
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-26

p" HE Industrial system OF this
country IS a monster. each
year demanding and receIy-
ing a tribute OF human
lives and limbs much great
er than that exacted by ma
ture since this century began as pay
ment from m0rtals who insisted upon
living near the craters OF volcanoes
and IN districts subject to earthquakes.
Peace has Victories no less splendid
than those OF war. However, peace
also exacts the penalty in killed and
injured.
The commissions Of nature resulting
in The destruction OF the island OF
Krakatoa, the obIiterauon OF the city
Of St. Pierre and its surrounding vile
lagos. and the earthquakes which
wiped ont large portions Of San Fran
cisco and Valparaiso were no more
fatal 10 human life and injurious TO
the limbs OF tho survivors than the
revolving wheels OF the American in
dustriaI system.
St Pierre and its dependent villages,
when wiped out, reduced the popuia-
ton OF the earth by about 10000 per
sons Less than 800 persons were Killed
in the San Francisco estaclysmic con
vulsion. Even II the worst reports
about the loss OF life in Valparaiso are
true. not more than 1900 lives were
snuffed out.
In total all these happenings OF
Notwithstanding interest the loss OF
life was but little. II any more than
half the number sacrificed TO the
American Mol0ch.
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Greater Destruction Than in Battles,

UItdleE DtStIuCtlON nan IN bdllles,
No battle OF modern times has
caused as great a destruction as is
wrought every year by the manufac-
turing and transportation machine Of
America The ancieuts had battles in
which they reported deaths amounting
10 anywhere from 10000 to 500 900. but
the ancIents were liars. The fact that
they had no transport system capable
OF carrying food for such armies a g
they claim To have put into the field
puts upon them a burden OF proof that
their apoloEists among moderns cannot
overturn. Their war spondents
wrote reports that contained more by
perbole than facts
Even the venowest OF yellow modern
newspapers would not have one OF
them in its employ FOR am hour after
ne had turned In copy" about the drst
skirmish. The imaEinatious they CON
cealed about their persons. II eXer-
cised ia the preparation OF Rider Has-
gard novels would make them the
wealthIcst OF men
The statistician ~ today can DO
many things with figures. bur hc can-
not compete Wlth bis ancient and
goae-to-tHe-du-r brother who reported
on the f6ars of arms or the kings
princes and potentstes who employed
him 20 record thelr achievements on
enduring stone and burned clay.
The s-aJistcilns q today must limit
themselves 90 az least the outskirts 81
fact Il is they who have prepared
thr facts upon which is based the as
serJlon THAI the Industrial system Of
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Prussia Beaten a Mile.
- ~

In Prussia The railway companies
employ greater number OF men
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How the list grows annually Is shown
by the following figures.
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ITO Be Continued Next Sunday.)
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-02-23
HAS new PRESIDENT
C. A. FALLIERES HEAD OF FRENCH
GOVERNMENT.
Crowds Massed in Streets of Paris
Shouting Long Live the President"
President Loubet Committed Exc
cutive Functions to New President
-Loubet Retires to Private Life.

Clement Armand Fallieres Sunday
France, while former President Lou
bet passed into private life. The cere-
mony of the transmission of Office took
place in the Elysee palace at o'clock
Sunday afternoon while the crowds
were massed in the surrounding
streets shouting, Long live the presi-
dent" and Long live Fallieres," and
every military garrison Numbered a
salute of 81 guns.
President Loubet, surrounded by
the members of his cabinet, the presi-
dents of the senate and the chamber
of deputies and the members of his
military household, welcomed M. Fal-
Heres, and in a few earnest words
committed the executive functions to
the new president. The reply of M.
Fallieres was without Formally. 1t
was a simple acceptance of the new
responsibilities and an assurance of
his best efforts in carrying them out.
Nm. Fallieres and Loubet both wore
evening dress, with the broad scarlet
sash of the Legion of Honor across
their breasts. The presence of their
military stats in full uniform gave a
touch of brilliancy to the scene within
the place, while the escorts of cuiras-
siers which accompanied Nm. Fal-
Heres and Loubet to and from the pal
ace gave fitting dignity to the occas-
ion. Following the ceremony, the form
err president and his family withdrew
to their private apartments in the Rue
Dante.
President Fallieres did not remain
long at the palace, returning to his
| former home, where his wife awaited
him. President and Nine. Fallieres will
| take up their residence at the Elysee
palace.
Thousands lined the route from the
Gutenberg palace to the Elysee palace
and cheered the new president as he
passed in an open lanoeau, with Pre-
mier Rouvier, smiling and bowling to
the continuous ovations.
| The scene as the president-elect
drove within the courtyard at the
Elysee palace was one of great ami
nation. A regiment of infantry which
encircled the entire courtyard rem.
dered military honors, bugles sound
ing fanfares, the colors were dipped
and the band struck up the Mar
seillaise."
| President Loubet awaited his sue
cessor in the Salon des Ambassadors,
where the formal transmission took
place.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-02-23

The royal mourners fingered while
the battery fired minute guns and the
infantry three volleys. Having knelt
for some tipe, the royal personages
reverently kissed the catafalque, and
the ladies, having placed fresh flowers
on the coffin, all departed in the same
order that they entered the church.
The mourners had luncheon at the
little palace close to the cathedral, and
then drove to the station, which they
left at 4:30 o'clock for Copenhagen.
The quiet streets presented a strik-
ingly multicolored spectacle after the
service, the uniforms of practically
every army in Europe being seen.
1t is said that the value of the
wreaths and flowers of gold and silver
received since the kings death is
about 100000.