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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28
LIMITED GOES
INTO A RIVER

Altoona, Pa, Feb. 23.--The Pennsyl.
vania limited, westbouad, jumped the
track 1T midnight on curve five
miles east of Johnsrown. The loco
motive and combination car rema ned
on the roadbed, but the three cars
following plunged into the South Fork
branch OF the Conemaun river
There were "a passengers on poaeJ.
The officials here have only Dieaeer
information but claim that no one was
XII led. although many are said to be
injured. The river at the point of
the accident is so shallow that a per-
son, it is said could easily ford the
stream
II Is positively asserted by railroad
officials that no lives were lost al.
though 20 WEI Injured. some serious.
ly It is supposed that the derail.
ment was caused BY brake rigging
coming down under the second car.
" the passengers have been taken
ont. Eight Of the more seriously in
jured are on the way to this city.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28
RICHEST BRITISH WOMAN.

1t will probably surprise most people
to learn that at the present moment
the wealthiest British woman living is
z Welshwoman; more, that she is sin
gle. Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot vas
one OF three children Of Christopher
Talbot. a popular NJ. p. Of the mid
Victorian era. The only son died
In early youth, and Miss Talbot's sis.
Ter. somewhat younger than herself
became the wife just forty years ago,
of Mr.. Fletcher Of Saltoun.
Mss Talbot remained at home,
keeping house for her father at Deau-
tiful Margam Abbey. GIamorganshire.
and on his death. which took place
some sixteen wears sgo his devoted
elder daughter found herself left MS
sole executrix. and owner OF all the
Talbot real estate. valued at about a
million and half sterling. as also %
a reversonary interest in huge
trust fund in consols.-Tit-Bits
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28
THE PRIMARY LAW.

The Chippewa Falls Independent
feels that an unbiased Judgment of
the first fruits of the primary law is
not easy to secure. The successful
candidate win approve. while the dis.
appointed is prone to blame the law
for his defeat. Hence we mus. look
to those not personally affected for an
unpreiudiced opinion" 1t concludes
that:
In any view of the case il is APP
parent that the person of moderate
means, however well qualified, is by
the primary law relegated to the rear.
Money. irrespective of fitness, is the
prime essential. Corruption is the
legitimate fruit of such law. Under
the law an unnecessary expense is in.
Cured by the state, almost duplicating
the former cost of an election. Here.
tofore, the people through their
chosen delegates adopted the platform
of policies and principles to govern
the candidates, the present law re-
quires the several nomoniees for
state and legislative officers to con-
vene and promulgate platform A
complete reversal of former methods,
and undemocratic. The law should
be repealed, or so amended as to be
fair to all classes, the poor as well as
the rich. The situation. has one sig
nificant feature which may render any
radical change impossible. Those en-
trusted with the duty of improving
the law have succeeded under it and
may naturally be prejudiced in its ia.
vor. 1t is hoped however, that the
great Importance attached to the sub
ject in the future will call out intel
ligent and conscientious action
These exceptions are well taken
and, it is apparent, not in hypercriti.
cal spirit. The primary method ad-
mittedly doubles campaign expenses,
and to that extent conspicuously oper-
ates to the disadvantage of the aspir-
ant not blessed with the possession OF
the means adequate to advance his
own political fortunes as against an
cppOuSuS luVlt ldNUIdDly ClIGulU-
stanced. Possibly the law has not
proved much of disappointment to
expectation; but as it was admittedly
Of an experimental nature at best
absolute candor should be exercised in
considering its deficiencies and devils
ing methods of Improvement, 1t Is
clear that a fundamental requirement
les in the limitation of campaign ex
penses by individuals. That Is {
matter about which there can be ne
honest difference of opinion, however
+, difficult may be the application of al
effective remedy The legislator,
may wisely accord serious and respect
full attention to the question. Thi.
may be done without manifestation O
a spirit of hostility, but with a patri
otto purpose to make more simple ant
democratic If possible, the processe.
antecedent to the attainment of pub
! lie Office
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28
TWO REASONS FOR ExHAusrloN


1 am in favor of short speeches,
both On the stump and in court. said
Robert Leach, one of George Stewart
Browns campaign managers, the other
day. Whenever | hear a long dis.
course l am reminded of story tod
me years age by an old Baltimore law
yer
This lawyer, when case in which
he was interested was called, arose
and in husky. tired voice asked for
an adjournment.
" On what ground demanded the
judge.
!" Your honor was the reply. i have
been making closing argument in an.
other court all morning and am com
pletely exhausted
" Adjourned" said the accommodate
ing Judge.
Then he called the next case, and
another lawyer asked for an ad1oura-
ment.
" Are you exhausted, tco?' asked
the judge sarcastically What have
you been dc.ng?'
+" Your honor was the reply. :;
nave been listening to my learned
brother
Mr.. Leach ends his story here, ard
IT is not known whether the second al
journment was granted.-Baltimor
Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28
JEALOUSY, NOT HLAckMArL.
Mistake Caused Woman to XIII Al
legged CIandestine Lover.

Chicago. Feb. 23.--While raving in
her cell at the police station yester-
day, Mrs. Michael Mcdonald, who
shot and killed Webster s. Guerin
Thursday, told the police enough to
lead them to the conclusion that IL
was jealousy and not hlackmail thar
led her to take the life of her alleged
lover. Made desperate
b. report that Guerin was engaged
TO marry a west side society girl, the
police are OF the opinion that she took
Guerin's life in revenge Guerin's
love for another was mistake, as 4
was his brother who is TO be married.
Physicians attending Mrs. Mcdonald
said last night that she showed signs
Of Improvement and that they wee
or the belief that In few days she
would have fully recovered. I'm
III then there is little likefi-
hood that the facts in the case as to
what led 10 the shooting win be OBJ
tainabie.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

Bancroft, which makes the organiza-
ton and maintenance of the Wiscon-
sin national guard conform to that of
the regular and volunteer armies of
the United States also passed AS
semblyman Ties bill providing for
the disposition of the surplus moneys
of the Shiloh monument appropria-
ton, passed the assembly. the sur
plus is to be used for the publication
OF history of the battle and both
houses adjourned until Tuesday nigA,,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28
The Absent-MInded Professor.

This story is told CT college pro-
fessor who was noted for his concen-
tration OF MAD. The professor YVES
returning home one night from a sci
entific meeting. still poniering over
the subject He had reached his
room in safety, when ne heard a noise
which seemed to come from nnder the
bed
as someone thcre?" he asked. /.
No. professor answered the in
truder who knew Of the professor s
peculiarities.
That's strange. was positive
someone was under my bed" COM
nented the learned man.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

All discussion of who is the poorest
senator in Washington is useless IN
til definition. of terms is provided.
Meanwhile 1t may be reasonably main
tanned that Plat and Depew are about
as poor as they make them.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

Senator Bailey says the investiga.
ton of his character has gone too far
Touches vital spot, en-.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

VIII someone please tell how TO lis
Germ the difference between a .ie.ao-
cratic newspaper and Z republican
without referring to the bluebook?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

A New York woman. when asked
why she smelled of the volumes when
selecting enc at the city library, ex-
P a-ned that if she detected the odor
oil pe-funery she discarded the book.
pfeieFring those that bore the edor of
'etaeeo smoke. The best books" she
SAID, are read by men, Now what
DO YOU think of that for dsloyalty?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

Madison, Feb. 21.--W Wisconsin was
placed in the tariff revis on column
when the senate concurred in two as
sembly resolutions, one offered by
Assem5lyman Ledvina, demanding
immediate revision and calling upon
the Wisconsin senators and represen-
tatives in congress- to work to that
end and another by Assemblyman
Miller, memoriaizing President
Roosevelt to call an extra tariff-re-
vision session Senator Sanborn
thought that the Miller resolution
covered the ground fully and tha.
there was no need of two measures
on the same subject, but Senator
Whitehead preferred that the senate
follow the assembly completely and
so both resolutions were admitted
There was no roll call, but Senator
Burns voted in the negative. He said
he was not a .stand-patter'' but saw
no great need OF precipiate haste in
the matter. Senator Martin. chair
man Of the committee on elections.
introduced bill for the committee
removing the application OF the
primary election law from municipal
officers in cities of the fourth class
and providing that they sS.l y 2
nominated by the old petition pro-
cess.
The jamestown exposition appro-
priation bill may not fare well in the
assembly. An appropriation of $25 900
Is provided for in the bill which
passed the senate Wednesday, 81 900
of which is to be used for sending a
company of the Wisconsin national
guard to the military display at the
fair. Sentiment in the assembly
seems to be crystallizing around one
proposition; namely. that the display
If there is going to be any at an.
shall be one which will show of Wis
ccnsin dairying interests. A sub
stitute was offered for the Bancroft
resolution which intends to probe
extraordinary legal expenses The
new resolution provides that the sec
rotary Of state inform the assembly
of the total amount paid by the state
for legal services during the last ten
years
Jill introduced by Assemblyman
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

The best thing in the world is to
i've above it-Latin.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

One take this" is better than ten
you shall HAYES French.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

Assemblyman Hughes is getting
support for his anti-tights bill from
many sources. For example a cor
respondent in the Chicago Chronicle
observes: THE legislature of WisCpn.
sin may pass a bill forbidding any
woman or girl to appear on any stage
without wearing skirts. If all state
legislatures should dc likewise what
a great commotion it would cause. 1t
would shut down about one-sixth of
the newspapers, one-ffth of the sa-
looms, one-tenth of the theaters and
prevent one-twentieth of the murders
and suicides, one-half of the elope-
nents and runaways and one-third of
the divorces We would not have to
import preachers. Girls would be
plentiful as cooks, housemaids and
Office help. We would see girls
brushing up on reading, writing and
arithmetic and going west as school
teachers until they secured job as
wife to some wealthy man. The adj
dition of one little skirt would make
some great changes Are skirts de-
sirable or not?" Who, after this
can entertain doubt about the mat
ter.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

Don j. Whittemore chief engineer
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway, discussing railway wrecks,
declares that the public demand for
high speed on the one hand and
human fallibility ON the other are the
chief causes of disasters. "A sleepy
operator" he says, "is all that is
needed to make a block system not
only useless but even a source of dan
GER Mr. Whittemore further says
that he does not think that the remedy
lies in legislation. Granting that the
causes ascribed are the chief ones, is
it not clear that in so far as the first
high speeds concerned it is easily
subject of legislation and one, too
upon which special knowledge is not
required in the legislator? AS to the
sleepy operator, his condition may be
due to sixteen or eighteen hours of
daily service. If this is so, again it
will appear that legislation which will
provide that these men shall be given
ample time for rest and sleep will
prove effective in eliminating a great
element of danger. Mr. Whittemore's
objection, that legislators know more
of self-exploitation than of railroads,
may stand but it certainly does not
require any great amount of special
knowledge on the part of the law
makers to deal with these two ele-
ments, which he says, are the primary
causes of railway disasters.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

tory inspectors or age limits. The
World demands to know: Are the
toiling children of the farm to be de-
prived of the federal governments
heneficent protection? There are more
OF them than in all other occupations
combined Rather than such discrim-
nation let the railroads be forbidden
10 carry Michigan's child-labor beet
sugar TO the eastern market. stop
ehidlabor grain of the west at
state lines, and hold in hoosier bins
the potatoes raised by Senator Bever-
idge's juvenile constients. Nor in
deed is there so much irony after all
In this view. About childlabor an
infinite amount of nonsense prevails.
Children may far better labor than
loaf As Professor William f. Watt,
principal of the Graham public school
in Chicago, said day or two ago: l
am "A favor Of child labor. Those who
have legislated against it and agitated
to have the labo. of children discon-
tinued have saved some thousands OF
children from degradation and pern,ii-
ted many thousands more to come up
in enforced idleness."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

If the railroads affected by the re-
cent ruling of the rate commission
set themselves st once to the task of
complying with that order they will
go 1ar toward removing from the
minds OF the people a prejudice that
mas existed for many years against
them. Happily there are indications
mat that IS what they will do.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

Mad son, Feb. 1.-THE assembly
passed the Bancroft joint resolution
which calls upon the governor to fur
nish information as TO special legal
expenses OF the state. The purpose III
the measure is to determine. if posi-
BILE to what extent the practice Of
employing special counsel for the
state has been growing and how eacr
nous the statess expenses in this di
reotson have been of late years. The
barber bill received some more atten
ton. Mr.. Mueler's bill, outiinlna
more stringent, regulations for the
practice Of barbering in the state, was
reported favoraDly by the committee
and ordered engrossed after a roll cal
had been called for. The vote stood
q to IA on engrossment Mr. Burke
bill providing for repeal Of the bar
Der law came up and was voted
down.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

And still the editorial phone con-
tinues to ring while Immediately fol-
lowing comes the vibratory demand:
Why don't you publish the railway
time-tables?" Once for all, let the
answer be heard-because this paper
is not willing to give gratis to rail
roads advertising space for the like
OF which home merchants and others
expect to pay and do pays The public
has fallen into the notion that time
tables are news. And so they are
Just the same kind of news as all
other commercial announcements
There is but one way that time
tables can ever again get into the
columns of newspapers. and that is
by being paid for. The question OF
insertion is one for the transportation
companies to settle-or for the legis-
lature which clearly has the power
to compel the companies to bulletin
in the press certain classes of infor-
nation for the convenience of the
general public.-Madison Democrat.
The New York World. commenting
on Senator Beveridges bill for the
federal regulation of child labor. calls
attention to bulletin by the census
bureau which gives the total number
II breadwinners between the ages OF
len and fifteen years employed in the
United States as 1,750.17s. Two-thirds
n these. or 1.054,446. are employed in
agricultural labor. They hoe corn in
TInois: they help harvest wheat in
i kansas; they dig potatoes in Indiana;
,hev weed sugar beets in Wisconsin
ase Michigan; they feed lowa's hogs.
They have no eight-hour day or fac
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

Madison, Feb. 20-The senate
passed bill making an appropriation
of $4,000 for a Wisconsin exhibit at
the jamestown exposition Senator
Owen introduced bill to give trust
companies practically the same pow
ers as banks.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

Municipal government is a practi-
cal science and the voters should use
the same discriminating judgment in
selecting their officials as the wise
school board does in choosing a
teacher. They should name only
such as are qualified by education or
experience are not of the highest type
the fact that bar-room education and
experience is not of the highest type
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28

Madison, Feb. 1S.-The senate
adopted two resolutions occasionea
by the death of General George e.
Bryant. One pays tribute to the
honored dead and the other provides
committee of six senators to attend
the funeral.
The assembly is for tariff revision
right now. The anticipated fireworks
over tariff revision did not materia,,Ee
in the assembly when three resolu.
tons, two by Mr.. Ledvina and one by
Mr.. T. H. Miller, came up for a vote.
Mr.. Miller's resolution calling for an
Immediate revision of the tariff was
adopted unanimously.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28
WISCONSIN LAW MAKERS

Madison, Feb. 1S.-Both houses of
the legislature adjourned until Mon
day night. A bill by Senator Hust-
ing proposes TO grant power to all
common councils and village boards
to regulate and fix rates for public
services, including street cars. trans
mission companies, gas. electric, heat
light and power compap;es. and all
companies empowered to exercise the
right of eminent domain Senator
Hudnall proposes in a bill to change
the form of the law supplement of
newspapers, from the newspaper form
to pamphlet form. Senator Hudnall
introduced a bill to regulate the issu-
ance of stocks and bonds by publ,
service corporations, which is under
istration Is to favor.
Tariff revision seems to be an alb
sorbing question before the assembly
these days. Following closely upon
the introduction of resolution by
Assemblyman Ledvina asking for i'm.
mediate revision of the tariff. two
more resolutions appeared in the
chamber yesterday. one by Mr.. Led
VIVA and one by T. H. Miller, urging
the president of the United States
to call special session of congress
to take up the task of revision. Both
OF the resolutions were noted as a
2 special order of business for Mon
DAY Assemblyman Bancroft of Rich
land county introduced a joint reso-
luton which no doubt will stir us
some OF the educators of the state
When 1t comes up for hearing.
Classical or semi-classical education
as requisite to entrance in the uni.
versity is the objective of Mr. Ban
croft at this time. He approves all
that sort of thing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
SPLENDID RACE OF MEN.
Natives of the Friendly Islands of
 Magnificent Physique.

"The natives of the Tonga. or Friendly islands, of the east coast of New Zealand. are the finest in phy- sique of any on earth" said E. A Powell. of Cleveland. Mir. Powell is returning from a business trip to Australia, where he visited several groups of the Pacific islands. The average height of the males is five feet ten inches. Many of them are over six feet. They. weigh from 1e0 to 300 pounds and are very straight, being built in proportion. The women average a greater height than the women of America. They have fine, strong figures and average from 130 to 160 pounds in weight. They are of copper color. straight haired and with features which made the Greeks famous. I firmly believe they are the original Maoris. while the natives of New Zealand are a smaller raee-ap- parently a mixture with the Mongolian race. The islands are crescent shaped and mostly coral There is Leither wealth nor poverty on the islands. Peace and contentmenf are in evidence and the tribe Is exceeding virtuous. The main article of food is the cocoa nut. and the only drink used is the milk of this nut
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
New York Markets.

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 OATS-Firm. but quiet: No. white natural siMsllzc.
 HAT-Duii and weak
 BrTTER-CreamerF extras @ t1 6 score per pound. zsa1sirc CMerr sat5Ee er- change official quotation extras. -ct: fTrsts z4W1slzc. seconds. Z1GL3c thirds. D nzlc. state dairy tubs fancy. EgagIz5c {, good t0 prime. ZsE1+c-. common tg fair. Q Gzc
 EGGS-State. Pennsylvania and nearby selected white. fancy. 1g9sc Eaei 70 choice. zI1Z2c- brown and mixed ex-T4 T Ezee frsts tg extra firsts. I.11c. dirties fNhiza.c cheeks sdlac-
 CHEESE-FiTru and urchaugad-
 POTAT0ES - Firm but quiet. new scufhern. No | y-ESz per barrel: neN acrthsrn. Nn q EGt53 per barrel. new naufherr- ealEis- @sG15c
 LIVE PuCLTRT-2afet. but steady: fnwis LsTIe4sc. old ross-ers. ltc.. spring chfckeus. I7Gzc- ducss old I1Il3c-. do. spTirE rsdEEsc
 DRESSED P0T-LTET - Firm ard in god demand. fresh killed fowls. choice. sc. dn- fair ra Epod~ 1Az1slsc-, old rDost- i. srx rSc hrnilers. nearby L11ac-. do. aersn-- Err~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
THOUSANDS GO DOWN
Elks' Great Parade Marred
 by Heat and Storm.
VISITORS AND MlRCHERS VICTIMS.
PhiIadeIphia's Police. Physicians and Hospital Corps Worn Out With Vast Crowd of Prostrated
 Men, Women and Children.

PHILADELPHIA. July 19 Two thousand five hundred persons. per spiring marchers and massed together spectators. were prOstrated by heat during the annual parade of the Elks here. and every hospital on the line was full to overfiOwing long before a drenching downpour of rain came. breaking ID the parade when 1t was still far from heinz finished.
 The police secured records of more than 1.OOO eases. which were handled by them or taken to hospitals. but hun dretis were cared for in the dispensa- rieS. where no record was kept. IL required four hours for the marchers to pass a given point. and the eager people Sto"d in the hot sun for two E"urs or more before the parade start etI- The total number fin the line of march is conservativeIy estimated at 20.eso men. with about I25 floats.
 Although this started out as one of the hottest days If the year. great crowds of citizens anI visitors were packet together in solid acres along the line of march long before the start was made Under the I.T0iIing sun Ter sons were soon dropping at first by ones and twOs and then by dozens and ScurgS
 Before the parade had been under way very long the EIkS were aiding recruits tO the growing army of the pruSfratel Stepping along to the mu- sic, the lodge members, most of whNg