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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08

Immediately there was a greac
storm of condemnation. Mr.. Bryan
tried to defy and quell it but he utter
ly failed. And now, after O year of
criticism and within a year Of the
presidential nomination, : he re-
nounces his own offspring, tosses il
on the poorhouse doorstep and de-
clares that government ownership is
not an issue! This is the portentous
product of all his meditation-this
the ripened fruit Of his brilliant
craftsmanship And yet it is only
sample of his shuffling! He puts
forward what under our federal sys-
tenn can only be quack nostrum.
the widest of empiricism, the ini-
tiative and referendum and pro-
claims that he will drive OUT any
Democrat who does not accept it;
and then he turns about and aban-
dons that chimera just as he aban-
dons government ownership! He is
as changeable as the weather-vane, as
variable as the shade
By the light quivering aspen made.
"N'hat shall be said of the man
who aspires to the leadership of d
party and to the presidency itself
who is thus shambling and irrespon-
sible? He has no deep and abiding
convictions. He announces a plat
form today and renounces it, tomor-
row. He is ready to teach that the
world is round or fiat, as the school
trustees order. Not only has he no
fixed principles which anchor him,
but he has only the most superficial
grasp of public questions. He is
faclle and fluent with great rheto-
rical gifts, but without any large un-
derstanding either of the problems
Of the day or of the methods of deal
ing with them.
"Go back over our history and we
recall no time when any man of such
light caliber has held such an ascend
ancy over either of the two great
parties for any period as he has held
over the Democratic party with little
interruption for now eleven years."
1t is truly remarkable state of
affairs.-Long Branch Record.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08

.$89,965,00O

Grand total. E. :. ..$89,965, 900
Sugar, it will be perceived, is the
crucial item in this formidable pro-
gram of revision. That is the article
which wrecked the Wilson-Gorman
tariff bill, and its protection is a
prime feature of practical politics of
both parties. Once put sugar on the
free list, and all the rest would be
easy. But would the protection wing
of the Democratic party ever consent
to that, or would the stoutest Re-
publican revisionist even think Of it?
With so sound a Democrat as Senator
Bacon declaring that low tariff is
an impossibility, and a high tariff
necessity, we fear that Mr.. Whitney's
revision program is much too radi-
cal, even from a Democratic stand
point. We observe, however, that
Mr.. Whitney is inclined to be tender
with the protective duties on cotton
goods. in which matter New England
and the South may find common
ground against revising the tariff too
seriously. Washington Herald.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08

Failing to get specifications of the
tariff revision program from those
Republicans who say thev are willing
to revise the tariff in 1909 or at some
subsequent period, Senator Foraker
may obtain some intere5liri, figures
from Henry M. Whitney, who is
making vigorous gubernatorial cam
paign in Massachusetts on the tariff
issue. Mr.. Whitney is i'll no unc ar
tain frame OF mind as 10 what he
would do to reduce the surplus and
relieve the people of unnecess Try
Federal taxation. He would begin
by taking the tariff off food supplies,
and then proceed to remove them
from the raw materials Of manufac-
lures. "This," ne says, would in
a measure lessen the cost oe living
and increase the demand FOR labor.
To be specific, he would take off all
duties on the following aeticles, and
make a substantial reduction in the
duties on all the remaining prott cted
products, save wine, spirits and to-
bacco:
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-08

One of our local politicians re-
marked to the writer a few DAYS
ago that he believed that a new
party would be formed next year
under the leadership of Hearst of
New York, and that thousands Of
Georgians would flock to it. He
predicts also that the party will
run Tom Watson for vice-president
If he will accept. AS to Mr.. Watson
we think that the gentleman is all
off. Tom Watson is today one Nof
the strongest men in Georgia; in our
opinion he could be elected governor
to succeed Smith and he would be
foolish to chase rainbows with
Hearst.-Cordele Rambler.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, June 25.-Cattle-Re
ceipts, 5000; steady; native steers
$4.7546.75; cows and heifers, $2.75q
SIS; western steers, $3.50@5 40; Tex
as steers, $3.00Q4.60; Gamers. $4,000
800; stockers and feeders, $4,000
500; calves, $3.5O@6.50; bulls, stays
etc., $3.25@5,00. Hogs-Receipts, 5,
COO; shade to &c lower; heavy. $500
5.S214; mixed, $5.75@5.SO; light, $5.S6
@5.95; pigs, $5.25Q5.S5; bulk of sales
$5.7505.S2h. Sheep-Receipts, 1000;
steady; y%earlings, $6.O0Q6.75; weth'
ers, $5.75@6.25; ewes, $4.75Q5.50;
lambs, So. 50@7.25.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
SOME PLUMS FROM IOWA TREE
Postmaster at the State House and
Oil Inspectors Named.

tive council appointed Jack Heffel.
finger of Grundy Center, to be post.
master for the state house. to sue.
coed the late Colonel Hubbard of
Council Bluffs, to begin duty Aug. l.
Governor Cummins announced the
appointment Of oil inspectors, as fol.
lows: To succeed L. B. Cousins OF
Council Bluffs, George B. Hardell; c.
T. Briggs OF Burlington, succeeds
Charles S. Rogers of Mount Pleasant;
F. Fl. Robbins of Waukon, succeeds
~Tallmadge OF West Union. and II. V.
Speers OF Marshalltown, succeeds Nor
gan Of Marshalltown. All others are
reappointed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
NASBYS FROM TWO STATES
Nebraska and Iowa Postmasters Meet
with WASHINGTON Officials.
fro NJ CONTINUED


Omaha, June 26.-The fourth annual
convention OF the Nebraska Associa-
ton OF Postmasters convened in Creigh'
on college with about 100 members
of the association present, and a large
~eprinkllng of Iowa postmaster. Many
women postmasters from Nebraska
and Iowa are also attending the con.
vention The features of the session
were addresses by Superintendent
Bushnell of Washington and OF Field
Superintendent Van Dyke.
The Iowa pOstmasters met in the
parlors OF the Willard hotel and er.
iected a temporary organization by
eleCting G.. l.. Robb of Abba, chair
man, and Ii. Il. Deater of Shenandoah,
secretary. The purpose was to discuss
the expediency of organizing an Iowa
association. A resolution was adopted
favoring the formation of a permanent
organization and the chairman, secre.
tary and Mr.. Prewitt were appointed
a committee 10 confer with the oficials
CT the Nebraska association and de.
termine whether it would be better to
form an Independent organization or
unite with the Nebraska association.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
CHICAGO Live Stock,

Chicago, June 25.-Cattle-Receipts,
$500; steady, but slow; common to
prime steers, $4.6o@7.OO; cows, 1926
CATS; heifers, $3,00Q5.0O; bulls, $40
@5.O0; calves, $3.O0@6.5O; stockers
and feeders. $3.O0@5.OO. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 10000; sc lower; choice heavy,
$5.9O@5,95; light, $5,S0Q5.S5; light,
$5.95@6.O0; choice light, $6.OO46.O5;
packing, $5.75@5.90; pigs. $4.0OQ6.O0;
bulk of sales, $5.S5@5.95. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 1000; steady; sheep. $4,000
Gas; yearlings, $5.5OQ6,50: lambs.
$6.00Q7.40.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28

ottftAtts
the man whom Duncombe had point
ed out to him. He had edged nearer
and nearer till he was almost within
earshot. The yicomte's voice, always
low, became a whisper.
Il can tell you this much, at any
rate" he said. whatever theE pres
ent condition may be it is more likely
to be improved than made worse by
your departure. You are a well mean
Ing person, monsieur, but you do M
body any good here, and you risk
more than dare tell you. If you must
go, them"
The vicomte turned away to greet a
little party of friends who had just
entered, Duncombe strolled back to
the hotel and found Spencer walking
restlessly up and down the hall walt.
ing for him,
at last'' he exclaimed, with a sigh
OF relief. "Come up into my room,
Spencer. We can talk there
He rang for the lift, and as they as.
cended he watched the other anxious,
ly. Spencer was looking pale and dis
turbed. His eyes showed signs OF
sleeplessness. ana he had not the all
of a man who has good news to i'm,
part. AS soon as they were inside the
room he locked the door.
"Duncombe," he said, there is q
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
f~ootsteps I'm the DAYTIME"

footsteps In the daytime"
"What a pity!' the vicomte muir
INJURED. II would at least have taken
you a mile or so round the b%oulevards
IL | had known. But wait! You are
sure-that 1t is the police by whom you
are being watchedY"
quite" Duncombe answered. THE
manager Of the hotel has spoken to me
about 1t. He has asked me, In fact, to
leave"
ITO leave the hotel?"
Eyes. I was on my way to the Ritz
to secure rooms when I met you"
The vlcomte slipped his absinth
gravely.
81 should not take those rooms" he
said. you will in all probability not
occupy them"
"why not2"
ut has been decided" the vicomte
said, that you are to be driven out Of
Paris. In the end you will have to go.
I think II I were you l would not wait.
The train de luxe to Calais Is more
comfortable than a wet bench In the
morgue or a French prison.
''Who has decided thisT" Duncombe
asked. what emperor has signed the
decree of my banishmentT'
There have been worse served en-
perors," the vicomte remarked, than
the, shall we say, person who bids you
60"
what is my ohfense?' Duncombe
asked.
IL know nothing" the vicomte an
swered slowly, pouring himself out
some absinth.
"Who are my judges, then? What
secret authorities have l incensed? l
am an honest man. engaged in an hon
est mission. Why should | not be al.
lowed to execute IT."
The vicomtc half closed his eyes.
Duncombe was n little angry. The vi
comtc regarded him with reproachful
wonder.
You ask me SO many questions" he
murmured, land | tell you that | know
nothing. | have asked you to come
here with me because | had just this to
say. | can answer no questions, offer
no explanations. | have no particular
liking for you, but | am afflicted with
n cursedly sensitive disposition, and
there are things which | find it hard to
watch with equanimity. There is a
train for England at . O'Clock this
evening, Sir George. Take it,"
Duncombe rose from his seat.
81 am very much obliged to YOU" he
said. 81 believe that you are giving
me what you think to be good advice,
Whether | can follow it or not is Il diff.
ferent matter"
The vicomte sighed.
You E~nglishmen,' he said, care Sc
obstinate. 1t is the anxiety concerning
your friends, / suppose, which keeps
you heret'
Eyes"
The vicomte hesitated. He looked Up
| and down the room and especially at
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
WRECK AT NORTH PLATTE
Union Pacific Passenger Train Re-.
mains Intact Until It Clears Bridge.

'fo'''S s'euSs o'N' ~ SsSo' o'tdgOs
North Platte, Neb., June 26.-The
w~estbound Los Angeles limited ex-
press on the Union Pacific was
wrecked at the west end of the Platte
river bridge near here at 9 o'clock
last night. Practically the whole
train was derailed, two sleepers being
turned completely over. No n was
killed and only one passenger, a Los
Angeles lady, was injured. The wreck
was caused by a broken wheel on the
car while the train was still on the
bridge. The baggage car left the
track, but the heavy guard rail pre-.
vented it falling into the river, and
the train remained intact until IL
cleared the bridge. The train was
tied up until this morning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
Liqhtnino's Effect Deadly.

a farmer living about eight miles east
of Hamburg, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. He was in COM
pany with his three son and Joe
Hydinger. The bolt struck a barn In
which they had taken refuge from the
storm, setting 1t Oh fire. The storm
was one of the worst OF the season
and much hail fell.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features Of the Days Trading and
CLOSING Quotations.

Chicago, June 25.-Delay in harvest
ing operations in the southwest be-
cause of wet weather was a strength
ening influence today on the local
market, the September delivery clos
ing at a net gain of A@&c. Corn was
up Nc. Oats were down Nc. Pro-
visions were 12hQ15c to 25c higher.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
Closing prices:

Closing prices:
Wheat-July, 91%c; Sept. 1880
94Mc; Dec, 96H@97c.
Corn-July, $3.50; Sept, 52B@53c.
Oats-July, 421ac; Sept, 371sc.
Pork-July, $16.05; Sept, $16.25.
Lard-July, $S.S7H; Sept, $9.O71a.
Ribs-July. $685.; Sept, $S.s5.
Chicago Cash Prices-No. 2 hard
wheat, 91h@93c; No. 2 corn. 521a@
b2Ac; No. 3 oats. white, 43Q441ac.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28

train which leaves Paris for London at
4 o'clock. You must catch tiff you
are allowed to. Don't look like that,
man. | tell you you've got to do 1t.
If you are in Paris tonight you will be
In prison"
For what offense?' Duncombe ask.
ed.
"For the murder of Mile. Flossie.
They are training the witnesses now.
The whole thing is as easy as A b G.
They can prove you so guilty that not
even your best friend would doubt It.
Pack your clothes, man, or ring for the
VALET
Duncombe hesitated, but he, too, was
pale.
"Are you serious, Spencer" he asked.
II am s o serious" Spencer answered,
that unless you obey me l will not
move another finger In this matter.
You lose nothing by going. All that q
human being can do l will do. But you
lose your life or at any rate your lib.
erty II you stay"
Duncombe bowed his head to fate.
"very WELL" he said. II will gor'
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-06-28
Balloon Falls Into Sea.

Newport, Belgium, June ga bal
loon coming from the direction Of
Dunkirk fell into the sea. Tugs have
gone out in an attempt to rescue the
%aeronaut.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
Use. for Ca.t-on shoes.

What becomes of old boots and shoes
has hitherto been almost as puzzllng a
problem as where all the pins go to.
The solution, however, is given in the
Boot and Shoe Trades Journal.
Old boots and shoes of leather are
cut up into small pieces and then are
put for two days in chloride of sulphur,
the effect of which Is to make the
leather hard and brittle.
When this is fully effected the mate
rial is withdrawn from the action of
the chloride of sulphur, washed with
water, dried and ground to powder.
1t Is then mixed with some substance
that will cause 1t TO adhere together,
such as shellac or other resinous ma
terial or even good glue and a thick
solution of strong gum.
1t is afterward pressed into molds to
form combs. buttons and g variety OF
other useful objects.
Prussiate OF potash is also made out
OF old leather. 1t Is heated with pearl.
ash and old iron hoops in large pot
The nitrogen and carbon form cyanoger
and then unite with the iron and DO.
tassium. The soluble portions are dis.
solved out and the resulting salt, added
to one OF iron. produces the well-knowu
Prussian blue, either for dyeing Dur.
poses or as pigment
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
President Abandons Publicity.

1t is not so very long that "publici
ty" was to be the certain cure for trust
evils. Congress was recommended by
the President to pass a law 70 investi
gate corporations and to report to the
President, who could then publish such
information as he thought of enough
Importance. The Bureau of Corpora.
tions was created and ample funds APP
propriated for all necessary investiga-
tons. No doubt. many such investiga-
tons have been made. but the report
on the Beef Trust is the only one that
the President has given to the public.
Whether President Roosevelt was dis
couraged by the reception the public
gave that first effor. at publicity, which
appeared to favor the Beef Trust. or
whether he has concluded that publici-
ty Is worthless as a remedy against the
exactions of the trusts, he has not Civ
EN- the public any further results of the
investigations that have been made.
SO Publicity" like other remedies
and attempted reforms of this erratic
administration, is gone glimmering, and
the only true methods of tariff reform
and criminal prosecutions have never
been attempted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
franklin as a Reformer.

A new recruit to the support Of the
simplified spelling commission has
been found in Benjamin Franklin, pl&l-
osopher, once of Boston, Philadelphia,
Paris and London. He declared him.
self in 1856, in letter to Mrs. Jane
Mecon.
you need not be concerned in writ
ing to me-" said Franklin, "about your
bad spelling; for, In my opinion, as
our alphabet now stands, the bad spell
ing, or what is so called, is generally
the best, as conforming to the sound
of the letters of the words.
"a gentleman once received a letter
In which wers- these words:
"'Not finding Brown at HON, l de-
livered your meseg to his yf.'
THE gentleman, finding 1t bad SPELL
ing, and therefore not being very intel
ligible, called his lady to help him read
it. Between them they picked out the
meaning of all but the 'yf,' which they
could not understand The lady pro-
posed calling her chambermaid, be-
cause Betty, says she, has the best
knack at reading bad spelling of any
one / know.
Betty came, and was surprised that
neither sir nor madam could tell what
yf was.
why says she, 'yf spells wife ;
what else can it spellY
"And indeed it is a much better, as
we'll as shorter method of spelling wife
than double you, /, eff. e, which in real
ity spell doubleyifey."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
The Rrovn,viIle nIupdcr.

Foraker will be able to make out a
strong case against the President on
the ground that his summary dis
charge of the negro battalion without
sufficient inquiry was altogether I'M
lawful, a usurpation of power which
he. as Commander in Chief of the
army, does not possess
Upon Investigation OF the affair the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs
can hardly do otherwise than report
that the President is not by law au-
thorized to disband any portion of the
army or navy by executive order, and
that such power would be most dam
gerous one to place in his hands.
But in a very little while Mr.. For
aker Will have all the testimony neces-
sary to convince him that number of
the members of the discharged hattal-
ION ought TO have been hanged for muir
der, while many more ought to have
been sent to the penitentiary for be
coming accessories after the fact by
refusing TO tell what they knew about
the Identity of the rioters All this
testimony ought so thoroughly 20 con-
vince the doubling Foraker that be
VIII be ready TO join Democrats in
condemning the President. not because
ne punished the negro soldiers. or most
OF them. too severely, but because he
violated the laws enacted by Congress
for the regulation of the army and al
lowed the guilty Gues TO get Off much
too easily. st. Louis Republic
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19

The Interstate Commerce Commission
in its scathing report to Congress on
the investigation of the Standard Oil
trust arraigns that great corporation
for corruption of officials and employees
of rival corporations and the press. 1t
also declares that the course followed
has been without decency or conscience
and says the pipe lines and railroads
have fixed rates to shut ont its indepen-
dent competitors. All this is but an
official version of what the Democrats
have long claimed, as The way the trust
was operating. but the Republican lead
ers denied 1t and refused so long to leg
,sIate to prevent its continuance. VIII
anyone say after this exposure that the
pious Rockefeller and his partners
should not be proceeded against under
the criminal law against trusts, as we'll
as under the civil sections which only
provide for fines? No wonder Stand
ard OH has paid 40 per cent dividends
and over for many years, with huge
profits wrung from helpless people
The Republican policy of giving a
subsidy 10 ship owners is but carrying
out the tariff policy OF robbing the
many for the benefit of the few.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
NE AIgl Elg.ss V


Richmond, Va, unions are planning TO
erect 100000 temple.
A meeting to form a State organization
of city employees unions will be called in
BOSTON
Union metal workers in Germany in
creased their membership in 1905 from
1900 to $4,000.
The telephone girls of Memphis, who
have union of their own, are on strike
for better conditions.
Denver eigarmakers have asked for an
increase of 81 a thousand, and will start
cooperative factory if it is not granted.
Milk wagon drivers at Oakland, Cal,
have formed a union and affiliated with
the International brotherhood of Team
sters.
A bill has been introduced in the Ala
hama Legislature TO prevent the employ
ment of laborers in factories over ten
hours a day.
The South Australian premier. Tom
Price, who is a stonemason by trade,
marched with his union in the recent AIDE
laide eight-hour procession.
The German Miners Union is urging
the organized miners in Great Britain to
assist it during its probable strike for
10 per cent increase in wages.
Within one week the blacksmiths of
Sacramento recently obligated $50 mem
bers. All the men employed at this trade
on the Southern Pacific ara now organ
lied.
An estimate furnished by a statistician
gives the number of men killed in the
daily pursuit of their callings. largely
skilled and unskilled laborers, for the last
four years, at $4,000 men. or 10000 an
nually.
The machinists' lodges have begun a
vigorous organizing campaign and eight
hour day agitation in every section of
eastern New England. The membership
in the vicinity has trebied within the
last year.
Sacramento is soon to have handsome
and commodious labor temple. The build
ing is to be erected under the auspices
of the Sacramento Labor Temple Asso-
citation, the members of which were chos
en- from the unions of that city.
The latest development in England's
struggle between employer and employed
is Sir John Binghams Offer to subscribe
$4,000 to a fund to fight strikers. Sir
John, the head of one of Shefield's great
est cutlery firms, sees no escape from the
tremendous labor troubles, and urges the
manufacturers to join har DIS for finish
fight
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and Order of Railway Conductors of the
Rocky Mountain division CT the Northern
Pacific have both decided to demand a
raise of Is per cent in wages and re-
duction of the working day to eight hours,
1t is believed that the satae demand will
be made ultimately by the 0rakemen and
conductors on all roads operating in the
West.
Following the recent sailors strike on
the Pacific coast comes q disagreement
between the officers of the vessels which
promise to result in one of the greatest
labor troubles in connection with Pacific
coast shipping of recent years. This is a
strike of all ship officers except the mas
ters The trouble hinges ON the demand
of the officers for overtime and an in
crease in salary of $40 month.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
ELMER eRrNuER GETS PLACE

Marfnette Man the Chosen One Out
of lib for Board of Control.
Elmer Grimmer of Marinette has been
appointed by Governor Davidson as a
member of the State Board of Control to
succeed Congressman-elect Gustav Kues
termann of Green Bay, resigned. The
appointment is for the unexpired term of
the latter, which will end in August, 1910.
There were 113 candidates for the place,
it was said. The State Board of Control
has supervisory charge of the ten State
charitable and penal institutions of Wis
ccnsin and its members receive a salary of
$1,000 a year and expenses.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-02-19
New Metal Processes.

Alfred Weaver of Montgomery, Ala,
and John E. Carney claim to have dis
covered the art of hardening and temper
ing the precious metals, such as silver,
platinum and gold. The details of the
process have not been mad de public. T.
II. Whelan of Bath Beach. n. Y, has
been invited by the Brooklyn navy yard
officials to demonstrate his process of
plating steel and lead with silver without
the interposition of copper or electricity.