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hind the cstensible league" comes In Tor
unstinted praise.
AS part of the process of making the
district solid. the prospective candidate
gets UP smoking concerts, flower shows,
concerts and theatricals, and free tickets
to all of these are literally distributed
AS in the days of ancient Rome politi-
clans gave gladiatorial shows. so today
the English politician spends huge sums
of money on these free entertainments FOR
the people. The practice is openly al
mtted in many cases. For instance, not
Ions ago a correspondence appeared IN
London newspaper over the difference be-
tween two candidates who were at the
time contestine the city of Colchester
The election agent of Capt. Naylor Ley
land spoke in high praise of his pflhci-
pals benefactions. He mentioned specin-
cally the wholesale distribution OF Goals
in the winter months and his letter
wound I'D by SAYING: 1t would, l think.
brighten most people were l TO state the
total amount that ! know he spent upon
Colchester during the time that he repre-
scented It,"
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similar concerns Through these there
begins at election times a perfect shower
OF good things in the district. Tickets
on these various societies are freely dis
tributed, and coal. food, b er. blankets.
milk clothing. shoes. firewond and
groceries are given away to deserving
persons. Strangely enough. most of tnesa
benefces find their way into tine homes
of those who hold the franchise. Quite
accidentally of course. persons without
votes do not happen to set tickets. Even
the children of prospective voters are not
neglected.
This is illustrated by an amusing Incl
dent related to the writer by a liberal
election agent. The wife of a ,rtain Mp.
drove into a poor London neighborhood in
her motor car in order to have a ileart-to-
heart chat with some poor women in he
district in whom she had taken sudden
interest coiac.dentally with the fact thai
her husband had TO run for reelection.
Her motor car was Immediately surround
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thing entirely different FROM :. i'll.
In the daytime there is very little 10 he
seen except the dull clouds of white smoke
that hangs over the mountain. Here and
there the white cloud has streak of
back where the fire has reached a part
that Is more damp than the rest. At
night. however. all is chang d. With sun
set a streak of fire seems to run along
the whole top of the mountain. The flames
do not reach into the air is the case
with burning building. The forest fire
IS one bank Of fire for the whole stretch.
1t approaches slowly and majestically. not
with the wild rush of the prairie fire.
The fire in the vicinity of 'Jeverton is
one of the usual fall fires that happen
every year. but this year it is great deal
more extensive than in previous ones. The
fire extends over several of the noun
tains and has beaten track nearly five
miles long. 1t is lucky that in those hills
the value of the timber being
burnt is not very great. 1t is not
in the timber growing country. but never
theless the trees and brush that have
been feeding the confiagration are cause
of very great danger to some of the farms
in the vicinity. 1t is only by the sys-
tematic fighting of the flames that great
deal of territory is not damaged In fight
ing the flames the farmers these near
by mountains use the same means that
the forest rangers of the government use
in combating the large fires of the west
and north.
A IRE Dreak is cleared right IN the
course of the fire by means Of axes. shov-
els and picks and when the break is con-
sidered wide enough there is nothing left
to do except trust to Providence that it is
too wide for the sparks or flames to leap
over.
The Rangers Work Hard.
In some Of the larger ranges a little
further up there is often heartrending
work for the farmers and rangers to do
before they have succeeded n breaking
the fire and many times they are out in
the woods working for days at a stretch.
Jack says that the fire on the noun
tain Is getting away from him and that
he needs all the help that can be sent
".All right. Tell him that we will be
up on special train with all that We
can muster"
These were the short messages that
were exchanged between an assistant
supervisor on the range and his chief in
headquarters. The assistant had been
fighting forest fire that had broken out
in the heavily timbered land on the east
slope of the Blue Ridge. He had battled
day and night. but the fire was famed by
strong winds and was getting away from
his little force. consisting OF forest rang
ers and volunteers from the neighborng
farms. So he had ridden to the nearest
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respective candidates. My man spends
pounds to your chaps shill.nss' Is an
open and oft-repeated boast from one
party or the other.
Getting District in Shape.
The ground batting OF a district may
involve two or three years of constant
expenditure en- 1t before it is ''r.De Tor
working Candidates are often defeated
in a district simply because they id not
begin spending soon enough. iheS
nurse the constituency for another year
or two. and then often on a recontest. the
defeated man gets into parliament with
flying colors. Very often the various
leagues" and organizations engaged In
fixing a district will meet at different
saloons where free drinks are given
away by the chairmen. On these occa-
sic!.s the conversation turns on politics,
and, of course, the member VINO Is De-
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The corrupt practices act distinctlvely
forbids "entert ailments and. so, IN Or
der to avoid the law, tickets Ter THESE
dinners are marked 49, shillings'-4S cents
in American money. For this sum
really splendid dinner, including wine Is
provided. Expert caterers figure tnat you
could not dupl cate sor, of THESE f-:'asts
for less than Sl5n While 4 coed many
tickets are sold. hundreds are given away
by persons who have a right to 3uy tae
tickets and give them to Whenever they
please. Friends of the candidate tlus ac-
uuire mcst of he tickets and hand them
out where they will do the most good
Liberal Samples Of Beer.
At the recent Peckham Rye by-election
where the government was defeated ps
the beer trust-'a Brewers DeIence
League was formed. and voters were
,.ivan free SAMPLES of stout. Most of
these samples" were extren @ly liberal
in amount There was nothing legally
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Elections in England usually take place
in January. for the reason that all the
voting registers are then made up, and
it is easier to identify voters. Owing to
the festive nature of the season. three or
four weeks before the holding of the cleo
ton. there is perfect flood of Christ
mas presents" 1t is usual for candidates
to start what ara speciously called
'Christmas Parcels Fund Soci ties They
distribute free gifts, each parcel being
worth about $50 to 81. which reach the
homes where they will count. One can
didate was known to spend nearly $40 tpO
in this way. AS the money was dis
tributed for a perfectly legitimate object.
and the candidate was not directly asso-
ciated with the Christmas Parcels Fund
Society. the law could no. interfere.
Not only Go candidates spend large sums
Of money in preparing" localities for
their election. but. should hey get into
parliament. they see to II that their poiiti-
cal district is well "nourished" with gov
eminent favors during the occupancy of
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evening. especially when the wind has
been from the west or northwest, the yell
low murky fog or haze has settled over
the city pail.
Forest fires have been raging fierceiy in
all parts of the north and northwest, as
everybody knows. but the smoke that has
been hanging over Washington has not
travelled those thousands of miles. Smoke
has been known to travel that far, but
the smoke that affects Washington has
not travelled more than thirty or forty
miles. Forest fires are not usually asso-
ciated with Washington or anywhere in
the vicinity of it. but this year the fires
have been burning fiercely in the noun
tains around Weverton Md. which is
short distance UP the metropolitan branch.
OF course the woods around Weverton
are not thick enough to furnish material
for as big a holocaust as the numerous
ones in the lake states. but from dis
lance the appearance is a good imitation
of what is going on in some parts of the
country. There is something fascinating
In a big fire to the average spectator. if
he Is not Immediately concerned. Fires in
a city draw the largest crowds. and they
watch breathlessly until the fire is either
under control or has burned itself out. but
a fire in the heart of big forest is some
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Ci i the Yellow Haze
~ That Has Settled Over
the City During the Past Two
Weeks-Forest Fires in the
Neighborhood of Weverton
Have Worried the Residents
of the Surrounding Country
to an Alarming Degree
Magnificent, But Very Ex-
pensive Display = How the
Fires Spread and the Best
Means for Checking Them
Known to Forestry Science
The Effective Work of the
Rangers on the Government
Reservations.
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r. HE Corrupt Practices
/ Act Sounds Well, But
There Are All Sorts of Enter
tanning Ways by Which 1t Is
Dodged-Boodle Plays as
Prominent a Part in an Eng
lish Election as It Does Any
Neutrality-suspicious. Charities
That Suddenly Spring Up in
District That Is Holding
Parliamentary Campaign =
Candidates Who Hold Back
Their Official Nominations in
Order to Nurse" a Constitu-
ency Without Hindrance.
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LONDON. October -. 1858.
~ NGLISH politics are supposed TO
be entirely free from bribery and
- corruption and British news
papers delight IN pointing TO
American elections as examples
of civic dis honest:s. Recent political events
In England hCwevei--aBd particularly the
Haggerston by-elect.on. which was won
b. a careful ''nurs IL o. tns " 2rs by
q wealthy candGats DEM strate the
fact that the old country mas lit lie to
boast of in matters o. this anenv able de
scription In fact. England might even
be able TO give a few pointers TO such
American politicians as believe that the
barrel full of "bocdlC-' counts most In
winning votes from free and independent
citizens.
AS there is considerable talk IN Eng
land just now OF another General cleo
tion coming Of before ionS American
readers might he Interested in be NJ taken
behind the scenes 1t an English ia
l,amentary contest. There i ample evi
dence that money talks IN England
quite as loudly as il does anywhere else
in the world
Corrupt Practice. Act.
OF course, in England there does exist
what is known as the corrupt practices
act: but as famous lawyer once said.
there il law through which one
Cannot drive coach and pair. and
so II is with this enactment for prevent
ing traffic in English suffrage. According
to the corrupt practices act. election ex-
penses must not exceed u certain sum OF
money in proportion to the number OF
voters in given constituency. For IN
stance, if there are 5000 voters. the can
dictate must rot spend more than the
statutory sum OF S,aSi. while in IL place
whore there are l5Ga voters the sum
allowed by law is 81 1S0. Moreover, the
expenditure must De for definite puf-
poses strictly specified amounts being
allowed for such items as salaries OF
AGENTS subacents. clerks, messengers,
printing advertisements. stationery.
postase and kilograms, Every candidate
In England by the way, IS supposed 10
nav his own election expenses. so. run
ming for parliament in big constituency
with :OHdO or tOo10 voters costs the as
p.rant for political honor tidy sum OF
Toney
So rigid--at least. supposedly-is the law
on the point of election expenses that
candidates must submit vouchers for all
their outlay, and these accounts are care
fully scrutinzed, both by government
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EVER in the history of the city
has the yellow smoke haze
hung SO constantly over it as
has been the case during the
last two weeks. Nearly every
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LONDON. October -; 1858.
NGLISH politics are supposed TO
be entirely free from bribery and
corruption. and British news
papers delight in pointing 10
American elections as examples
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ed wearing apparel. ladies', gents 4 ch!ldren's
shoes hats Send postal: will call sny hour.
]. TARSHES 1908 It'll NV. Phone North 49a
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GROW WITH THE DISTRICT.
FOR RENT
Modern Offices and ONCE space. with no dari
rooms. In the handsome
MUNSEY BUILDING,
North side Pa. ave. opposite new District bkg.
RENTALS from $500 to SOS CO. fnc!udina
heat. light. tanitor and elevator service day
A: r. FOX COMPANY. Exclusive Agents.
The Realty Corner, i4th and New York ave.
ap3-fm&w-ff
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LEAVE WANT ADS" AT
STAR BRANCH OFFICES.

LEAVE WANT ADS" AT
STAR BRANCH OFFICES.
II not >nvenient TO call at Tho
Star office. nth street and Penn
sylvania avenue. leave your adver-.
tisements at any Of the following
Branch Offices:
WANT ADS, 1 CENT A WORD.
Minimum, Is cents only.
NORTHWEST BRANCHES:
Butler & Field. Druggists Sd and Indiana ave.
comme1c,sI Bank hldr Postal Teleera9s.
Criswell's Drug Store. 7th and SITS:
Thos. A. Dobyns. 18th and Columbia I'd.
Epplps br"e Store .0 18th ana and Yelling p
Gentner's Drug Store. r4th and z SITS.
Herbst's Drug store. 25th and Pa ave.
Holtzclaw's Newsstand. 17os Pa. ave.
Interior Dept. sth and r Postal Telegram.
s Kann. Sons 4 Co Information Bureau.
Kings Drug Store 18th and SITS.
i:unfons Drug Store. Vermont ave. and 8 ct.
National Hotel. Postal Telegraph
Portman's Pharmacv 14th and X. l. ave.
Roland Wallace. Newsstand and STATIONERY
,,n;on Station Postal Telecrnns
United United States Capitol. Postal Tele.ranh 49,.
1@zo connecticut ave-. Postal Telegraph
GEORGETOWN:
O'Donne1rs Drug Store. 22d and " SITS.
0'nonnelfs Drug Store. 32d and o SITS.
Pride's Pharmacy 2Sth and SITS.
NORTHEAST
keneay's Pharmacy. n. Capitol and stS
Ianham's Pharmacy. 18th and F.. Capitol cts.
Mooradfan's Pharmacy, 18th and Fl sts. ne.
Buffers Pharmacy. 4th and Stanton pl- ne.
SOUTHEAST:
Rrsdley's Drug Store. Sth and sts. Sc.
.ODonnell's Drug Store. Sd and Pa. ave. &c.
SOUTHWEST:
Nth at. Wharf, Postal Telegraph ONCE.
Sulhvan's Drug Store. 7fh and D SITS. sw.
Charles s. Walter. 9O1 AZ st. s.w.
ANACOsTIA:
O. G. Lohr, IS Monroe ST.
ALEXANDRIA:
Il. s. Doniphan, 727 King st.
TENLEYTowN. D. c.:
George p Parton. Druggist. Wisconsin ave-.
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COUNTRY BOARD.

CHEVY CHASE-PLEASANT ROOMS; EXCEL
lent table; near circle: one fare; bath; electric
lights and shade and porches. IL Kirke st.
ap25-5ts
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l.
Choice apartment for physician or dentist
fronting Farragut Square.
GEORGE ]. JOHNSTON.
ap24-7t PHI Cnrcoran bldg Washington ID. O.
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WANTED-TO BUY OLD FEATHER BEDS.
When selling why not drop postal an old re.
liable firm? 81. MARKS. 307 7th. opposite
Saks'. or phone Main 1908. ap27-0
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WANTED-PEARLS. DIAMONDS OLD GOLD
silver and city pawn tickets. Money loaned
also. L. ABRAHAMS. 433 9th. n. 1878.
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>wANTED-MscEYLANE0Us

wANTED-HIGHEsT CASH PRICES PAID FOR
CAST-OFF CLOTHES. LADIES' Or GENTLE.
MEMS. ADDRESS POSTAL; WILL CALL
Phone North 1I56. W. Rice. 1882 It'll 1t. NV.
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S1s NJ ST. NV.
Very desirable four and I'VE room apartments
for rent. containing exceptionally large rooms;
inspection invited. Apply to A. G. PLANT,
care Of A. G.. Plant Co... ia 14th st. NV.
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WANTED-EASTERN FEATHER COMPANY.
this month-50.0 600 lbs. old feathers: highest
cash price: also furniture. Send postal: win
call at once. 213 18th st NV ap266t
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FOR RENT-IN THE ONONDAGA AND
Oneida. groom and bath apartments: all
GEORGE TRUESDELL. 1927 Lincoln ave. ne.
aplS-tf
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FOR RENT-AT THE PORTNER. 18TH AND
sts.: summer rates: front 5-room and bath al
furnished Housekeeping apartment. ap21 lot
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APARTlENTs TO LET.

Suitcase in the Myrene. 70S 9Th st. NV. d.
sirable Broom apartment; ideal downtown Il
cation: all conveniences; reasonable rent.
ap27-tf.6 H. L. RUST, COS l4th st. NV
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at short notice; all mail orders promptly attend.
ed to. g. g. LANGLOTZ sos h 1t. NV. opp.
Library. %, years. experience. mA3000t
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MODERN IMPROVED HOME ON GREAT
Falls Il. R.; fare most parts of city;
married couple or two gentlemen for large
room: also one single ROOM SIS month each:
two minutes walk to car line. Mrs. BAILEY,
Dominion Heights, Va ANIMATE
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Evansville

While making repairs on thresher
the first of the week, Will Tolles unfor-
tunately split the little finger on the left
hand to the first joint. The wound was
most painful one and will cripple Mr.
Tolles for some time.
e r Adamson of Belleville and Miss
Margaret Montgomery of the town of
Porter went to Rockford Saturday and
were quietly married, The groom is ed
itor of the Recorder at Belleville, and
bride popular young lady in this vicin-
ity.
The marriage of Fred Clarke OF this
city to Mrs Ell L Mackey of Baraboo, at
the home of the latter, Wednesday OF
last week, created some surprise among
the many friends of the former here.
However, congratulations are extended
the couple.
A bad hail storm hit section of
country near Brooklyn last Friday even
ing, and literally riddled some of the
crops. Tobacco was ruined, corn cut to
shreds and damaged almost beyond re-
covery; barley was threshed out on the
ground and in some places grass that
had been cut was washed into streams.
Fortunately the area covered was small,
not much more than mile in extent.
Two automobile parties consisting Of
Paul Ames, Merton Fish, Elmer Uphoff
and T J Estes, and Chas Billiard, Will
Groh, Frank Murphy, Will Schneider
and Harvey Sykes, started for Lake &C.
neva Sunday for ride and to see the
sights. When attempting to pass a
driving rig on the road near GAINESVILLE
one of the autos attempted to climb a
bank along the side of the road. with the
result that the machine turned turtle
but fortunately no one was hurt.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Hard and Soft.

"What," asked the teacher, "does an
thracite meanY'
"That's kind of coal,' said little
Willie
Eyes. Anthracite coal is what we call
hard COAL SO anthracite must mean
hard Now, can you tell me what
'bituminous' means?'
THAT'S coal, too" Willie replied.
"But it isn't the same kind of coal
that anthracite is, is it? Bituminous
coal is what we commonly refer to as
soft coal. Now, Willie, let us see if
you can form a sentence containing
the words anthracite and bituminous' .
Willie thought the matter over for a
minute and then said:
Here's one: This morning before
pa started downtown ma wanted So for
groceries and things, and she tried to
get it by saying bituminous words, but
pa gave her an anthracite look, and
when he disappeared around the corner
she was weeping bituminously'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
DeerfieId

Prof Thee Ringoen of the Albion
academy was here the latter part of last
week and the fore part of this in the in
terest of the academy.
The lightning struck tree on the
Bosby farm Friday afternoon and killed
three COWS standing beneath It. 1t also
struck telephone pole outside of James
Hanson's house.
Mrs K M Voog and daughter Clara
left on Wednesday for Edgerton where
they will visit Martin Voog for a couple
of weeks. They will return here to COM
plete their visit before returning to their
home at Lynd, MINI.
The storm last Friday was quite de-
structive in some sections. On the ridge
northwest of here considerable hail fell,
and in places tobacco was considerably
cut up, even the stem being beaten to
the ground in some fields. The corn too
was badly shredded in some fields. Ripe
oat fields no doubt suffered damage at
the same time
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
She Investigated.

What Elsie's sister wanted to know
was where Elsie got that beautiful
silver mounted walking stick But
Elsie didn't want Elsies sister to
know, so Elsie's sister got Elsie's IA
Their to ask Elsie.
81 found it." Elsie poutingly inform
ed her father, floating like schooner
on the waves one day when l was
bathing"
But two days later Elsie's sister
said to Elsie:
"Come-tell me. What is his name?'
'Namew repeated Elsie blankly.
"What do you mean?"
81 mean, dear said Elsie's sister,
.that last night tried to make that
stick of yours float in the bath, and
well, darling, it sanlzv' Pearson's
Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Milton Junction

Mrs A S Maxon and daughter Mabel
left Tuesday evening for trip through
Yellowstone Park.
Little Jenette Paul, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs j A Paul, had the misfortune
to fall off the porch at her grandmother's
Tuesday morning and break her arm.
Carroll A Davis of Farina, Ill, an ex-
perienced dealer in dressed poultry and
eggs, has been here the past week look
ing over the situation with view to
locating here and starting business in
his line.
After a successful conduct of a gen.
eral lumber and coal business in Milton
Junction for the past seventeen years,
the West Lumber Co sold their stock
and business this week to f B Good
rich, an experienced lumber dealer of
Antioch, ILL.,
The new livery barn was the scene of
"high old time" Tuesday night when
nearly 300 people gathered there and to
tie strains of Leon Burdick's orchestra
participated in rousing old fashioned
barn dance. The spacious carriage and
hay loft were found ample for the pur-
pose and everybody had great time.
Mr. and Mrs O G Crandall and son
Eldon and daughter Jennie left Tuesday
morning for Boulder, Colo, where they
will visit friends and attend the S d B
general conference.
Parker Townsend underwent an oper-
alton last Thursday at Augustana hos
pital, Chicago. The surgeons found evil
dence of several fractures of the skull,
one at the base causing the serious
trouble with which he has been suffer
ing several months. He is now able to
sit up and is improving. Mrs Townsend
goes Friday to spend few days with
her son.
| While Raymond Brown, the thirteen
year old son of Dave Brown of Koshko-
nong, was handling small revolver last
Thursday morning it accidentally went
off, the bullet entering the leg near the
knee and making wound about three
inches long. DR. Frank Pember of James
Vile had just arrived on the morning
train to visit patient and was called t.
| dress the wound.