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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-02-07
FEW FREAKS IN ARCHITECTURE.
Eccentricity on the Part Of Those
Building and Furnishing Houses.

Instances OF eccentricity on the part
of those building and furnishing
houses are common enough in every
community. The following instances
OF freakishness in that regard may be
cited In illustration Of certain phases
A Russian gentleman has erected at
cost Of 5000 rubles on his country
estate at Savinowka, in Podolia, a 16-
room house made entirely of paper.
This house, which was constructed in
New York. is calculated by its archi-
tect to last longer than would a stone
building. The whole of the furniture,
too. Is made from the same material.
In County Westmeath, Ireland, a
house has been built whereof all the
windows are made to resemble in out
line the backs of of easy chairs, being
thus constructed by it's eccentric own
eer to match the backs of a set Of
chairs in the dining-room.
In Connecticut a certain land owner,
thinking that the view from his house
lacked church, proceeded to supply
Its place by erecting row of cottages
so designed as to resemble, from his
side, the edifice required Approached
from the other direction, however, the
sham is at once manifest.
Some years ago a man of scientific
attainments, as well as OF considerable
means, elected to live in a tree in
suburb OF Washington-that is. he en-
1oyed his leisure moments in the
branches of the tree itself, where he
had caused to be built platform
large enough to accommodate easy
chairs and such other furniture as he
desired to make use Of during the day.
At the base of the tree, however,
and surrounding 1t was built struc-
ture of brick and stone inclosing the
sleeping apartments of this eccentric
individual. For many years this
unique residence was one of the
sights of the national capital
One of the oldest houses ever con-
structed was the fruit of a French
mans inventive fancy. This was the
revolving house." a structure actual
ly built upon casters. so to speak, In
order that the occupant might by
means OF an ingenious mechanism at
any time roll it about, autaining what
ever light and air his fancy dictated
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-02-07
BOYCOTT IS ILLEGAL.
Supreme Court Declares Unions Cam
not Restrain lnterGtate Traffic,

uot VeStr1tn inteFCtdte franc.
Washington-Monday for the third
time within q month the Supreme
Court Of the United States promul-
gated an opinion constituting laws ad-
versely to the contentious of organized
labor.
The first of the decisions was rem
dered January 9th in the case Of some
railway employees who sought to secure
damages under what is known as the
employers liability law, making rail
roads responsible for injuries resulting
from the negligence of fellow servants,
which law the court held to be uncon-
stitutional.
The second important finding in this
line was announced January 23rd,
when the Erdman arbitration act, for
bidding the discharge Of employees be-
cause they are members of labor
unions, was also declared to be invalid
The verdict rendered today was in
the case of Loewe VS.. Lawler, the lat
ter a member of the Hatters' union and
the former a hat manufacturer of Dan
bury, Conn.
The case involved the applicability
OF the seventh section Of the Sherman
antitrust law to conspiracies by labor
unions to boycott articles entering into
interstate trade. Under the terms of
that provision the complaining party
may collect three times the amount of
his loss il the charge is sustained
The union fought the case on the
ground that the law was inapplicable
to such organizations; but the court,
whose opinion was announced by Chief
Justice Fuller, failed to accept this
view, and in effect held that the unions
could not be permitted to interfere by
boycott with the free exchange of COM
merce between the states. There was
no dissenting opinion.
The opinion of the court was unan-
imous. Chief Justice Fuller said:
In our opinion the combination de-
scribed in the declaration is COM
bination in restraint of trade Or COM
merce among the several states in the
sense in which those words are used
in the act, and the action can be main
tained accordingly, and that conclu-
sion rests on many judgments of this
NouitJ " VIC tlltSl liiuJ lHc dtl pl
hibits any combination whatever to Sc.
cure action which essentially obstructs
the free flow of commerce between the
states, or restricts in that regard, the
liberty Of trade to engage in bust
ness.
"The combination charged falls
within the class Of restraints of trade
aimed at compelling third parties and
strangers involuntarly not to engage
In the course of trade except on condi-
tions that the commission imposes;
and there is no doubt that, to quote
from the well known work of Chief
Justice Erie on trade unions, in com
mon law every person has individually,
and the public has also collectively,
right to require that the course of
trade should be kept free from unrea-
sonable obstruction"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-02-07
loveland Sugar Factory.

Denver.-A Loveland. Colorado, dis.
patch Saturday, says: The Loveland
Sugar factory finished slicing beets at
9 o'clock this morning, after a sue
cessful run Of 127 days. Four or five
days will be required to finish the
sugar making. when the working OF
cleaning up and overhauing will be
begun. This factory has handled
100000 tons of beets from about 10000
acres Of land and the output of sugar
will be about 100000 sacks. 1t has
employed 400 men during the cam
paign, with payroll Of about $55, 900
month. The contracts for next
years crop are mostly signed with the
farmers.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-02-07
Young Women's Convention.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for the an.
nual convention of the Young Woman's
Christian Association Of Colorado and
Wyoming to be held in Denver Febru-
ary 18th. 14th and 18th. were com
pleted at meeting Of the convention
committee. which met Saturday. The
convention committee is composed of:
Mrs. B. T. Vincent. chairman; Miss
Jennie Hendrie, secretary; Mrs. n. p.
Hill, Mrs. l.. n. Bosworth. Mrs Frank
Jerome, Mrs. w. F. Slocum, Colorado
College. Colorado Springs; Mrs. J. A.
Thatcher, Mrs. II. j. Foote. Mrs. w. l..
1liff. Mrs. Charles B. Hamilton, Mrs.
Lester Mclean, Sr., state secretary.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-02-07
Would See Traffic Associations,

Uniformity of railroad rates was an
other one OF the executives themes
which Is Of interest to the general pub
lie and President Roosevelt advised a
pool Of traffic associations for the pur-
pose Of comforting on rates. In that
connection he continued as follows:
tion that railways be permitted to form
traf1c associations for the purpose OF
oonferring about and agreeing upon
ing Interstate business in which the
members OF the association are mu-
{paily interested This does not mean
70 pool their earnings or their traffic.
The law requires that rates shall be
s,.ad 20 ad5Istsd as not to dscrminats be
ent species of trafic Ordinarily rates by
all competing lines must be the same.
railway operations Of this 'eiS Country try
can not be conducted according to law
without what is equivalent to confer
der which such associations operate
should be approved by the commission;
All their operations should be open to
1ations. and practices upon which they
Sgree should be subject to disapproval
by the commission"
rich" The president told Of the cam
palgn which the wealthy lawbreakers
conducted and set forth remedial legis-
1ation. His statement in that regard
Under no circumstances would we
countenance attacks upon law-abiding
property, or do aught but condemn
those who hold up rich men as being
evil men because of their riches. on
the contrary, our whole effort is to in
sist upon conduct. and neither wealth nor
property nor any other class distinction.
as being the proper standard by which to
Judge the actions Of men. For the hon
est man OF great wealth we have n
hearty regard. just as we have a hearty
regard for the honest politician and hon
est newspaper. But part of the move
ment to uphold honesty must be move
ment to frown on dishonesty. We at
tack only corrupt men OF wealth. who
nnd In the purchased politician the most
cfficfent instrument Of corruption and in
the purchased newcomer the most eff
cient defender OF ption. Our main
quarrel is not hese agents and
representatives OF interests They
derive their chief er from the great
sinister offenders no stand behind
them. They are l. puppets who move
as the strings are lied 1t is not the
puppets, but the rong cunning men
and the mighty Il es working for evil
behind and throuI the puppets, with
whom we have to al. We seek to con-
troll law-defying vi 18th; in the first place
to prevent Its doIt dire evil to the
public, and in the next place to avoid
the vindictivs ana dreadful radicalism
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

died the bike" and did feats that evil
denced hitherto unsuspected grit and
Drawn. The fat rode to reduce, the
lean to build up, the old to get young
and the young to get muscle. For one
reason or another every one gripped
the handlebar with both hands, paved
at the pedals with both feet and rode
with all of his-or her-heart and soul
and strength. Not to ride was to miss
something like seven-eighths of life and
live the other eighth in solitude. Where
is the wheel of yesterday? Early in
the morning, when all men are abed
save those who are forced by hard
taskmasters to be upon their way TO
work, the bicycle is seen threading its
way to mill and factory. Throughout
the day and night it may be seen con-
veying the messenger boy upon his
leisurely way. There is an occasional
"old-timer" who still wheels for health
and pleasure-a lonely figure upon
highway made noisy If not musical by
the honk of the motor car The sta
tisticians of the census bureau tell
melancholy tale of the decline and fall
of the bicycle as pleasure vehicle.
In 1900 the bicycle industry paid
$1O,OOO,OOO In wages and salaries,
bought $17,000,00O worth of materials
and employed 10000 Americans. Since
then the business has slumped until
about 250,OO0 machines year are
manufactured now as against 100000
in 1900. The 100000 persons who
bought bicycles in 1900 are not motor
Ing. Most Of them are walking or rid
ing upon street cars. From the stand
point OF the consumer nothing has fill
ed the gap caused 10y the death of die
bicycle craze. And yet bicyclists were
never offered such opportunities for
good sport as they are to-day.
Where there. was one mile of good
roadway In and about the parks and
approaching the country roads ten
years ago there are ten to-day. Ten
years ago a good bicycle cost 500. A
better one may be bought to-day for
$35. Both bicycling and the ownership
of bicycle present simpler problems
than were presented to the cyclist In
the days when everybody" rode.
That the bicycle craze was a craze
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
GREW TREE FOR HIS COFFIN.
boards Cared for by Farmer Used
for the Box InclOsing Casket.

Boards Cared for by Farmer Used
for the Box Inclosing Cnsket.
The wish Of Ember Mason, a farmer,
made fifty years ago and carefully fos-
tered through the long years following.
that he be buried in coffin made from
walnut tree which he had grown
himself, is. only to be partly granted.
Mason died last night at his home near
Leeds, says the Kansas City Star.
Fifty years ago Mason found young
walnut tree, particularly straight and
pretty, while he was clearing some
ground on his farm. He was man
of queer Ideas and he decided to let
that tree grow for the particular pur-
pose of providing wood for his coffin.
The tree grew in the center of mead
ow from which all the other trees had
been cleared. Fearing, however, that It
might be struck by lightning and de-
stroyed, and 1t was already grown large
enough for the purpose for which he in
tended 1t, Mr.. Mason about three years
ago had it cut down and sawed up into
lumber. The "butt cut" from which
he took the lumber for his coffin.
squared fourteen inches. The boards
were placed in Mr.. Mason's barn and
were carefully kept
Last night Mason died, after an III.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
QIQIIlllQlQlE
MWW

trla, and, though he may marry royal
ty, he is not compelled to do so. 1t
may be he would like a wife such as
his friend, Count Szechenyi, has won.
Prince Vincent Is 25 years old and ia
described as one of the representative
aristocrats Of his generation. He fig
ures merely as an honorary attache on
the Austro-l1ungarian embassy staff,
and that will leave him free to follow
his social bent. The family owns a big
estate in the Syrian mountains. long
FAMOUS for game and for historic hunt
ing parties 1t has fine houses in vi
emma and Prague and superb chateau
in Tachau
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
wnrh,nrton to H. rr,n..

Austria has come to the rescue Of the
American capital, says the New York
Press. In the new year assignments to
the embassy are prince, a count and
baron, all bachelors and belonging to
the old aristocracy. Counts and barons
are rather common, but the prince may
cause a futter. He is known in the
official records as Vincent Alfred Gull.
laume Marie Gabriel, Prince of Win
disch-Graetz and Baron de Waldstein.
and he will Inherit from his father 9th.
er high-sounding titles. The prince be-
longs to a medlatized family of Aus
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

In the most characteristic of English
dogs, with the English bulldog as an
unfortunate exception Of glaring sort.
common sense principles in the canon
OF judging are distinctly marked. In
the case of hounds any good eye can
pick out the best animals. This was
curiously Illustrated not long since in
private when an artist taken over one
of the bigger kennels Of foxhounds
picked out the prize and pedigree dogs
one after the other. He went purely
by his own sense Of what was strong
and comely, Of strength and beauty
met together" as Shelley says in a
very different connection. London
Outlook.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

ness that had lasted for several years
but tomorrow, by the decision Of the
family, these boards which he cut from
the walnut tree will be used, not for
the coffin, but for the box in which the
casket will be inclosed.
A queer man was Ember Mason, who
was 81 at the tims of his death, and
he took great delight In caring for his
coffin tree and later from the boards
cut therefrom.
II reckon III take these boards to
town an have 'em made up pretty
soon," he said to visitor several years
ago.
I'm givin' out putty fast O. late an
might need that coffin most any time"
But "those boards" were never taken
to town. The old man became weaker
every day and never found the oppor-
tunity. For fifty-six years, with the
exception of four years in the Civil
War, Mr.. Mason lived in his home. a
quaint, Old-styled structure on a hill
overlooking the valley of the Blue Riv-
er. He was born in Tennessee and
used to remark often that he was a
"Hick'ry Jackson Democrat, a Rebel
III the Civil War and besides all that a
"hardshell Baptist"
An they didn't lick us in tn Civil
War;" he used to say. I'VE jes' got
plum wo' out killin' them Northern
ers."
For the last several years of his life
Mr.. Mason gave up work in the fields.
but he kept several hives of bees. by
which he used to sit all day watching
over them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

they are uncertain about 1t. Among
other slmplifcations for which we are
INDEBTED" to the board are these: Eg
for egg. bid for build, leag for league.
gost for ghost, linn for limb, mum for
numb, tlsis for phthisis, sent for scent,
siv for sieve, tung for tongue, and
So on. Really, even among the 10000
heroic men and women who, as we are
assured by the circular of the board,
have heartily indorsed the movement
for simplified spelling there will be no
little standing "agast" at the latest de-
velopments Of the linguistic "calnpain."
There Is such thing as "surfit" of
enthusiasm and zeal, and the true evo-
lutionists will advise less stress on the
"fonetic" and more on the "soveren"
consideration Of public sentiment, taste
and aversion to "wierd" and "solem"
changes. To "forfit' public sympathy
Is not to "succede," but to condemn the
practical elements of the great reform
to perpetual "furlo."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
\ GENRaAI VIEW OF The EXHIBITION GaouNo.s
is indisputable. Many persons rode to

Is indisputable. Many persons rode to
excess. Many Of the physically unfit,
so physicians assert, rode despite their
unfitness. More time and money and
nerve force were wasted upon the
sport than, in strict economy, should
have been devoted to 1t. But in the
main bicycling was wholesome,
healthful form of recreation when It
was expensive and arduous. 1t is Just
as healthful since it has become mex
pensive and less wearing. Its revival
would be beneficial not only to manu-
facturers and wage earners but also to
countless men and women who do not
get out into the country because they
have neither horses nor motor cars
and who need the fresh air and the ex-
ercise that bicycling once gave them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
First Aid,

Mr.. Higgins, the head Of the family
observing that the caves over his kitcll-
en- had become clogged by autumn
leaves, climbed tree standing near the
house, with the intention of removing
the obstruction. Just as he was about
to scoop out handful of the leaves the
dead limb on which he was standing
gave way, and he started to fall. III
stinctively grasping at other limbs, and
managing to get his legs round the
trunk Of the tree, he checked his fall,
and hung there, head downward. hold
Ing OH with all his might.
"Sophia!" he yelled. "Come out
here quick!"
Mrs. Higgins, terribly alarmed, came
hurrying out.
20 Arthur" she exclaimed. "How
did that happen?"
Never mind how it happened!" he
shouted. Get chair!"
The chair was brought.
Now stand up OH it!'
Arthur, I'm not strong enough t,,
help you down."
"I1 get down all right" he painted.
"as soon as can get right end upward.
What l want you to do is to take this
fountain pen out Of the holder In NV
vest pocket. It's leaking like anything"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

The production of sugar in Mexico
is on the increase and the sugar plant
ers In Southern Mexico are rapidly
learning that increased cultivation
means larger stand Of cane and con-
sequently greater production of sugar.
j. M. Parker, superintendent of the
Oaxaquena plantation, in the State of
Vera Cruz, gives his opinion of the
sugar outlook in Mexico to this effect :
He states that the cane crop now being
moved Is an extremely heavy one, and
will be one Of the largest for many
years. This, he states, is largely due
to better cultivation. The planters of
tropical Mexico have apparently neg
lected this important item in past years
and only recently have commenced to
cultivate by stumping and plowlng and
keeping well cultivated with mules.
This year, however many of them de-
voted considerable attention to the cul-
tivation Of the sugar land, and the re-
suit has been larger crop than for
many years.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24
france and Its Colonies Aid i'm Max
ing Exhibition a Success-I43
Acres Are Used.
1000 ATHLETES TO TAKE PART.
Seventy-Six Buildings in Grounds
and Lagoons Add to Beauty of
the Surroundings.

Millions Of dollars are being spent in
preparations for the Franco British ex-
position, to be held In north London.
London, Paris, the British colonies and
the French dependencies, are aiding in
the exhibition. Its object is twofold-
to cement the existing friendship be-
tween Great Britain and France and to
stand as a monument to the peace of
Europe.
The location Of the fair is at Shep-
herds Bush, Il suburb Of North London.
but so situated that 1t is easy Of access
by train, tube, or car from almost any
point Of the great metropolis. It coy
ers an area Of 143 acres. The famous
international exhibition of 1S41 occu-
pied only twenty-one acres, and the re-
cent exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland,
sixty-nine acres. In all, there will be
twenty huge palaces which will be ded-
icated to science, art and industry of
the two nations--Britain and France
for on no account will any other coun-
try be allowed to exhibit. Then there
are fifty-slx other fine buildings.
The buildings are spacious and artis-
tic structures, of steel, iron, concrete
and plaster. Wood Is conspicuous by
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-04-24

Owing to the reopening of many fac
tories, the labor situation has shown
further improvement in our great cities.
There Is still exceptional need, and
such appeals for relief funds as are be-
Ing made by responsible bodies should
be generously needed; but 1t is reas-
surfing to know that the situation is
steadily growing better. One Of the ce-
suits of the industrial emergency Is
likely to be the establishment in the
State of New York Of a permanent
agency Of relief and employment for
Jobless men who are able and willing
to work. The United Charity Organi-
zation Societies Of the Eastern metrop-
oils have considered and approved n
plan for State agricultural colonies.
The Idea is to make these farm colo
nies entirely self-supporting. They
might, for example, produce and pre-
pare supplies for the States charitable
and penal institutions, provided the
consent of the farmers and kitchen gar
deners could be secured. In France
Germany, Holland and Switzerland
farm colonies have long been In ex-
istence, not so much to provide the
honest workmen who are temporarily
Idle with fairly remunerative employ
ment although that object is by no
means neglected, as to rid the cities Of
Migrants and loafers Of the really un-
employable class. In the United States
potato patches" were tried in several
cities in the panic year of 1893 and
later, and they served their purpose re-
markably well, considering the cireum-
stances under which the experiment
was resorted to and carried out. Cleve-
land, however, has not unsuccessfully
endeavored to extend and develop the
farm colony scheme, and the best stu
dents Of the problem of social relief
and unemployment believe that the ex-
ample of that municipality is good
one to follow. 1t is recognized how
ever, that 1t will be necessary to exer-
else great care in separating the tramps
from the worthy and respectable labor
ers. Compulsory work for the former
is excellent treatment, but any colony
which assumes the character of a semi
penal institution is necessarily avoided
and Stunned by the deserving whom Sc
we're necessity alone drives to apply for
relief. Two kinds Of farm colonies may
prove to be needful, to avoid humilla-
tlon of the class just mentioned The
question is to be discussed in the New
York Legislature in connection with a
bill already drawn.