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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01
Loves ENHANCEMENT.
BY A NEW AUTHOR.

girl like lrma to stay unmarried. And
even II she does what guarantee have
you about your old aunt. and that You'll
De able to make it all right about the
money before 1rma is 80? She's % now
and your aunt may last eight wears
yet. But once Irma is married to Cart
more the family honor is here. and YOU
are safe from exposure anyway. It's
extraordinary how helpless YOU are"
II | were to demonstrate with Cart
more, said Delisle, he'd probably retort
that I'd married nursery governess."
YES, and you could point out how
unfortunate your marriage had BEEN"
the countess sneered But YOU had a
reason for marrying the girls nursery
goVerness. The nursery governess knew
Just little too much about how YOU
had swindled and gambled away the
money of the girls father which was
ieft IN your trust; and you married her
TO close her mouth about that and other
Things. And you knew too that she was
a lady by birth
You all are" Delisle interrupted 81
VIII speak to Gartmore about this girl
let that end the matter; and hold YOUR
tongue about my reasons for marrying
you. Any one with eyes in his head
must have guessed l had some pretty
strong reasons
And with this retort Lord Delisle
walked out of the smoking room
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01

All! but that was in the summer of
81, says a Springfield Republican con
tributor, and we could smile at the
wants OF wounded men then. Later ON
came pathetic scenes at which we did
not smile--one when Tyler, OF Mich
igan. was brought In. shot through
both knees while gathering wood for
campfire The surgeon trying to save
both limbs, waited too long till blood
poisoning occurred, and one sorrowful
day the nurse found the usually cheer
full fellow crying like q child at the
decision of the surgeon just made
known to him.
MY leg has to be amputated tomor-
row II wish It could be done to-day II
IL has got to come off" And then the
thought of going home crippled-it
was almost better not to go home al
all but you'll stay by me, won't
you?"
And on the promise given in re
Spouse to this he relied. The next day
stretched upon the rude amputating Ia.
BILE. he looked about for the nurse. and
taking her hand said he was ready
saying, now let me 20 to sleep" and
50 seemed content till the blessed
chloroform deadened ali thought OF
care
Though the operation was successful
and all the first conditions good. sec.
ondary hemorrhage occurred after the
first dressing and then we could only
sit by the poor fellow while his life
ebbed away and the day came for this
soldier to die for his country without
sight of battle or shout of victory
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01

When the regiment to which ! be-
longed was going down % call on the
Johnnies I happened to look out Of
the window Of the car at which sat,
and saw some distance ahead a house
near the railroad track A woman
and four or five children were stand.
ing near the door Thinking to have
little fun. took my revolver out
Of my pocket and held it outside
straight down by the side Of the ear,
and as / was in front Of the door
pulled the trigger Did she Jump?
Well, boys. you should have seen her
She lifted herself from the ground,
and she did not wait to get hold OF her
shoe. strings. either. / could hear her
yell above the roar OF the train, and
! will bet that woman, if she is alive.
thinks to this day that some Yankee
shot at her that day.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01


After the arrival OF General Schenck
in Cumberland, one of his first decis-
ions was very characteristic A Con
federate Colonel had sold a negro 80
the Confederate government, taking
pay, of course in script The negro,
employed in fortifcation, managed to
escape to Cumberland where he took
the opportunity to spread himself con
siderably.
A constable, knowing the circum-
stances, and wishing to make a little
money out OF the affair had the ne
gro thrown into prison as an escaped
slave General Schenck, on hearing Of
the affair, sent Tor the parties,
BY what right" he asked the con
stable, do you hold this man prison
err"
AS a fugitive from service" was
the reply
Don't you know that he ESCAPED
from the Confederate serviCe?"
Yes, but we have a law in Mary.
land that covers the case. General"
And ! have a law upon which it
can be decided Col Porter, set that
negro at large and put the constable
in his place"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01
Cool Water without Ice

The following is an excellent method
Of cooling water: Fin a gallon bottle
and then wet crash towel or any other
cloth and wrap it around the bottle; set
in a draught and in a few hours the
water viii be found to be cool. The
hotter the day the cooler the water. This
is the principle Of the ice plant As the
the heat is drawn from the water. Iaav-
ing it cool and pleasant. In Mexico ana
Cuba porous earthen jar ig used and
water soaks through, cooling the water
within. In country towns butter and
vegetables are kept In the cellar in wet
cloths and remain cool and firm.-Boston
Globe.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01

crowd gathered at the railway sta
ton to welcome them back; and, as
Farmer Ovens hand grasped that of
his boy tears flowed down his cheeks,
and he was heard to say, fervently:
The Lord be praised"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01

Germany utilities 20 per cent OF her
waterpower, Switzerland Is per cent,
and France only III per cent.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01

Hollow copper rods have been found
to be the best lightning rode.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19
THE APPLE SHoW.-with the hal

THE APPLE SHoW.-with the har-
preparations for the autumn fairs.
This year. as has been stated. the
Western Montana fair takes the form
If al apple and produce show
to be held In the city, where 1t can
he visited by all without the expense
1T n long trip In the fair grounds.
The Western Montana Apple show
VIII he I'll. first of its kind to be held
in Missoula, The chang. in the plan
Of the autumn exhibition was made
primarily at the suggestion Of the
fruitgrowers. who, in tile annual meet
ing Of the state horticultural society.
deeidet. In ask Mssnula To cooperate
with them in holding An apple show.
TIL. plans for the show have been In
accordance with this suggestion aud
The men who are In charge OF the
work are men whose interests are
those Of the city and Of the country
he held the third week In October: by
that time the fruit il in the best con-
dition for display and the exhibition
will. il Is hoped. be the finest that
was ever made OF Montana fruit. All
Of the valleys of the state are asked
70 participate. II il hored that there
viii be general response. In the
preparations which are being made for
This event. every business man i'm the
rits should cooperate: there should
be no holding back. and there should
be voluntary offers from the business
men Of the city Of whatever assistance
they can render. The show can ha
made the best advertisement that the
city ever had II the business men
want II to be 50. United action will
do IT,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19
PASSING EVENTS

by the almanac we are entering to-
fetal autumn begins before another
Sunday morning comes around. IL has
been the best summer that western
Montana has ever known; prosperity
has held PERPETUAL sway in this fay
orei region. and the barns and gran
aries Of the valleys here arc bursting
with the abundant store which they
house. The season has been favorable
to the farmer, and when the farmer
neighbors enjoy good times. Crops
are large and of good quality and the
prices are high: I'm the face Of a com
bination like this the farmers Of west
crn Montana, In common with their
contemporaries all over the country.
enter the autumn season under conii-
tions which are especially favorable
and which make for "A good winter
and for n renewal of this years record
NASEi NHiAsi II paNt. III tHt H1h
which is Tho Missonlian's home the
summer has been season Of remark
able development and progress; while
the older lands have produced bounti-
fully. there have been added To the ag
ricnlNral area of this region thou
sandH of acres by the extension of ir-
rigation systems or by the construction
Of ncss ones. There are new farmers
on the new farms. ands their returns
for iheiss tsrssa,sarstu s9dpeiankaar
almost, without exception. COED. Viii.
all this agricultural development about
her and with railways reaching out
in aHsHEr<Sssxx4 NJ vi INV Valleys
To herFterritory. II Is no wonder that
Missoula has prospcred and that the
city has enjoyeis,, ncasorH ~ ipipruvc-
ment that is not fndinss avsh she
change in the saisnaAae Hetfs Indeed.
hardssto convince that does not see in
stora Tor Missoula. the continuance II
this substantial developaen,: IL is not
the prediction of q visionary that Mis-
soula Ii to be one of the great cities OF
tn. great northwest
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19

soula. There is II weil-groundcd belief
here that the advantages Of Aissoula
and her surrounding territory are not
weil-enough known, The purpose of
the proposed organization is to see
that these advantages are given the
publicity which they deserve. l, is not
open To contradiction that there is IA
sood field for tho work of such an M
gan zation here. There arc many per-
spks here in Mtssaula wha have 40
tdesa of the opportunities which east
need FOR anybody In send out of town
for the purchase nf any ordinary ar
tir,c which he may want: In the local
stores and manufactures there can be
found what is required. Yet there are
thousands of dollars sent To ont-af-
town dealers every month for what
can he bought at home just AS well
and Ia the hcttcrment Of the city. The
man who sends ont Of town for his
purchases il not boosting the town; he
Is knocking il rs hard as he can in "A
vital spot. Ii the rev boosters raise
the home-industry flag. they will make
!. success OF thei. work.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19

that traverse the state. makes IL in
cumhcnt upon the farmers Of Montana
to put forth their best efforts and
make the best showing possible. The
reservations OF space which have been
made thus far make it seem certain
that tho fair will be just what II
should hc. In western Montana there
ARE preparations being made for The
display of farm products. and 1t is
said TINT there will he worthy eA-
hlhit .nade. Tie fruitgrnNefs have "A
committees II work tnzihe saalty Of the
BITTER Rot. and rlains viii send ii fine
collection ri her products. There exist
this year the special reasons which
haze been cited. in addition IL the
general argument in favor nj a good
display al the state fair Nav is the
time to lineup for IL ilrst-class show.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19

being installed at Fort Yellowstone.
Wyo.. to furnish light and power
through Yellowstone park.
Eleven years ago about 200 antomo-
bilcs were made and used in the Unit
Cd States Next year. builders pre-
dict, the number will be 100000. f
Several French schools are using
machines which suck dust from the
leaves of books. spray them with dis.
infectant and dry them with hot air.
Driving a gas burner down over an
oil-can spout and soldering Il - pre-
vent it slipping will prevent waste oil
running down on the outside of the
can.
Seaioing wax dissolved in gasoline,
with little linsced oil added to pre-
vent brittlcness. makes IA good var
nish for electric terminals.
Practically all the imp ,rtant coal
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19

mining states have Inspection laws
To prevent death and disaster among
the mine workers.
By using the oxyhydrte Process n
nine-inch chrome nickel steel armoG
plate has been cut at the rate of Il
foot in two and Il quarter I1is uteS.
A feature of a new German system
of telcphotography is that the wirc
used to transmit Il picture may he
used for telephoning a. the same time.
1t is proposed to convert Black
wells island. New York. now usnd for
penal institutions. into the greatest
tuberculosis sanitarium in the world.
\ carpenters hammer provided with
Il blade on one side to cut shingles has
been patented. IT, save Il mechanic
time and the danger of one tool fall
ing off IA slanting roof when not in
use.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19
NOTES or SCIENCE

The worlds. supply of tin was in
crHasea l1s,6is tons last year. Of which
muTe than half came from the Straits
Settlements.
A Partisan balloon club exclusively
for women recently held its first
race, when there were five feminine
contestants.
When babbitt metal Is hot enough
to light small pine stick ii Is at
the right temperature to pour. over
heated. it is brittle.
In its warfare against the Moors
the Spanish army has revived the an
cient sling to throw explosive gren-
aacs into the enemy's ranks.
4 complete hydro-elcctric plant is
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19
FROST PREDICTED.


staunch Danish steamer. in which he
embarked On the other side. sails true,
D.. Cook will reach New York tonnr-
row .. TUESDAY. Tho explorer can
celed all his dates I'm Europe as soon
as Commander Peary raised a question
as To the honesty of his claim TO the
discovery Of the pole: he started at
once for America, where he will pre-
sent his observation records-not nj
the demand Of Pearv. but in the regu-
lar course of events. 1t II predicted
that DR.. Cooks reception in New York
will not be enthusiastic; that ii will
be something of "A frost. But that will
not fazc the explorer; he has been up
against frosts ever since his Gloucester
boat set sail FOR the north. DR.. Cook
has said that he has discovered the
north pole; eminent scientists in Flu
rope have examined his proc. and have
ndorsed his claim: there IL no reason
why his own country should cast Il
shadow of doubt upon his story. es-
pccialiy as not one word of his records
has been inspected upon this side of
the ocean. Until his statement has
been disproved, II is entitled TO b" re-
ceivea with full credenee.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19
GOOD MEETlNGS.-Rus,

GOOD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as The
week MAS in all directions. locally. the
series al meetings which Dr., Rreeaen
is conducting ut the Christian church
has attracted large audiences and has
awakened increasing interest. DIR.
Breeder Is an evangelist of more than
ordinary individuality: the stamp Of
his splendid personality is upon his
meetings and his sincerity eonsInees
his hearers. Not In recent years have
there been such meetings here; they
are stirring. convincing and impress
siye. There il none of the old hell
fire-and-brimstone talk. no terrarlZins:
DIR. Bresdsn presents what seems IL lis
To be the doctrine upon which the Chris
tian religion was founded: he breaches
the gospel that was preached by the
Great Preacher. The coming of DIR.
Breeder to Missouia lis of usual inn
partanee i'm the events of this season.
These who heard his diseourses during
the week need no urging 10 go and
hear more of them: those who heard
none of them. should attend this week.
clea.. comprehensive, persuasive AMI
eloquent. D.. Breeden Is tile ideal
evangelist lie leads. he does moi
drive-that il. il seems Ia dis, the
right doctrine
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19

! or reduced to a point where the reyc-
nue. was insufficient to meet the ex-
rcnses o. tho government. the de-
ricicncy would have to be met by some
form OF direct taxation.
Montana's portion Of tho federal
revenue. in lieu .. that now received
/ from tariff duties. would be about two
million dollars pc: yea. This would
be In addition to the taxes we now
pay foi state. county and municipal
purposes. We are not ready To accept
such "A remedy for existing complaints
about the tariff
] The sensational newspapers or the
country have led many usually we'll
informed people to believe that the
Payne tariff bill. taken as a whole.
actually increased tariff duties. Moth
ing is further from the truth.
President Taft, in his Winona
speech. said. "Thc fact IL that the new
tariff bill has reduced duties on arti-
{
sumption in this country amounts an
nualiy to Ave billion dollars. The tariff
has been increased on articles whose
consumption In the United States
amounts yearly to six hundred and
nfts-oae million dollars, and that Of
this amount three hundred and sew
enty mine millions Is represented by
such Iaauries as silks. wines, liquors.
perfumes, pomadcs and automobiles"
gentleman of wide Information,
whose home Is in Missouia. was re-
Gently criticisina the Payne tariff bill
fn. the reason that he understood il
had Increased the duty on WOODEN
clothing" This broad assertion ha.
/ been made in many newspapers of
democratic faith and in some. So
called. independent journals.
| He cites as u plain. specific case, in
support OF his assertion, that eight
! years ago he had purchased from his
/ tailor suit Of clothes made OF d GER
| tain kind OF imported English cloth.
/ He then said that since September |,
| 1908 he had occasion to purchase a
/ suit made of the same identical inn
/ ported English cloth. and had just paid
/ sixty-fiyo dollars for il.
| When he had learned. to his great
/ surprise. that the Payne tariff bill had
not changed the old tariff rates on
! wool and wooden cloths I'm a single par
| ticular. with tho exception or three
| small reductions In women's dress
| goods. and that the same Identical
I tariff schedule was in force. so far as
wooden cloths are concerned. as was in
! force eight years ago when he pur-
chased the forty-iise dollar suit. he
then began tu,wonder IL tile raise I'm
tariff duties" editorials In MIR. Bryan's
! commoner and the Butte Miner were
not about on par as 10 the accuracy
and trufhfu'ncss Us had been his miss
Information regarding Increased cost
of clothing duo t. the new tsriff
duties In the aforesaid JOURNALS,
i Some of the near democratic" news
! paaers in Montana, processing to be
republican In politics. would do we'll
to read President Taft's winona
! speech on the Payne tariff bill before
giving further reflected light on this
! great question from Bryan's Commoner
or other similar sources of Informal
tion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19
A GREAT WORK..

- NR@Nh iItSt~
dent TAFT will be in Colorado; one
Of the most notable of the incidents
of his long trip is scheduled for that
dass when he will be present al the
formal opening Of the GunniSon tun-
mel The construction of this tunnel
was the first work undertaken by the
RECLAMATION bureau; IL Was an under
taxing which caused the faint hearted
uslaske their heads and 10 predict that
ia would never he completed. hut the
work is done al last and this vast en-
gineering feat. which involved the
driving of six miles of tunnel. paurs
flood nj lite-giying water upon the
soil of the Encumnahsre valley: the
tunnel carries thirteen hundred feet Of
water a second, and. with its dis,rib-
utIng canals, will reclaim one hundred
AMI fifty thousand acres IF fertile
land. The opening of this tunnel will
he made Il noteworthy event, il marks
the accomplishment oI II remarkable
piece If engineering. and il plants ii
new milestone In the progress Of the
reclamation work in the west. Til"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19
TAFT AND THE TARIFF

In the midst IF all the loose. ire.
sponsiblc tariff talk with which the
country Eas been deluged the past few
months. the strong utterances of Pres.
/ i.isnt TAFT At Winnna, Mimi. on FRI
mlstakins tho Presidents position in
/ the matter.
] lie chose for his platform the very
center If the so-ralle1 'insurgent'
stronghold. lie declared the Payne
tariff bill To bc the best tariff meas
urc ever passed by republican CON
grcss, and the best tariff bill the pce-
pic hay eve known. lilo did not say
that II was perfect in every schedule
ana detail To measure any tariff
legislation with the yarastick OF per
lection and expect to find 1t perfect in
tho eyes Of au men would be FOOLISH
ness. Nc tariff was ever 50 con-
structcd. and none ever will be.
American tariff IL the fact that the
American people are living under con-
ditions where wages arc about two and
one half to three times AZ high as they
are In European countries. and prob
ably eight or ten times higher than are
paid by our more recent Manufacture
ing compctitor-Japan.
The Payne tariff was framed 50 as
To cqualize the conditions in the cost
of producing given article here in
the United States, with our wage
schedules, rs compared with producing
the same article i'm Il foreign country.
During the exhaustive tariff hear
Ing before tine ways and means COM
mittce Of the house, II was frequently
asserted that wages paid In the Ger
man manufacturing ccnters We're about
one-fourth the wages paid hi the same
line Of industries in the United states.
The German government. feeling ag-
griesed over the matter. and fearing
the effect on the expectation Of their
manufactured goods to this country,
prepared an exhaustive statement of
wages In that country as compared To
those paid in the United states and
demonstrated to their own satisfac-
ton. at least, that the wage scale in
the United States was only about two
and one-haif tn three times higher
than In Germany.
This statement the German govern
ment transmitted officially. through
its diplomatic corps, To Washington
during the tariff hearing.
Of course, the tariff schedules can
be- radically reduced, but with n radi-
cal lowering Of the tariff wall will
come such II flood of importations of
foreign made goods To dispiaee those
simicyhern ut home. that wages and
manner ef living In the United States
must, as inevitably as the working of
the law Of gravity, fall TO the Euro
-
srenii rnd Tho Japanese standard,
There In another phase of the aues-
ton that IN not referred tn by the
Hcris ids snrtar LEGISLATION. 1t requires
ssea.onoqp nor year y rum the govern
,aent III the GnIitd siateE About one
half Of this sum Is raised by the tariff
latisS t.uil innasath.a an,nartn tianS ar
fnrc.gn goods. the balance being most
~ raised from the internal revenue
taxes on liquors. beer. tobacco, cigars
and snuff,
II tariff duties should b. abolished
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-19
AN ANNfvERsARY.-As DIR

AN ANNfvERSARY.-As DIR. Cook
York. So the seven-day period VIII
close with another event of world wide
importance. Saturday will witness the
opening of the celebration of the
three hundredth anniversary of the
discovery Of the Hudson river by the
explorer whose name the stream bears.
Combined with this will be the cele-
bration of tho invention Of the steam
boat by Rober, Fulton; the dual event
will he given all the splendor OF pa
geantry that New York can command;
1t viii be IL memorable occasion. One
feature Of the celebration viii be a
naval parade upon tho river which
was discovered by the venturesome
of Fultons triumph: In this parade
there win be representative vessels
from most of the European navies in
addition to the crack fleet of our own
force: there will he historic pageant
on the same waters. the participants
I'm the land ceremonies will lie noted
mon from many lands. In the long
list of recent ANNIVERSARIES. there is
none which surpasses In its impressive
ness or in its Significance. New York :
Septembe. spectacle.
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THE STATE FAiR.-Now. ais

THE STATE FAlR.-Now. also. is
the time for preparation fir the stat
fair al Helena. Secretary Martin.
who Is in charge Of the fair this year
reports that the indications are thai
there Mlll be the best and biggest ex-
hihition Of the states agricultural
products that vas ever made. The
fart that the fair Is 10 be visited this
year b. the president Of the United
states. a. well as by the presidents
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development Of this reclamation work
Is lite making III tn. west. and Tues
days event will bc Or deep significance