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The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
Prettv women Criminals.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It is dlficnlt enough to obtain a verdict
Of guilty against any woman charged
with a capital crime. triply difficult If she
happens 10 be young and Of attractive
personality. Preachers Of women's rights
have held that women should be tried by
female juries. No jury of women could
possibly be more lenient to woman than
is the usual male jury in this country.
Il is. even. not impossible that women
hearing a case against a woman would be
less swayed by seulmentality than are
the masculine juries that almost invari-
ably fall victims 10 a pretty face and a
WOman's tears
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
HITCHCoCKs IN ALABAMA
An Early Period OF the states His
tory Recalled.

tory Recalled.
from The AIoutg1ncry Advertise.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock. business man.
diplomat and Cabinet officer. was born
in Alabama. His name recalls the ear
hest period OF Alabama history, and il
recalls. too. one OF the finest and most
prosperous era in the life OF the State.
Henry Hitchcock. the father OF the dead
statesman, was the attorney general Of
the State during the administration OF
Gov. Israel Pickens.
The elder Hitchcock was a learned
and polished man, at q time when there
were not too many Of that sort IN the
newly created State. Il was In pioneer
days, the earliest OF them. and learning
and education had made but small head
way in the young State. This fun law
yer with an extensive library Tor his
time, naturally rose TO distinction. lie
became attorney general OF the State be-
tween lS2l and lS25 when Israel Pickeas
was governor, and when the capital Of
Alabama was Cahaba the old town.
now dead past resurrection. When La
fayette visited Cahaba. on his tour Of
Alabama, Judge Hitchcock delivered an
address Of welcome at Cahaba.
The Pickens administration was one OF
the most useful and fruitful in the life
OF the State. IL has been said OF Pick
ems, thai he was a great constructive
governor. In Hitchcock he found an
able Lieutenant The student OF history
finds in the bare records Of Alabama
the results of the able. strong. and pro
gressive policy Of the Picl1ens admins
tratiOn- II was prosperous time Tor
Alabama, and what was done worked
t,r The States future
The elder Hitchcock moved 90 Mobile.
and there the younger Hitchcock was
born. He went 10 ST. Louis and made a
large fortune as a manufacture. Then
he went into public life and served with
honor for himself and for his country.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

From the Pnladelphia Inquirer.
II is not true that most marriages are
failures. We only hear OF those which
turn out badly The life OF devotion "a
the family hearthstone Is common. bur
generally unnotlced. because uninterest-
ing in an objective sense. The affinity
business Is a disgusting effort to establish
a system that IS wrong in its ethics and a
failure in practice. Emotional young
women and iconOclastic young men WIN
please take notice.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

for him, he has the worst elements OF his
party against him. supported by the cor
porate interests which have so long domi-
mated both parties in the Empire State
1t is the most interesting political tight
now on in this country.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

From the Chicago Tribune.
II is q disagreeable surprise TO Mr..
Payne 70 find that so many OF the peo-
pie Of this country wear stockings.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
PIPES, MICA, AND SAND.
Minor North CarOIina Interests in
TnrfT Legislation


Fronl the Charlo,te Observer.
One French briar root pipe factory
is about 70 get under way al Blowing
Rock. and other pipe factories are pro-
jeeted IN the ivy and laurel section OF
the state. The projectors Of these enter
prises win be interested 10 know how
the Payne tariff bin. as IT passed the
House VIII AFFECT them Under the old
law a tariff was imposed OF 5 per centum
ad valorem. The new law reads. 'Briar
root or briar wood. ivy or laurel root. and
similar wood UnmanufactUred or no fur
ther advanced than cut into blocks suit
able for articles into which they are in-
tended to be converted. . per oentum ad
valorem. an increase Of 400 per cent.
The mica mines OF Western North Car
clina. on the other hand. have been re-
vised downward The old tariff on mica
was % per cent ad yalOrem: mica plates
or built-up mica. and all manufactures
Of mica or OF which mica is the compo-
Eent material OF chief value. S5 per cent
aG valorem. Tie new tariff on mica pro-
vides when manufactured or raw
trimmed. only 3 cents per pound and %
per Centum ad vaiOrem. mica cut or
trimmed mica plate or built-up mica. or
manufactures OF mica, or OF which mica
is the component of chief value. 10 cents
per pound and 20 per centum ad va
lorem."
The fears Of the monaZite land owners
are well founded. for, as the bin passed
the House the duty on that mineral has
been lowered from G 10 cents per
pound This the mOnazite people say
would permit the Importation OF Bra
lillian sard > cents a pound cheaper than
the Carolina sand can be put on the
home market. From these three items Il
will appear that western North Caro-
lima. industries have reason TO be inter
ested IN the Payne tarif bill
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

A defender OF the split infnitive cites
occasional instances Of it in the writings
Of Burns. Byron, Shakespeare. Macau-
lay. Browning. and Holmes. All, yes;
even Homer nodded at times. But, as
some one has very wisely observed, it
was not that that made him Homer.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
One ssan's Discovery.

From the Detroit Free Press
When you come right down TO il. per-
haps nothing short Of bushel basket.
trimmed. would cover the store curls
and puffs the girls are wearing now
aGays.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
Conspleuou. by Absence.

FroTn the lndianapolis NeaA
BY the time the extra session ends
probably the most conspicuous members
Of Congress will be those who did not
make tariff speech. If any.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

From the Chicsso Record Herald
What has become OF the people who
were declaring a while ago that Roose-
welt was going to keep on being President
during Tafts administration?
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

fr0m tho FIllaleiphla Aecord
The manipulation Of the Payne tariff
calls 70 mind the parable OF the five
Ioaves and two fishes. 1t seems quite i'm
possible. however. 70 feed all who hun
ger for tariff pap and 10 leave anything
for other peorle.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

There are so many 'jokers" in the
tariff bin that IT grows mere painfully
evident all the time that the consum-
ers are in for an extremely cold deal.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

why should anybody want 10 discover
the north pole?"
For sentimental reasons. and, besides
We might send a consul there"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

is not proof positive against the en-
croachments of the good old summer
time, We suspect
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Prom the indianapolis News.
And. then. besides the stockings. there
are other things among the tariff sched-
ules on which the consumer would Ike
to see more openwork
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


Maud Muller, on a summers day,
Put I'D a bluff al raking hay
But on the high road kept an eye,
In case a judge came riding BY
And. sure enough, a judge did pass
Al forty miles an hour. alas.
1t gives to romance quite a 5ar,
The modern honk-honk touring car.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Swear at the baggageman without
fear OF penalty. It's coming 20 him. -
said Judge Pace. OF Sioux City, TO a de-
fendant recently. Oh. upright judge!
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
Became Proficient.

How did you happen 10 become a
lightning change artist?'
Il got started at the game by switch
ing my winter fannels of and on"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

From the Detroit News
Health is just as catching as sickness,
and a cheerful disposition is a wonderful
help in making others happy.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

\ German scientist has patented a proc
ess whereby collar buttons and plano
keys may be made OF SKINNED milk.
However. II Is not probable the boarding
houses can spare the MILK
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
Very Patient.

why 90 they can him the gentle
reader2
Because he stands Tor all this threat
eaed trouble in the Balkans which never
materiallze"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
Happy Days.

When the umpire. with a smile,
Says PLAY ball. 4"
Life seems sorter worth the while
After all.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

II, however. that reprehensi5le Chicago
firm Of beef packers should fail TO profit
by the fatherly and kindly advice OF At
tOrney General Wickersham, IL may ex-
pect 10 be slapped severely on the wrist,
we presume.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

A Virginia gentleman writes TO the
Baltimore Sun that be is a Bryan Re-
publican" And what in the name Of all
that is curious is that?
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
One View.

rs marriage a falure?''
Depends altogether" answered the
confirmed cynic. ION the amount OF ali
mOny involved"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Why should not the Senate Democrats
get together and propose a substitute
built on Democratic lines for the Payne
bill? Because il would look too much Ike
a crazy-quilt2
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

High protective tariff is a game which,
were the common people wise. trust
princes should not play al.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Considering the statement OF that
young woman who informed a contem-
porary that tariff on stockings meant
no stockings in the bathing agit out
fits next summer. We are undecided
whether she is arguing for the prosecu-
ton or the defense.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

so you have quit being a pOet2''
Yes; a friend pointed out that II was
just as easy TO sell lightning rods as
poetry
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
cutie SO.

Some say it's a mistake 10 marry
well" commented Mrs Sixtnhub. II
err is human"
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Has anybody paid any attention 20 the
swallow CROP asks the Montgomery Ad-
vertiser. Thought the prohibition frost
put the Alabama swallow crop out OF
business.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Mr.. Hartman weighs only III pounds. %
notes the Detroit Free Press. Stil. as a
lid-sitter ne has been something Of a
success.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

A well-known Senator says the tariff
bih VIII be law by June !. Perhaps:
even the frigidity OF Senatorial procedure
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Africa is destined to realize soon that
it never was really and truly discovered
before
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

From the Louisville CogTier-Jcrnai-
Hopkins. OF Illinois. seems 10 have con-
siderable trouble getting into his toga.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

"A dog went mad at the sight OF a
spring hat" begins the Philadelphia In
Quirer. A lot OF grouchy old bears get
mad at the sight Of the bills for them.
Is it not true. sistren7
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

King Edward IS a clergyman Of Wales,
and receives yearly salary Of one
pound. He earns it by not preaching.
too.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

We trust Italy feels that America has
at last squared itself for that Christopher
Columbus person and incident
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Who is President Of the United States.
anyway" inquiries the New York Even
ing sun. Well not the gentleman the Sun
had in mind when it proposed the query.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

How can time cease?'' asks Ebert
Hubbard We are sure we 90 not know.
But what Of Il?
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Don't be fool to-day" advises the
Florence (Ala) Herald no. indeed; II
you must be a fool always put it of
until tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

do you eat. drink or wear cIothesg'
inquiries the Augusta Chronicle Wen. we
are not always sure just what is Ia the
hash.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

II the business OF pugilism could only
be confined TO deaf and dumb gladiators,
how restful II would be.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

All Castro asks is that some one show
him the way TO go home
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Nothing in the country has ever been
able 70 make a noise sufficiently loud
TO drown out that sonorous play banr'
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

"A stout Irish woman. bearing q number
OF bundles. entered q crowded car" said
Henry B. Kelly. OF Cincinnati, Ohio. AZ
tho National last night The only re-
senl5lance 0f seat she could find was
small space al the right OF a disagreeable
youth Into this space. sufficient only Tor
an individual Of ordinary size, she
squeezed herself. much 20 the annoyance
Of the youth
After a moment or so the Irish woman
produced cheese sandwich. which she
proceeded 10 devoUr with every evidence
OF relish. At this the youth gave her
a look OF inemable disgust. ard drew the
skirts of his frock coat closer u him
suppose. me lad gOOd-naturedly
said the woman. that you'd pray FUR 20
have a gintienan si-tin' mkt 70 yer?'
I certainly would. snapped the
youngster-
SO would l. calmly responded the
fat person.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

Col Sam ". Small has bobbed up
again. and this time as editor OF the
Golden West Magazine, published al
Waterloo. Iowa There is not a more
capable or highly intelligent man in the
country. Success to him in his new field.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

The tariff is being revised up and re-
vised down. II you DO not believe Il.
read the stories the newspaper CORE
spondents send out from Washington.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

1t is pretty hard 10 cheer Up when
SO much cheer-up poetry is being hurled
al US from 50 many different directions.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-14

IL peace and war he piled IFS arts.
For water or for blood.
Re bored fer one IN rebels hearts
The other in the mud.
In winter dresr he s~illeG his beer,
swine or purcine hummer:
This prcFerb queer % him most daar,
Ones wSll0w don't make sumner
This. apropos Of the death Of Peter
Ishmael Potter. known 10 his intimates
as Pig Potter" who fought for free
dom. bored for water, and died for
whisky
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

WE HAVE been agitated and re-agi-
tated: reformed and re-reformed, and
what are the fruits? Are taxes lower?
Consult your tax receipt which you will
soon get They will answer the ques-
ton in the negative. Is it easier for
the wage Garner to get bread? Ask the
boys who are trying. Are politics
purer and office-holders more honest?
No, not by any means. Then what
benefits have accrued as a result of
those continuous seismic disturbances?
The good people who want to live and
let live, who want honest government
economically administered, are tired
listening to the political reformers who
never gave poor man days labor,
and never demonstrated capacity for
anything but agitating and office-hold-
ing Such men are not nation builders.
They do not erect smoke stacks, build
railroads, operate farms, conduct mer-
camille establishments, and they don t
pay taxes. Their business is agitation,
telling business men how to run bust
ness, how to doe things they never did
themselves 1t is these agitators who
want governorships, senatorships, etc.
The state ought to sit down on them so
hard that they will never be able to
rise -Stoughton Courier-Hub.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

ACCORDING to the revised estimates
contained in the report, the total cost
of the Panama canal will amount to
1915, 2O1, 900, including sanitation and
civil government. The actual cost OF
engineering and construction alone sum
up to 1927, 766, 900. The original esti-
mate was $144, 233, 358, including SAM
tation and police, but wages have in
creased, and the cost of materials and
manufactured articles has risen; and
labor costs from 80 to 60 per cent more
than is paid in the United States for
similar classes of work. The enforce
ment of the eight-hour law has also
been costly. Nearly so per cent more
work is necessary in order to complete
the canal than was contemplated by
the original estimate.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

PHILLIP ALLEN JR, former vice-pres-
ident of the First National bank of
Mineral Point, pleaded guilty in the
federal court at Madison Wednesday,
and was sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Allen was taken before Judge Sanborn
and pleaded guilty to one Indictment
covering the following four points: En-
bezzlement of moneys of the bank; alb
straction of moneys of the bank; the
issuance of false certificate of de-
post; false entry on the books of the
bank. 1t is understood that the SEN
tence of ten years was the maximum
under the law for the indictment to
which Allen pleaded guilty. In all, the
grand jury returned twenty-six counts.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03
Pasteur Institute at the University.

81 am glad to be able to announce,
stated DR.. c. A. Harper, secretary of
the state board Of health, "that state
Pasteur institute is now in operation in
Madison and that eight patients are re-
ceiving treatment, while more are ex-
pected daily"
This state institute for the Pasteur
treatment for hydrophobia in Madison
has become an actual realization, and
the fact that five patients arrived on
the opening day, and three others dur
ing the first week of its inception,
surely argues we'll for its success. The
institute is to be conducted at the uni
versity by the board of health in con-
junction with the state hygenic labora-
tory, of which DR.. M. P. Ravenel is
director. DIR. Ravenel is an expert on
the treatment of rabies, and made a
special study of the subject at the Pas
teur institute in Paris.
The Pasteur treatment consists in
the injection of anti rabic serum daily
until from sixteen to twenty-one doses
are given. To take the treatment at
Madison, all that is necessary is that
the afflicted person report at the insti-
tute once daily for the administration
of the serum. No provision is made,
as yet, for the maintenance of the pa
tient while taking the treatment, and,
indeed, no special treatment, aside from
the injection of the serum, is neces-
sary. The patient can board and live
wherever he pleases, in any section of
the city, and the fact that he is taking
the treatment need not incapacitate
him in any way from carrying on his
business or any other duties just as
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

THERE are now nearly 10000 rural
delivery carriers who are paid $35, 000,-
900 a year for carrying the letters and
newspapers to the country homes in
the United States, and together they
travelled last year more than million
miles day. The rural delivery service
is now thirteen years old, and it has
been the greatest success of any new
idea that has been introduced into the
administration of our government. The
postoffice department will renew its
efforts to secure a law authorizing a
parcels post service so that farmers
wives can do their shopping by mail,
but the opposition from the country
merchants, who fear their trade will be
diverted to the cities, is so determined
that it is doubtful whether congress
will act
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

Now has come the time of year when
the predominant characteristic of the
citizen is exemplified in the status of
the sidewalk in front of his home after
a snowfall. A broken window pane
plugged with a fiuttering rag no more
tells the story of the shiftlessness with
in than the uncleaned pavement dis
closes the sloth of the Individual re-
sponsible for the neglect. But however
careless may be home-owner or tenant
in respect to this matter the public Of
fetal whose duty it is to have sidewalks
kept in fit form should not be dilatory.
The people all understand clearly
enough what is their duty after snow
storms, and if it is not attended to
promptly there should be no delay in
having the work performed under mu-
nicipal auspices and the special charge
to paw for the labor at once added to
the taxroll. Madison Democrat.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

THERE is no surer sign of the ap-
preaching holiday season than the ad-
vertising columns of The Reporter
which now bristle with offerings of
merchants. No one should fail to read
and profit thereby. The live merchants
who court your trade are the safest
people to patronize.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

IT MAKES a difference from which
side of the counter you rob bank, so
it seems when the penalty for the crime
is imposed. The boy who attempted to
rob the bank at Mazomanie few days
ago from outside the rail and failed got
fourteen years, while Phil Allen Jr.,
who worked behind stained glass and
got away with several hundred thou
sand dollars, was given but ten years.
Some of our criminal codes need amend
mo
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

THE use of postal cards during the
last few years has nearly doubled. The
postal card craze has possessed the en-
tire population, and that is one of the
largest sources of revenue. The num-
Der of postal cards carried through the
mails last year was nearly billion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

If JOHNNY NELSON expects to retain
his seat in congress on the insurgent
issue we fear he mistakes the temper
of his constituents. The republicans
of Wisconsin are not given to sending
men to congress for the sole purpose
of kicking over the traces.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

THE death roll of the deer hunting
season has been made up and contains
the names of SO Wisconsin and Michi-
gan men and 80 others wounded while
hunting in the northern forests. Vent
son came too high.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03

REMEMBER to affix the Christmas
stamp to holiday packages.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03
Christmas Shopping Days Are Now at Hand.
Santa Claus

will be with US this year the same as last year.
We will announce the exact date Of his coming
later.
The sun., 1909-02-20
Vhctlurjous ROsopI?

It IS natural to wish to know, notwith.
Standing the assurance that may be sup.
Piled by faith The idea is expressed ir
the opening lines Of poem in celebra tior
Of faith in Mr. John Mcdowell Leavitt's
book entitled Our Flag, Our Rose anc
Our Country, With Other Poems Bible
league Book Company. No. s3 Bible
House) The poet asks:
What curious bosom never throbbed to roll
Mysterious darkness from the burdened SOUL
- no would not tear his beings veil away
md burst To light In truths eternal day:
The value OF faith is set forth in two
Ines that stand strikingly by themselves
further along in the poem:
"alh HTS eacn cloud. the void OF life supplies
sheds light on earth and leads us to the skies
The book contains poems Of religious
sentiment, poems OF patriotism. poems
in praise Of nature and several dramatic
poems. They are earnest, lucid and Of an
evenness Of excellence as compared one
With another.