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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-20
COLDEST WEATHER
OF THE SEASON

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 20.-South-
ern Oklahoma and the Texas Panhan-
ole are experiencing the coolest
weather of the season to-day. Ard
more, Oklahoma. and Abilene. Texas.
report four degrees above zero and
Fort Worth eight above.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-20
!1l|AzN BEATS

goods store. Armed with a revolver
and his wife following with a club,
he discovered three men breaking
open the safe in the store. They
felled him with a club, but before
they could beat him into unconscious
ness, Mrs. Golden got in her work
She knocked down two of the men
with her club, permitting her hus-
band to rise and shoot the third.
One Of the men knocked down got
up and ran off, but the other one
was knocked unconscious and re-
manned where he was.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-20
Gibes at the Clergy.

A Kansas editor refers to the burn
ing of twelve thousand chickens at
Hutchins as "a severe loss to the
ministry kansas City Star.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26
The Opium and Cocaine Evils.

Some Of the officials at Washington
seem to have worked themselves into a
state of serious concern because Of the
opium peril, which it is claimed, threat
ems the morals and the virility OF the
people of the Orient. This country
was represented at the recent Shanghai
conference, which sought to devise
ways and means for reducing the evils
of opium using. Now there is move
ment on foot to call meeting of world
philanthropists at the center of univer-
sal fellowship, The Hague, where the
opium menace may be discussed and
steps taken for harmonious action to
restrict it's use all over the world.
1t is proper. of course, that our state
department should not lag in its solicit
tude for the welfare of the heather in
the land of the lotos, and there will be
nc special objection to the sending of
another commission to The Hague. In
deed these excursions are becoming ex-
ceedingly popular among a certain class
of heavy-headed theorists. But we
have here within the boundaries of the
United States a hideous and growing
evil that threatens to work as mrch
harm here as the quintessence of the
poppy may ever accomplish in China.
Cocaine is our national terror, If the
manufacture and sale of this drug are
not more strictly regulated, we shall
have a problem in our own country
that will call for all national wisdom
and strength to solve. Elk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26
Mining Notes.

An experiment is now being made al
the Empire power plant at Platteville
with view to learning whether fuel
oil can be used advantageously in place
of coal. The No. shaft at the Empire
is nearly completed. The outfit was
closed down for three weeks in order
that large hopper, big enough to hold
a single shift run of mine dirt, could be
built. This is finished and the Empire
again in commission. Part of the tres.
tie has also been rebuilt.
The Highland camp furnished the
sensation of the field in the matter of
tonnage shipped during July, leading
all the camps by large margin.
Chicago and Benton capitalists have
been active in the Rewey camp of late.
Twenty-Five cars of zine concentrates
cleared Whitson Junction the first fif-
teen days of August for the Mineral
Point Zinc company, five cars less than
the same number of days in July.
Heavy rains prevented many mining
companies from loading.
Shipments of ore for the year up to
and including Aug. ID, included 80, $50,
400 pounds of zinc ore, all grades; a,
no. $50 pounds of lead ore, and 6, $50,
935 pounds of sulphur ore, the latter
being used in the manufacture of sui
phuric acid and gunpowder. With
another five months to hear from, the
year 1909 promises to break all former
records.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26
DODCEVILLE NEWS.

From the Chronicle.
Fred Walters and Henry F. Roberts
spent last Friday fishing in the streams
north of Ridgeway and brought home
fourteen fine speckled trout. One of
the fish which was landed by Mr.. Wal
tiers weighed two pounds and meas
ured seventeen inches in length.
Frank Nee of this city received word
Saturday that he was lucky in the gov
eminent land drawing in the Flathead
reservation and will be entitled to
choose 100 acres of land Mr.. Nee's
number is above the 5000 mark but it
is understood that he will be able to Sc
cure good piece of land.
During the afternoon performance
of The Yankee Robinson shows which
exhibited in this city Tuesday, several
persons were injured by section of
seats falling Mrs. j. P. Smoker was
pinned under one of the seat support
ers and came out with sprained an
kle, while 0. S. Harkins of Edmund
had his right foot caught in the seats
bruising it quite badly.
From the Sun-Republic.
John Schaunce, a miner employed
in the Rising Sun mine, was struck or
the head by falling rock in the shaft
of that mine on Friday and sustained
severe scalp wound.
While splitting wood at his home
Saturday, J. j. Hughes accidentally
struck the back of his left hand with
the point of the ak and severed the
tendons of the three middle fingers.
A movement is on foot to secure
land for park purposes in this city
The r. G. Owens property in the ThirC
ward and F. w. Schoenfeld's tract al
the end of Main and Bequett streets
in the First ward are being considered
Miss Molie Strong arrived home Fri
day from year g sojourn in Germany
where she has been taking instruction
in the German language. Miss Strong
reports an enjoyable trip and of course
had many interesting experiences.
The Story & Clark Piano Co. of thi.
city have awarded prizes in the puzzle
contest which closed Aug. 10. Tn,
first prize, diamond ring, was award
ed to Mr.. W. j. Hooking of this cit,
for the nearest correct solution. Mis-.
Bertha Laun, also of this city, secured
second prize, consisting of mandolin
and Miss Eva Humphrey of Pecatonic;
won guitar, the third prize.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

the grandest spectacle OF its kind ever
presented TO the people of this section.
Each afternoon. In front OF our 300
foot amphitheater. Seven Big Circus
Acts will be given, interspersed with
racing and band music. In the even.
ing they will appear under the glare
of the $4,000 candle power searchlight,
the whole t. eliminate in the great
and grand pyrotechnical display of
Gregory'G Famous Fireworks.
Baseball between rival teams will be
given on Thursday and Friday of the
Fair. Fast and honest Racing will be
the result OF liberal purses and big
premiums insure mammoth displays in
all departments. The big Herds Prize
Live Stock Parade on Friday afternoon
will alone be worth the price of ad-
mission to lovers of domestic animals.
Remember the Night Fair is on
Wednesday and Thursday nights un-
less the weather is inclement, when IL
will be held the following evening.
Whatever you do, don't miss this
Fsir-The Big Badger.
Day and night excursions on all rail
roads.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

Oshkosh Northwestern.
The course of retail prices in this
country during the next year will be
watched with great deal of interest.
for the reason it is generally conceded
that on this basis the people will be
inclined to pass Judgment as to the
merits of the new tariff law. The in
tricacies Of a tariff law are too COM
pick for thorough understanding on
the part of the average citizen, but the
prices which he has to pay for every
thing he buys and which enter into
the cost of living, are something that
he readily comprehends. He also is
aware that a difference always exists
between the prices of many commodi-
ties at home and abroad, and he has
been informed that some of the goods
manufactured in this country are sold
TO foreign customers at prices that are
considerably lower than are charged
for the same Identical articles when
sold at home. No amount of argu-
ment, therefore, can convince him
that the tariff does not constitute a
factor in the fixing of home prices,
and even on goods and commodities
that do not enjoy high protection it
is not difficult to understand that
prices may be influenced by the rea-
tive prices of other goods and com
modities that are thus favored.
That the cost of living has steadily
risen in this land for the last eight or
ten years is a matter of statistical rec
ord, and even if no such record existed.
every person in this country and
especially everyone who pays house
hold expenses and family bills, viii
understand this from personal expert
ence 1t was this condition that large
~ influenced the widespread demand
for a revision of the tariff, and now
that this revision has been completed,
the results of such work will naturally
be gagged by the effect it has on prices
and the cost Of living. 1t is true that
even with high prices and relatively
high cost of living, the people gener-
ally have been prosperous, but in the
larger degree of general prosperity.
which is promised the peonle want to
feel that they are getting their fair
and equal share. And if they are not
convinced on this point, it is a prae-
teal certainty that they will not accept
the explanations of the recent tariff re-
vision, nor will they be satisfied until
they secure another kind of revision
which will bring them what they want
and think they are entitled to. And
the story Of retail prices will be the
rule they will take 10 measure this
matter and form their decision.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26
Legal Notices.
Notice Of Order for .,asi Settlement
INTERSTATE ESTATE.

Notice is hereby given that at a spec ial term
of the Iowa County Court. 10 be held In and for
said county, at the court house. In the city OF
Dodgeville. in said county, on the lNh day OF
September A. ID. 1903 being the second Tuesday
of said month, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon OF
said day. the following matters will be heard
and considered:
The application of Laura +. Jones. admins
tratrix of the estate of James l.. Jones. late
of said county deceased. for the examina-
ton and allowance of her administration
account and the assignment of the residue OF
said estate TO such persons rs are by law
entitled to the same. Application will also be
made for the allowance of the claim OF Flint
Chapman $40. w. G. HickcoX S}3 and nurse Sl5
And IL is further ordered that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing copy of this notice for three
weeks successfully, prior TO said day of near
ing in the Mineral Point Tribune. weekly
newspaper published in said county.
By order of the court,
32w3 ALDRO jerks, County Judge.
Dated Dodgeville. Wis. Aug. TO- A. ID. 1903,
j. p. Smoker, Attorney.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

companies and other big corporations
and for their benefit mainly, and the
people have good grounds for the sus-
picion that some officials may be in
collision with these interests. At any
rate, the practice ought to be stopped.
If the government has land to sell, let
it sell it outright to the purchaser, not
get rid of it through the means of a
lottery system.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

State Journal: The first consign-
ment of new Lincoln pennies is to be
called in because they carry the initials
of the engraver. What earthly excuse
there could be for this egotistical adj
vertising of the engraver and how the
government came to permit the initials
to be placed upon the pennies is hard
to understand Looks as if coin col
lecting spectators had succeeded in
getting their hands on something
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

A degenerate man in Seattle fought
back at a muscular woman who was
attacking him with fists instead of fin
ger nails. His inevitable victory does
not altar the fact of his degeneracy.
Two blackened eyes look worse upon
her than they would upon him, but he
may be only an avant courier of a de-
generate type of man in the coming
day of degenerate type of woman.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

ONE hundred years ago Henry Shaw
received at his store 300 pounds of OK
and log chains and FIVE casks of Indian
beads. The five casks of Indian beads
may have been traded for the value of
the magnificent park he has bequeathed
St. Louis. The OK wagons were the
necessary precursors of the devil wag-
ons of today.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26
ons Of today

THE Standard Oil Corporation is
said now to have such advantage OF
position in Oklahoma that independent
competition is practically smothered
Yet the Democratic party, at the first
election in Oklahoma, carried the state
on pledges to drive the octopus out
Wherever there is bunco operator al
work, the Democratic party is always
buncoed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

In report showing how every sena-
tor voted on each of the 100 roll calls
on the tariff, it is found that La Fol
lette voted LOG times against Aldrich
and Is times with him; absent on five
occasions only. Stephenson, our other
senator, voted against Aldrich once
and with him 81 times; absent the other
AZ calls What a contrast And, by
the way, who of Wisconsin's two sena-
tors properly represented the state,
and who was at his post and worker ?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

Darlington Democrat: /. the Re-
publican insurgents keep up their fight
until success is theirs and their party
becomes a party of the masses instead
of for those who would plumber the
masses, the trusts would be in bad
plight. Trusts without a party at
tached to leading strings are helpless
bunch They must have a party, and
their party must be in power, else
they would lose their privileges to
plumber.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

In Nevada the law provides that the
FISH and game laws shall be taught in
every public school of the state, such
instruction to be given at least once a
month and to include instruction in the
preservation of song birds.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

In order to break the news gently
to the lawyers of the state and thus
prevent any cases of heart failure, it
may be stated that large part of the
volume of laws for 1909 need be read
only during leisure hours. The books
will begin arriving at the capitol from
the printing Office early next week, a
neat little volume of only 2, 1876 pages.
Volume one of Sanborn and Berryman's
statutes contain LIZA pages; so that a
volume of the session laws contains GIL
more pages than volume one of the
statutes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

as to spend a week or ten days in some
big city. OF course it's lots of fun tc
visit the shows and parks, but it's
whole lot more fun to get back to the
quiet life. The idea of spending few
days year in the city is all right, as it
gives change of mental diet that is
very satisfactory.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

Fennimore Times: A lottery is lot
terry, whether conducted by private
individual or by the government.
These land drawings are lotteries, pure
and simple, and by sanctioning them
the government is practicing that itself
which it condemns in others. The peo-
pie of the United States should voice
their opposition to this land lottery
business in no uncertain terms, It's
a game of chance. nothing more, moth
ing less-a few lucky ones make a little
stake, but for every fortunate one.
there are hundreds that are duped and
get nothing. 1t looks as if all these
drawing" and "land openings" were
primarily in the interest of the railroad
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

The new buildings being erected
Gil The State Fair grounds at Milwau-
kee are being rapidly pushed toward
completion, and will all be ready for
use at the opening of the fair, Sep
TENDER 18th.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26
Vehicle Exhibit and Sale.

The New Stratman company of Dodge
vile made grand exhibit at our fair
and well merited the large number of
sales as given below:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26
Farm for Sale.

100 acres known as the Chas. GraCz
farm, five miles east of Mineral Point.
For full particulars inquire of Fielder &
Fielder. 32tf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26
Painter Wanted.

Wanted, at once, practical journey
man painter.
lw WEInENFELLER Bros.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-08-26

There is nothing that will make a
fellow so we'll satisfied with country life
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
Dragging.

Dragging is such an easy habit to
fall into that nearly every little de-
light opens the way and it requires
very strong character to resist the
inclination. It may be classed as a
dscourtesy, and what makes it so
is not the theme so much as the
waste of time required to indulge it.
There is another objection, and that
is, it encourages the use of many
superlatives, which is never in good
form, because they are mostly used
TO fill up empty minds.
Still another problem, which is
that Dragging is placing a discount
upon the person listening, for he is
reminded of his own inferiority For
instance, the other day a man told
us of catching a seven-pound fish,
which had the effect Of making us
feel insignificant and uncomfortable,
until friend informed us that he
had seen the fish and that it weighed
only three pounds, which suggested
to us another objection to Dragging,
which is that il is close akin to ly-
ing; which impression was made the
deeper by the report of another per-
son who said that he had seen the
man buy that identical fish in Fulton
market. Thus one sees into what
forbidden paths Dragging leads one.
Ohio State Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
MILK NOT CHIEF DANGER.
Public Attention Should Not Be Diverted From
Real Peril in Human Contagion.

There Is a tendency to overrate the
danger to children from milk from
tuberculosis cattle was the decided
view expressed in the section of tu-
berculosis in children of the National
Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis. The sub
ject was exhaustively treated in a
Joint paper by Drs. Henry L. X. Shfw
and Arthur t. Laird, of Albany, N. Y.
Drs. Shaw and Laird took the posi-
tion that the attention of the public
should not be diverted from the great
and very real danger of human con-
tagion. II. they argued, tuberculosis
milk was as virulent as so many per-
sons assert, 1t was difficult to conceive
how any children at all escaped in
fection. A diagnosis OF tuberculosis
in child by rational symptoms alone,
they contended. was impossible In the
early stages. They said that the his
tory of tuberculosis In the family of
a sick child was almost prior evil
dence of the presence in some form
Of tuberculosis. The association Of
the child with tuberculous parents. or
other consumptives, they said. was
q matter of such Importance in the
diagnosis as well as In the prevention
OF the disease that every member Of
. tuberculous family should be ex-
amined AZ q matter Of routine. In
fection during life. they said, may
take place through the air and from
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.

r. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says:
Reports from the principal indus
trial and mercantile centers are of
an encouraging nature, and even the
long delay in tariff readjustment and
the new controversy over the prop
osition to levy a tax on the net
earnings of corporations do not seem
to hold in check the improvement
in business conditions. The improve
ment, though based upon many
sound economic conditions, is un-
doubtedly facilitated by the ease of
money, which also in part explains
the prevailing tendency toward high
prices. Hot weather is stimulating
the distribution of seasonable mer-
chandise.
Bradstreet's says:
Improvement is more manifest
this week, the handspring of this be-
ing better weather and crop reports
and further expansion in the vol
ume of industial operations. Retail
reports are still rather irregular, eH-
cessive heat being credited with re-
tarding distribution in some sec
tions, but, on the whole, sales of
summer goods have been benefited
by more seasonable temperatures.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

make 1t a permanent benefit to tt-
Nation. In May, 1908, there gath
cred. at the White House a group of
the most notable men who have over
assembled in Washington. They were
called together by President Roose-
welt to discuss the best methods of
conserving" our national resources.
Governors of States, authorities on
farming, numbering, irrigation, COM
merce and other great public ques-
tions, gave their opinions on how the
Nation is literally wasting its sub
stance, and explained their plans for
stopping this national extravaganza.
During the conference It was ad-
mitted that one of our greatest needs
was knowledge of forestry, of which
the great masses of the people are
so densely ignorant. In fact, this was
one of the chief subjects for discus
sion, and was one of the main reasons
why President Roosevelt called the
congress. How he regarded the neces-
sity Of woodcraft is best shown by
quoting his own words, uttered as
far back as five years ago:
"The forest problem is in many
ways the most vital internal problem
of the United States. The very ex-
istence of lumbering-the fourth
great industry of the United States
depends upon the success of our work
as a nation in putting practical for
estry into effective operation. The
United States is exhausting its forest
supplies far more rapidly than they
are being produced. The one remedy
is the introduction of practical for
estry on large scale"
SO 1t is that In the mountain South
land an illustration is shown of the
truth of Mr.. Roosevelt's words, and
here young Americans are being edu-
Gated for the work which he so en-
phatically said must be done. AS we
have said, they have come to Carolina
all the way from Maine to California,
but they also include the rich as we'll
as the poor. The son of the million
aire does not hesitate to put on the
sweater and the blouse, to handle the
saw as well as the tape and transit,
side by side with the boy who has
gone into the wilderness because
forced by fortune to choose some
career to support himself.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-08

For hundreds OF years mankind
used the same style and size of razor
and had no thought that II could be
improved until some genius evolved
the safety razor. That genius reaped
the benefit OF his inventive talent BY
charging from ss to IS for each I'm
plement. people being glad 20 buy at
those figures. Now comes another
inventor who has made possible q
still better safety razor. and for only
twenty-five cents That sum In post
age stamps sent to the Book Publish
ing House. 134 Leonard street. New
York. will secure razor postpaid -