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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-01
CANNOT cosFlscArE PROPERTY

The opinion Of the Supreme court,
handed down Saturday in the case
of f.. Pyle and wife vs.. the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul railway, set
tied for all time the right Of rail-
road, or other corporations. TO vir-
tually coniiscate property by CON
demnation proceedings. The court
holds that corporation has no right
to enter upon and take possession
OF premises sought 10 be.condemned
until 1t either pays to the owner of
the property the amount assessed
and found as damages by commits
sioners duly appointed. or. ia case
the owner refuses 70 accept this
award, has paid the same 60 the
Clerk of the court to abide the re-
suit of the action.
The Brief IN the Pyles. who. by
the way, are an aged couple, says:
The litigation in the First dis
trict court that eliminated in
this application was neither ini-
tiated nor invited by these appli-
cants. They were content TO
be permitted 10 pursue the even
tenor of their way at their home
along the st. Joe river, the es-
adjustment of which home had
cost them so many years OF la
Dor, toll and priyation, and
nothing short of the absolute
necessity of defending them
selves against what appeared TO
them To be the final act in the
plot Of two gigantic railroad
companies 70 contiscate their
property, forced them to seek
the relief of this court against
the added burden Of AN illegal
and unauthorized trial for the
determination of a matter that
had already been settled by a
duly constituted and authorized
tribunal.
Commenting on the opinion, the
says:
Stripe d of legal yerbiage, the
court opmiOn practically Is To
the effect that railroad con not
play horse with the courts in
persuing legal policy in bad
faith, that a railroad cannot in.
stitute fake condemnation pro-
ceedings just to get hold of a
poor man 8 land and then DELHI
erately, through the machina-
tons of astute corporation law
yers, SO clog the wheels Of JUS ;
tlce and complieate matters
that the poor man finally reaches
the limit of his financial resour-
ees and patience and gives in.
while the railroad gets his land i
without paying cent for il Is
outside OF attorneys fees arts
ing from pettifogglng litigation.
In effect the decision lays
down hard and fast rules in all :,
such condemnation proceedings =
and II ends for all time in Idaho o
the power of a wealthy corpora
ton 20 string out litigation in
the courts for years and years
antil the property owners sur II
render without just compensa- a
ton for their land as right of k
way.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-01
Banks ON SIRE Thinr Now

I'm never be without Dr. Kings
New Life Pills again" writes A.
Schingeck. 647 Elm street, Buffalo,
p. Y. they cured me of chronic
when all others failed. F"
|Jnequaled for biliousness, jaundice,
Indigestion, headache. chills. malar-
a and debility. 25c at B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-01
NOTICE To HUNTERS

We. the undersigned. hereby for
bid amy hunting on our lands, and
give notice that We will prosecuted
those who violate this order: )sGu|
"A
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-12-01
FOLEYSKIDEEYPTLLS
FoR BAeNAcrs KoAGrs Aso BLspess

Foley's Kidney Pills are tonic in
action, quick in results and restore
the natural action of the kidneys an
bladder. They correct irregularities.
B. B. Davis.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09

feet and shouting Little Mac!' The
galleries speedily were upon their
feet. en- masse, so to speak, and in
less than a minute after the first cry
for Little Mac had been made most
Of the delegates were shouting for
Mcclellan as though their life de-
pended upon it.
eff you have ever heard a political
convention giving a demonstration for
a popular candidate, then you can
imagine what happened at this con-
vention. The organization managers
tried to suppress the demonstration.
The chairman broke his gavel pound
ing with it. But nobody paid the
slightest attention to him. Little
Mac and nobody but Little Mac was
thought Of and shouted for by the con-
vention. 1t was as perfect STAN
pede as ever took place, and almost
before the convention knew 1t George
B. Mcclellan had been nominated by
it for governor of New jersey by &C.
clamation. And l have always thought
that the most surprised man in the
state over the result was Mcclellan
himself, who, on the morning of con-
vention day, had no more idea of be-
ing nominated for governor of New
Jersey than he had of being elected
president three years hence.
But the best result of the STAN
pede was that, thirteen years after he
had unsuccessfully led the Democratic
hosts of the nation as th$ir presiden
tial standard bearer, we triumphantly
placed Mcclellan in the gupernatorsaI
chair"
Copyright, 1870 by E. j. Edwards. AL
Rights Reserved)
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
Tale of Early Telephone Days

their friend in a most undignified man
ner, the latter turned to one of them
with: Il had perfect confidence in Dr.
Hubbard. | knew he'd do it. Aren't
you glad | persuaded you not to drop
out?"
The next days. in conversation with
the famous Tilly Haynes, proprietor
of the hotel, | learned the sequel Of
the little scene | had beheld the morn
ing previous in the mems parlor.
Il have three permanent guests
who together made a million over
night this week. They are old-time
Boston merchants who, with their
families, live with me in the winter
and spring. Somebody persuaded them
to take stock in the original Bell Tele-
phone company and for a long time
they were in the dumps over the in
vestment. Then Dr. Gardiner Hub
bard took hold of the company and
put it on it's feet; night before last
the stock went up like a balloon lit
orally over night, and two Of those
three men aren't quite certain yet
whether they are dreaming or whether
IL is a real experience for them.
wish l had bought some of the stock
six months ago, when people wouldn't
look at it at any price" continued Mr..
Haynes, regretfully.
copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights ReservedO
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
How Judge Ashbel Green Succeeded
in Stampeding Democratic Con-
Vention in New Jersey and
Nominating Little Mac"

Il must tell you," said the late
Judge Ashbel Green to me. "of the
way in which l once stampeded a con-
ventiOn. And when l tell you that
this was done in New Jersey, and that
the stampede, as politicians call it,
had never been successfully attempt
ed in that state before, you may be-
lieve with me that the incident was
of unusual political interest"
Ashbel Green was one of the great
leading intellects of New Jersey. His
father was president of Princeton
when the War of 1919 was being
fought, and he was near of kin to
Commodore Stockton and United
States Senator John P. Stockton. He
was esteemed in his day one of the
prOfOundest legal minds both of New
Jersey and New York, and in the lat
ter years Of his life was one of the
leading counsel for tle Vanderbilt
railroad interest. He died in 1905
I'VE Democrats of New Jersey, in
the year 1877, were somewhat at sea, =
continued Judge Green. There had
been some talk about nominating me
for governor, and l was told that If
I were willing to be a candidate, my
friends could compass my nomination.
But l had no ambition tC serve as
governor of New Jersey; in fact, my
professional duties would have made
it impracticable for me st that time
to enter public lie.
"A little later | learned that a GER
tain faction of the party had made
up its mind to nominate rs candidate
for governor man who, in my Opin-
ion, was not mentally feed for the
post of governor and on whom !
feared that personal attacks, whether
we'll grounded or not, might be made,
to the partys serious embarrassment
at the polls. The organization con.
trolled the conventions; what were
those of us who did not like its can
didate to do? After sinking the
matter over, it seemed to me that the
only way to beat the organization was
to stampede the convention. But
what name would be potent enough
TO take the convention off its feet?
"As I was seriously thinking the
matter over l happened to remember
that General George B. Mcclellan was
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
personal Item" Didn't Pay.

II have a personal item"
A reporter looked up from his type
writer at the baggage burdened wom4
an who rushed up the stairs to deposit
small piece of news.
Hurry" she demanded. my train
Is about to leave. Got a pencil"
Ready" said the reported.
I'm going to Omaha to spend o
week with my sister"
well, your name, please"
Mrs. George Meis of Highland
Park-much obliged" and tho wom-
an darted out of the door with her
luggage.
please don't publish that item
about me-" said feminine voice over
the Register and Leader telephone ten
minutes later.
Who's talking, please?"
I'm Mrs. Meis. gave yo1 a per-
sonal awhile ago, and if I hadn't done
it wouldn't have missed my train"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
How Three OId-Time Boston Mer
chants Made Million over Night
on Bell Stock Owing to DR..
Hubbard's Ability.

Many stories have been told of for
tunes made out of the telephone by
men who bought stock in the original
company when most of the world was
doubtful of the practicability of the
invention. Here is a new one, part
of which l saw acted in the early
spring of 1877, when l was staying at
the United States hotel, in Boston, for
q few days.
After breakfast, on the second
morning Of my arrival at the hotel, l
went to the mems parlor to look over
the morning papers. Presently there
entered two elderly men, who seemed
to be warm friends. In appearance
they were typical of the dignltied, Gull
tivated, quiet-mannered merchant OF
Boston. Anyone seeing them would
have said at once that they were own
ers of vessels plying between Boston
and China or the West Indies One OF
them iingled some coins in pocket;
the other tossed a ring of small tools
back and forth in his hands. They
took their stand near where L was
seated.
81 wouldn't give a sixpence for the
whole capital stock" l could not help
hearing one of them say. I wouldn
have gone into it if So-and-So had not
asked me to do it as a sort of favor 10
him"
But 4 hear that DR.. Hubbard mas
at last worked out plan for market
ing the stock, and he is pretty clear
headed business man." spoke up the
other.
Before the first speaker could reply
a third man, whose appearance ana
manner also indicated the successful
merchant engaged in the China trade
came into the parlor, walked with as
rapid a step as his dignity would per,
NIT ND to the two men, and extended
both hands first to one of them. then
!. to the other.
This is very surprising" he ex-
Iaimed, radiantly. 1T has all hap
kned over night What do you THINK
O stock is quoted at today"
che pair looked at the newcomer as
gh cley felt that their friend was
ne to have a little fun with them.
70. I'm not joking" the man pro-
a. It's a fact. DR.. Hubbard has
ted out his plan. It's going to be
,eat success. Everybody will be
ling to buy stock. Two hundred
fifty was offered for it this morn
and that's a jump froE almost
fothing over night.
The two dignified listeners actu-
ally gasped when they heard that an
nouncement. They said nothing; they
were struck speeches., apparently;
and as they stood there, staring al
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
He Made Mcclellan Governor

then living in Orange. True, he was
engaged in an important piece of en-
gineering work for the City of New
York, but his legal residence was in
the State of New Jersey. l knew
that among the Democrats of the
state Mcclellan had retained the great
popularity he had gained in the days
of the war, and l decided then and
there that his name, If any could
stampede the convention into nomi-
mating a fit candidate for governor.
MY friends agreeing with me, a
handful of us decided to make the at
tempt to stampede the convention
away from the organization to McClel-
lam Now, l won't tell you what was
done in a preliminary way to effect
this, but 1 will describe to you what
was done in the convention. At the
proper moment and at time Nhen
everything was very quiet, somebody
in the gallery jumped to his feet and
called for three cheers for Little TIac.
It seemed to be a spontaneous call,
and in a twinkling of an eye, almost,
somebody on the floor of the conven-
ton echoed the call: Three cheers
for Little Mac' Still another mo-
ment, and two or three men sitting
in the gallery opposite the one where
the first call had come jumped up.
Little Mac! Little Mac! they scrsam-
ed at the top Of their voices.
Here and there on the floor dele
gate after delegate was rising to his
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
Gladstone and Disarmament

was a guest at a dinner in London at
which were assembled some of the
leading men in British public life, one
or two governors of the Bank of Eng
land, and two or three of the great
financiers of Europe. Mr.. Gladstone
was there as the guest of honor.
Before the dinner had gone far
began to learn at first hand of the
manner in which Gladstone collected
that fund Of detailed information
which made him the wonder of ev-
eryone in Europe who knew him. He
turned to one of the financiers.
"'How much gold do you expect
from Australia this year?' he asked.
when he was told the amount
have forgotten what it was, several
millions-he turned to another fnan-
cier.
How much gold is India going to
send us?' he asked Are they pro-
ducing any gold in the Lahore dis
trict? How do they transport the
gold from the mines at Lahore to the
seaport?'
The answers called for received,
Mr.. Gladstone's next question was put
to me, and when | had answered as
best I could regarding this country 8
production of gold, similar questions
were directed to others at the table.
Then, for a moment, the Grand Old
Man was silent. All he said, break
ing his silerce, the world is produc-
ing about an hundred millions of new
gold a year and England ought to get
at least half of it. He had in his
mind for future reference and use.
"The conversation was changed and
some one spoke about the question Of
disbanding the armies of Europe and
curtailing the building of navies.
"'How large a standing army has
Germany?' asked Mr.. Gladstone of one
Of the gentlemen near by, and receiv-
ing the answer he asked successfully
of as many men how large were the
standing armies of France, Italy and
Russia. Then he turned to me. MIR.
Depew,' he said, you have no stand
ing army in the United States worthy
OF the name. You have only your
, militia l told him that his informa-
ton on the subject was correct.
Gladstone was again silent for a
moment or two. evidently making
mental computations. At last he
looked up, and as he did so began to
speak in that wonderfully deep and
perfectly modulated voice of his.
"'Well. gentlemen he said, the
standing armies Of Europe number
one million men. l speak in round
numbers; the figures are approximate
" correct. Therefore, in view of
that fact, tell you that in my opin-
ion the talk of disarmament is alb
surd, because it is impossible. The
day is many generations distant, and
the nature of individuals, as well as
of nations, must be greatly changed
before disarmament will ever be a
fact or anything else than vague,
hypothetical condition. We may
have peace. but it will be peace based
upon strength. fear and power"
Copyright. 1870 by E. ]. Edwards. AL
Rights Reserved
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
Looking for the Millennium.

As soon as we have invented some
thing that will vacuum-clean spinach.
we are going to turn our inventive
powers to blue-printing a contraption
that will close the bedroom window
without the recumbent's having to
rise. After that is perfected, an au-
tomato affair to remove cream bot
ties from the dumbwaiter will re
ceive our ponderous attention
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
Universal Peace, the Grand Old Man
Declared, If 1t Ever Came Would
Be Based Upon Strength, Fear
and Power.

81 never read of the proceedings OF
peace conventions or associations
without wondering what would have
been the result had Gladstone taken
part in the proceedings. For it was my
good fortune to learn from his own
lips what he thought of disarmament
and universal peace" said Senator
Chauncey M. Depew at time when
universal peace proposals were assail-
ing the ears of the nations.
ut happened upon an occasion
shortly after Gladstone had resigned
the office of premier in June, 1885. l
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
When Tennyson Slipped In the Mud.

Wnen IennySOn OIppCU III tHC muus
1t had been a stormy evening and
the night was Of pitchy darkness when
l started out, against invitations to
remain, to go to the Albion. Tenny"
son insisted on showing me nearer
way, but in the darkness got off his
bearings. Bidding me walk close be-
hind him, we went forward through
the mud, when suddenly / found my
self precipitated six or seven feet
downward Sitting In the mud, 1
called on the poet to pause, but 1t
was too late; he was speedily seated
beside me. This was seeing the laur-
cate OF England in a new light, or,
rather hearing him under novel
darkness. Covered with mud, cropping
about, he improved the odd occasion
with such an innocent run OF With
cisms and anecdotes that / had to
conclude that he had reached a condk
ton which had discovered In him I'm.
expected resources. His deep bass
voice came through the cOngenial
darkness like mirthful thunder, while
he CROPPED until he found a path. This
should have happened after dlnner!"
he exclaimed; do not mention this
to the temperance folk"-M. d. Com
ways Autobiography.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
An American Duchess.

The Duchess Decazes, as all the
world knows, was an Americana
daughter of the enormously rich Sim
ger family.
The duchess was once taking part
in some amateur theatricals at Ragaz
when a New York girl said TO her
mother:
as she a real duchess?"
Yes, my DEAR" the mother,
Kntckerbocker, answered. YES, realp
but machine made"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09

the author was a member was OUT
after walrus in the middle of Smith
Sound, they barely escaped death on
detached ice foe. Finding them
selves separated from the pack and
drifting downward toward the open
water, which would have meant slow
starvation, the members Of the hunt
ing expedition frantically explored the
boundaries Of their temporary prison
for loophole Of escape. Finally one
of the Eskimos discovered where by
utilizing small ice pans as ferries the
party could escape to the solid pack.
That was one of the many close calls
that Whitney experienced.
Eskimo Endurance.
The author never ceased to marvel
at the endurance of his friends the
savages. Life with them is so stern
a matter of nip and tuck that the Es-
kimos seem to have been hardened In
to almost superhuman strength and
stamina. Their pursuit OF game Is
never ending, and at times the life OF
a whole colony will depend on the
SuCCSSS VI OuS uuuIluS SApSuAAOh'
Whitney saw his Eskimo COM
panions take chances with death
which were nothing short Of sheer
madness; he found them ready to go
without sleep for three days on end,
eager to be on the move as long as
their legs would support them. They
cannot lean on others for support"
Whitney comments, land none amona
them is so poor that charity comes
his way. He must work If he is to
live, and no man in the world works
SO hard as the Eskimo CIR enjoys so
little Of lifes comforts and luXurles."
With the return of the sun Whit.
ney and a party OF Eskmos crossed
the ice Of Smith Sound over to Elles-
mere Land, where the author sought
the single reward of all that winters
isolation, musk OK. With a hunters
pride he devotes several chapters of
his book to the narration Of this sue
cessful musk OK hunt. He knocked
down more of the beasts than he
could bring back to Greenland with
him and the trophies in heads and
hides that he secured amply rewarded
his months Of waiting.
Says Little About Cook.
Whitney tells only in the baldestl
outline of the return of Doctor Cook
to Anootok, reciting how three men,
gaunt as skeletons and dirty almost
beyond human semblance, came I'M
over the ice of Smith Sound pulling
their single sledge behind them. On
the subject Of what Doctor Cook may
have told him as to his pole finding
the New Haven sportsman pursues
his consistent policy of silence. He
simply says that the Bushwick ex-
plorer stayed a few days in Anootok
ana then started southwark for a DAM
| ish settlement.
On August 16, within a few days OF
a year after Mr.. Whitney had been
marooped among the Eskimos, the
Roosevelt bearing the Peary party re-
| turned from the north and the New
| Haven man took ship on her for civil
| ization. He transferred to the Jeanne,
which was met coming up at North
| Star Bay, and after some desultory
hunting along the coast Of Baff1n's
Land, during which time the author
secured soma coveted polar bear, the
return to the world was completed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
Eclipsed.

Gunner-What caused Bilkins and
wilkins to get out of the argument
so unceremoniously?
Guyer-Well, Bilkins was talking
horse and Wilkins was talking auto
mobile and some one came along who
talked airship.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
EASY.
Easy.
NJ I inst love Children

ooh. l just love children"
at is too bad you have none Of
your own"
why, how did you find out that l
had none of my OWN"
"You said you loved them"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
Massachusetts, Working Statistics.

In Massachusetts last year there
were 500 working days, and the av-
erage time lost through shutdowns,
stoppages for repairs, suspensions,
etc. amounted to 1916 days for each
wage-earner.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
AS He Sees Them,

THE color of a woman's eyes d~
pends entirely on the man who looks
at them" Joanna and His Rever
ence," by Max Barring.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
False,

He has a great deal of false pride"
81 guess you would call it false; he
is proud of his looks and if It were
not for his false teeth he wouldn't
have any"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09
Suspicious Circumstance.

what makes him think his wife
has run away?"
She left her hobble skirt behind"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-12-09

D fast does the world
move nowadays that I'M
less one stops to reflect
a bit there seems moth
ing unusual in the fact
that Harry Whitney, the
New Haven sportsman,
should have gone hunting
to the place which not