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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11
Stories of GarfieLd's Death

The post mortem following Gar
fields death justified in some measure
though not completely. the diagnosis
which Colonel Ingersoll had made to
me while the physicians were deciding
that the presidents spinal cord had
not been touched by the bullet.
Some months after Guiteau had been
executed Colonel Ingersoll told me
of another interesting incident con.
nected with Garfield's assassination.
You will recall, of course" said the
great agnostic. that following Gut
teau's arrest the report went all over
the country that the poor fool had ex-
claimed. triumphantly, I'm a Stall
wart! I'm Stalwart! when he was
arrested. And you remember, of
course, that that statement led to a
suspicion that some of the members
of the Stalwart wing Of the Repub-
lican party had entered into a con-
spiracy with Guiteau TO remove Gar
field. so that Arthur could succeed
him.
Now, Guiteau never said such a
thing. l was hurrying to the railroad
station as an officer OF the law was
leading Guiteau away to the police
station. and, naturally, stopped an
instant to get glimpse Of the assas-
sin. He was talking to the policeman.
who said nothing, and ! heard Guiteau
say as plainly as now hear my own
voice: It's all right. It's all right
That was Just what he said and moth
ing else. and it was the similarity in
the sound of the words Of the two
phrases that led to the report that
Guiteau had excused and defended his
act by saying: I'm Stalwart! I'm
a Stalwart! Yet had I told what |
knew to be the truth concerning his
exclamation at the time the country
was excited over the false report, / be-
lleve would have been laughed or
hooted down"
Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards1
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11
GoUernorship Cost Him So

ana here comes in the new news
Governor Parker, in his capacity as a
lawyer, was obliged to appear before
the supreme court of the state I'm
Trenton. The first thing he did after
arriving in the capital city waS to
hunt up a barber shop, in front OF
which, as the successful candidate
was being shaved. large crowd of
the curious gathered.
In due course the governor, smooth
as to chin, started to pay the barber.
He felt In one pocket--no money. In
dismay he turned to the barber.
when friend rushed up and offered
his purse, while the crowd outside.
quick to grasp the little comedy
cheered frantically.
A moment later Governor Parker
had taken his stand upon the thresh-
old of the shop.
Fellow citizens" he said, 81 began
the campaign which ended yesterday
with the understanding that / was to
spend no money to secure my election
and that my party was to spend none,
except for printing and other absolute
ly necessary incidentals. When | be-
gan my campaign | started out from
my home in Freehold with a ten.doIlar
bill in my pocket. ! spoke in every
county in the state and every day for
the past two weeks. When l arrived
at my home the night before election
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Col. lngersoii's Army Experience Con-
Vlnced Him Presidents Wound
Was Mortal-GUiteau Didn't
Say am a StaIwart."

Not without little pride look
back on the fact that the newspaper
reports l sent from Washington from
day to day following the shooting of
PRESIDENT Garfield by Guiteau accu-
Fately foreshadowed the presidents
death. And, curiously enough. one Of
the incidents that caused me right
from the start to take a most serious
view of the nature OF the presidents
wound occurred not more than an
hour after Garfield had been shot
down In the railroad station.
Garfield had been carried to one OF
me executive Offices on the second
moor OF the station, and while the ply
slcians worked over him and we who
were representing the press Of the
country were gathered on the floor
oeiow, beheid Col. Robert G. Inger-
soli coming down the stairs that led
70 the upper tier of offices. knew
am well. and. Fastening up to him,
asked; Have you seen the presi-
dent%
For a moment he could not control
MS emotions sufficiently to speak.
then he nodded, and in voice that
snail never forget, for the awe that
vas In it. said:
Inc wound is mortal one
Anow 1t; my army experience taught
ue many things about gunshot
Sounds. When ! went into the room
Harneld recognized me and tried to
speak eneouragingly. but his voice
N4S almost In whisper. He Is lying
VI sort Of improvised couch and
STOOD beside him. and then, as / had
Uoen told that he had been shot in
we back, 1t occurred to me that II the
sp'haI column had been injured
sooid quickly discover t. Unobserved
any one. l reached over and very
~Imiy pinched the flesh just above the
@oAie There was not the slightest
o'ement Of the muscles. Then !
r.uched the calf OF the leg. and again
slt was no response of any sort A
y0Ho Time | made a similar test. and
saw that they were absolutely with
10y sensation and that he was pow
- sss to use them. I said to myself
~ Ill and | say It TO you nov. that
S-e wound is a mortal one. The bullet
n @S either torn the spinal cord or has
~. .oAea the backbone, and he cannot
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New News =
OF YESTERDAY
DYE. % EzzzEu<z~

found that I had just two dollars left
OF that ten-dollar bill. Eight dollars
was all had spent to make my cam
paign. AS counsel for ~the railroad
company. am privileged TO ride utor
pass, and in that way I Travelled
from meeting place to meeting place
The hotel proprietors throughout the
state insisted upon receiving me as
guest without pay, and / have also
been entertained at private houses.
AS for the two dollars / had left over
when ! got back home, spent them
for postage stamps in order to send
letters in reply to those which had
accumulated during my absence.
so, you see. my friends. we have
shown that it is possible for a guber-
Material candidate to be victorious in
New Jersey without the use of money
Still, because of this fact. have inst
bad an embarrassing moment 7 gave
80 little thought to money during tba
campaign that 1t apparently has he.
come a habit, for when 1 left home
TO come to Trenton l didn't think to
supply myself with money. and Won
have just seen that was actually
Obliged to ask the barber to hang up
the shavei"
1t was little confession that tick
led the crowd immensely, and as the
famous Democratic war governor
went on his way to the court house a
great throng followed him, cheering
him TO the echo when he entered the
builling
Copyright. 1910. by f. J. Edwards. An
Rights Reservedl
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The colonel had Just tainted in the
hotel lobby.
Shall / throw water In his face?"
asked the bellboy
Heavens, MOI" cried the clerk. IF
you did that he'd have fit"
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DARK Suspicion.

80 the editor declined your poem?"
He did. but suspect he made
letter.press copy before sending II
hack. The Ink looks blurred"
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Il see the aviators are In training
to cross the alps In aeroplanes."
What are they training on, bire
seed?"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
HIGHWAYS TOO WIDE.
Those Of Germany Compared to Roads
Of the West. X

Those Of Germany Compared to Roads
Of the West. X
1t is argued that as general thing
and particularly In the west the roads
OF the United States are too wide.
The west and Germany are compared
In this respect. 1t is pointed out that
while in Germany. where the traffic IL
enormous, the highways are but TWEEN
ty and twenty.one feet. In the west,
where the traffic Ia comparatively light
and land worth 500 an acre, the road
ways are from fifty TO sixty feet IN
width. three-fourths of which grows
up In weeds and grass,
1t can hardly be said, however. that
the roads are too wide In the eastern
states
Mountain travellers especially will
smile ut the idea Of wide roads In
reading OF the subject. having many
a time and oft met face TO face other
travellers far from the wide place"
with the result that their vehicles had
to be taken apart and carried by piece
meal or stood up at dizzy angle
against the cliff while the other Rugged
the perllous edge OF fathomless "a.
vine. ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26


1t Is the expectation of the Massa-
chusetts highway commission to ex-
tend the use OF asphalt compounds for
the coming season IA itb roAdmakias
The general opinion of its engineers
last year as the season progressed was
that the asphalt products we're more
reliable and gave better results than
the tar products; also that 1t appeared
THAT the asphalt would wear for u
greater length of time. AS q result Of
Its experiments the commission treated
many miles Of macadam surface.
which was badly worn, by filling all
ruts. holes and depressions with mix
ture OF asphalt, oil and gravel or a
sharp sand or stone and stone screen
ings, the road being evened up and
brought as nearly as possible to a uni.
form smooth surface. Then the road
was coated with from one-fourth to a
half gallon OF hot asphalt oil to the
square yard, The oil was laid on MS
evenly as possible over the surface,
being spread with broom where nee
essary 1t was then Immediately COW
cred with sand, gravel or screenings
spread evenly over the road surface
In sufficient quantities to absorb all of
the oil. If oil appeared 1t WAS covered
from time to time, 80 that no OH
should come In contact with passing
vehicles. Ae ...
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
NOTICE


Sealed bids addressed to the City
Council Of the City OF Cairo, Illinois,
will be received at the office OF the
City Clerk OF said city OF Cairo. up to
1880 o'clock, p. M, Tuesday, Septem-
Der 9Th. 1910, for repairing Fire sta.
ton No. | As follows: Re.
Tearing down and rebuilding the
front wall from the ground up to the
second story, repairing the roof I'M
der the Cupola, plastering the walls
and ceiling Of the second Story where
II is needed and painting the inside
wood work ok the second story, and
for repairing Fire Station No. as fol-
lows:
Tearing of and replastering the
walls and ceiling OF the second story
and painting the inside wood work OF
second story, the painting on both
stations to be two coats.
The City Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois. this sth day
Of August. A. D. 4J10.
ERNEST WORKMAN,
City Comptroller
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
Stocks, Bonds, Cereals
WITH SMART GA|NS|GRA|NS ARE FIRM
Foreign Markets and increasing Flour
Output Bulish Factors in Wheat
Market Closes Higher.

Chicago, Aug. 25.--WHEAT-Clos
ed firm Is to 1c higher. Advance in
winter wheat prices in the northwest
generally firmer; foreign markets and
increasing flour output We're bullish
factors today. Northwest receipts
were smaller than had been expected
and were largely milling demand.
Sept. opened 80 to 99A high 99& (;
low 1875: closed 99A M992s to $685. /;
Dec. s1.035s to 1.035sM1037s. No. 2
red 99h @$l.00h No 3 red 97hG
80; No. 2 hard 99% G1.0o34; No. 3
hard 97k@99.
CORN-Closed steady 14M11a
higher. Shorts rushed to cover early
when reports OF a frost in western
fields We're received. Offerings were
light and a sharp advance met pur-
chasers. Nervousness continued and
the forecast Of weather kept traders,
who need gain, on their mettle. The
advance at times was two cents
above yesterdays close; yesterdays
high point was not maintained to
finish. Cash corn one cent higher
on offerings. Sept. opened 6l4 to
61a; high 62ss; low GIN; closed
G1%; Dec. 59ss@12to say. No. .
62A on; No. 2 white G3@1a; No. 2
yellow 62A m63; No 3, 62@1a; No.
3 white 621a 063; No. yellow G21a a
r.
OATS-Closed firm as TO y high
er. Advance was caused by bullsh-
ness in other pits and covering by
shorts. Sept. opened 34H; high 347
m35; low 34as; closed S4&. Dec.
37h. No, 2, 32MA No 2 white "a
OBS; No. 3, 81; No, 3 white 33% q
34h; standard 34A @35.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
GOOD ROAD BOOSTERS.


vaiusbls Hints From Address by Con.
gresham Ferris Of pklahoms.
Congressman Scott Ferris of Oklaho-
ma In an enthusiastic address ON the
subject Of good roads uttered the fol-
lowing;
Good roads bring the products of the
mine and forest to the factory door
Good roads bring thrift to the farmer
to the nation.
Good roads make farm life pleasant
and profitable and enhance its useful.
ness.
Good roads bring us more rural
routes-will bring us better ones and
more efficient ones.
They make better homes. happier
firesides. more patriotic people.
They distribute the products of the
mine, the forest and the factory
They are. the avenues of progress
and the highest and best proof Of the
intelligence we enjey.
1t does justice to producer and con-
sumner and withholds injustice from
ALL
They save time. labor. money and
failure They patronize the railways
and the waterways you have appro-
priated for 50 lavishIy
Highways, tell you. sir, are not the
property of one class OF men. but are
the property and interest Of every one.
whether he be black or white. educat.
ed or uneducated. weak or strong,
high or low, savage or civilized They
are, l tell you, the property Of US all
and we should all aid In their upbuild
| ing
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, Aug. 25.-WHEAT. Re
ceipts 1920; shipments none. Spot
firm; Nc. red $10GA elevator and
los fob. ailoat; new No. northern
1.22 fob. to arrive, Futures gener.
ally firm all day influenced by high
er cables and better cash demand !;
closed rs net higher; Sept. 100;
Dec III
CORN-Receipts $500; shipment:
1884 Spot strong; No, 2, " in ele-
vator; futures closed nominally "a
2M higher,
OATS Receipts 1880; shipment
none. Spot firm. New standard
white 396391z No. new white
1919 640la. Futures closed IA net
higher.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
Stocks Opened In New York Yester-
day-Weekly Reports of Finan-
cial Institutions Favorable.

New York, Aug. 25.-Stocks opened
with smart gains in the market re-
spending in full measure to higher
level for Americans in London, but
before the end of the first hour the
list suddenly turned all the actiyes
to selling Off. The reversal was con
current with reports telling OF dam
|age by frost in Nebraska Apart
from this no special reason was adj
vanced to account for the break The
short interest which at outset felt i'm,
PEELED to cover contracts, found that
this could be easily done, and with
the first signs of weakening renewed
It's attacks for a decline. In addi-
ton to crop development the days
news was tumble of finance, poll
ties and trade. Weekly returns in the
leading financial institutions were in
teresting in that all were favorable.
Europe was something of a factor
here throughout, reports creliting
London, Paris and Amsterdam with
moderate sales. Politically the out
look becomes more confused accord
ing to Wall street point of view, by
reason of proposed tariff revision and
forecasts of early elections In New
England, which it is believed, VIII
be unfavorable to the dominant par
ty The declination by Illinois caol
operators of wage scale offered by
miners was the only descendant note
sounded in the labor field Grain
markets were strong following rise
in corn and reports of unsettled wea-
Their in England and France.
or the days railroad returns At
Gibson for July was the most salts
factory, while operating expenses in
creased $4,000, net gain of almost
$4,000 were reported Gross returns
from two score roads for the second
week OF this month show an incease
Of about 8 l3 per cent, While for
the third week seven roads have al
ready reported gains indicating gross
increase of fully II per cent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
Good Road L.oi,lator, N..d.d,

what we need In this countryA
says a good roads expert. lis legisIE
tors who are willing to sacrifice their
political future In behalf OF good
roads. In thus dying politically they
will have rendered more service to
their country than by living many
years. We like the temper Of those
Alabama folk who are demanding Of
candidates for Office that they speak
out plainly for better roads"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
Starters Of Good Rosds.

If highways are an evolution from
the primary paths made by animals
and men. the first roadmnkers did not
make their paths straight certainly,
and many a road today Is monument
to the leaders In roadmaking OF the
long ago Nevertheless II IL said that
some animals. the buffalo especially.
we're pretty fair engineers. They had
an eye for grade. which cannot be said
Of some Of their successors. In the
west engineers hunting pathways for
railroads are said to have largely fol
lowed buffalo trails.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26


(From Good Roads Magazine. New York. ]
In planning out system of dirt roads
for state or even country 1t Is just
as necessary to plan out the location
and construction of the outlying dirt
roads as 1t is OF the highways which
are surfaced with macadam or other
hard material and Of which these dirt
roads are the feeders.
In road construction the ultimate
end Is to reach a certain point by the
most economic route. Thus in its To-
cation the grade Is one of the most
important factors to be considered.
While a steep grade may shorten the
distance between two points, 1t il false
economy inasmuch as the load horse
can pull decreases very rapidly with
the increase In grade, and it will be
found that 1t is fax norEeconomical
to increase the distance and decrease
the grade.
The earth road IL more susceptible
to damage by water than any OF the
specially surfaced roads, and therefore
any little breaks or holes that may be
made In an earth road by rain or a
heavy load should be repaired imme-
diately to prevent their growing into
mudholes. AS water is the greatest
enemy of any road, SO drainage IL the
most Important consideration In road
building. The rain which falls on the
road must be permitted to run Off as
rapidly as possible and by very easy
grade.
After the road Is located and graded
and preparations are made for the
drainage the surface of the roadbed
should be brought into just as smooth
condition as possible. The center of
the road must be the highest and the
crown slope gradually to the bitches
The same care should be taken In con.
structing the surface of the dirt road
that Is given to the surface of mae
adam or sand clay road. The sur.
face Of dirt road should be free from
all stumpS, rocks and vegetable matter
for If not the cost Of maintenance will
be greatly increased and the cost OF
hauling will be much more
1t is necessary that dirt road after
once It is constructed be maintained
as a dirt road If 1t Is to be kept In the
best condition. In repairing 1t do not
use rock. gravel or brush. but use dirt
Of nearly the same character as that OF
the roadbed In order to make the road.
way uniform. so that It wears well and
evenly. II holes and ruts are filed
with rock gravel or brush the wearing
effect will be uneven and will cause
other holes to be formed.
When the road surface is made en-
tirely OF dirt 1t can be kept IN condi-
ton by means Of the split log drag.
This simple contrivance. IL used regu.
larly after rain When the roadbed Is
moist, Will smooth and shape up the
road so that as soon as 1t is dried out
1t will be smooth and hard. The drag
will fill up the ruts and holes.
Another point to bear in mind In
connection with dirt road Is that II
should be exposed as much as possible
to sunshine and wind on account Of
their drying effect Shade is good for
a macadam road. but bad for dirt
road. Many muddy place on . dist
road has been remedied by cutting
away the shade and giving the sun and
wind chance to dry out the roadbed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
chaotah, Trained For the Hunt.

Chaetahs Trained For the Hunt.
4 Trained cheetahs are used IN Persia
and India In much the same manner
\ that hounds are used in European and
North American countries. The game
they are used to hunt Is principally
deer and antelope. The cheetah is an
animal with black and brown spots re-
sembling leopard, but longer In body
and limb. The Indian princes keep
packs of them for the hunt. The heads
of the hunting cheetahs are usually
covered with a hood until within 200
yards OF the game. The hoods are
then removed, and the animals creep
stealthily toward the herd and, having
approached as near as possible, pounce
upon their prey, killing with one blow
OF the paw.--Popular Mechanics.
A Singular Request.
A peculiar fate Is said to overriding
the family of the late Sir Julian Gold
smid. An ancestor of his, SO says the
legend, once gave shelter to rabbi.
who at his death left to him be-
quest Of a mysterious box which was
on no account to be opened until after
the customary seven days OF mourn.
ing. II opened before that time a
curse would fall upon the family.
Curiosity got the better of supersti
ton, and the box was opened before
the seven days were up. In IT was
found ny document which said that as
the injunction of the rabbi had not
been heefed no future owner Of the
estate would be succeeded by a son.
And such4 strangely enough. has neen
the case ever since.
Brass.
Brass is I'm alloy OF tin and copper,
and analysis of the earliest existing
specimens demonstrates that It was
formerly manifnctured In the proper
tons Of one part Of tin to nine OF cop.
per. A notice In Genesis fixes the dis
covery and use Of both these metals,
according to the Bible. ut between
4.004 and l,d35 years before the Chris
tian era.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Aug. 25.--CATTLE-Re
ceipts $500; weak; beeves $4,000
$40; western steers 425670); sto
ckers and feeders 4.1OM6.2O; cows
and heifers 2GO@6GO; calves G.5O@
900.
HOGS-Receipts 10000; steady tc
shade up; lights $S.SO694o; mixet
S,30@935; heavy S.10mS.95; rough
S.10mS30; good to choice heavy 83t
$685. bulk Of sales 8.50m8.75.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000; steady;
sheep 2.50m4.60; yearlings 4.5Jm5.6l
lambs 425mG.90.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26

There have been many devotees Of
the cold cigar. Liszt was one. Mas
senet says that the able could not
play the plano unless he had cigar
In his mouth. But he did not light 1t
Or smoke 1t; he used to eat It. He
would sit down to the instrument with
big cigar between his teeth and
keep munching all the time he played.
When the cigar was eaten up the per-
Torrance closed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Aug. 25.-Money on call
3 to lh; closing bid IA. Time
loans very dull and firm; sixty days
3@3A ninety days 3$4 "a; six mon
this AZ.
Prime mercantile paper 5h to 6.
Sterling exchange steady; demand
s4SG.70; sixty days 4S375G4S3.85.
Bar silver 527s.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26

Acting at the direction of the Schuyl-
kill court. Pennsylvania, which has be-
gun campaign against all officials who
are negligent In connection with road
making, the grand jury has indicted the
members Of the st. Clair council for
failing to report bad roads conditions
near the st. Clair mining operations.
The Mount Carbon borough council
was also ordered indicted BY the court.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
ParpIaxinu.

Territorial this irst experience a
sentry. going over bis instruetiousl-- II
any one COMES along say: HALT.
Who goes tbere:' Then be sH5s.
Friend" and | say. Pass. friend.
alfs we'll" Bur some silly assn ray.
Enemy" and then shaht know
what to do. Rotten Job, call it,
Punch.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.

st. Louis. Aug. 25.--CATTLE--Re
ceipts 1890; steady; native shipping
export steers s720mS.o0; dressed
beef and butcher steers 6.50m775
stockers and feeders 3.25M5.50; cows
and hefers 3,50mI00; Texas and In.
dian steers 4.25@6.50.
HOGS-Receipts 5000; steady
pigs and lights $S5O@9.5O; packers
90069.25; butchers best heavy 9.2i
9935.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000; steady;
natives $4.00M4.50; lambs 5.5o@6.75
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-26

| Distinction. n No Differences.
"Why do ron want to marry my
laughter
I'm no object OF charity; wouldn't
accept your money N any other way"
New York Press.