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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-11
A Nose for the Truth.

Exact truthfulness had its proper
reward in the following instance:
Teacher-Now can you tell me
what the olfactory organ is?
Boy-Please. sir, no, sir.
Teacher-Quite right.-Sketch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-11
Man Wins Combating Contest.

Man won a championship by eating
Sc ears of corn at a sitting. Only
know of one other animal that could
compass such feat.-New York
Herald.
The citizen., 1910-09-23
WARNING THAT WAS FAMILIAR
Little Harry Long to Be
Far Away.

Mrs. Jones' favorite warning to her
young progeny when they were in mis-
chief was that she would tend to them
in minute. Tending" was accom-
plished by applying her open hand
where it would DO most good. When
Harry was four years old he was sent
for the first time round the corner to
the grocery. In a few minutes he came
trotting soberly back with the nickel
still in his hand, but no bag of onions
What's the matter?" asked his
mother.
I'm 'fraid of the man." he said. sol
emnly.
'Oh. he won't hurt YOU" reasurred
Mrs. Jones. Run along and bring the
onions. I'm in a hurry for them
A second time Harry disappeared
round the corner, and a second time re-
turned without his purchase.
I'm 'fraid Of the grocer man. he
explained, as before.
We'll, what makes you afraid OF
hiin?" demanded his mother. impa-
tiently
Why answered the little fellow,
"bofe times when I coed in, he looked
at me, an said, I'll tend to you in a
minute. Youths Companion.
The citizen., 1910-09-23

families whose were not serving in the RANKS
of the regular army. Refused army rations COM
PEELED to from one devastated village TO
burnt down hamlet they could not but succumo
to hunger and exhaustion.
Had Weyler been less brutally honest he
would have omitted such damaging admission.
Up to this day we have had books of many
kinds dealing with the Cuban war; pamphlets
put forth by the insurgents and VIGOROUSLY unfair
to Spain; Spanish publications which misrepre-
sented grossly the attitude of the United States
articles in European newspapers almost unani-
mously censurng the Americans for 'robbing"
Spain CT her colony.
Now, however, we have the facts presented
almost without any comments and certainly with
out establishment by Spanard who loves his
country and frankly detests the Americans.
Once or twice he registers a protest agains:
the senates decision concerning the recognition
of belligenercy the campaign of defamation
directed against him in American papers.
He complains that in March, 1896, when he
had the situation well under control, the senate
of the United States interfered most unfairly for
IL recognized the belligerency of the insurgents,
thereby giving them courage.
This is less convincing than the majority of
his arguments, for if compare dates we find
letters in which he admits his failure to stop the
progress of the insurrection.
His gravest charge against the United States
is contained in the following paragraph which
is too vague to be taken as seriously as some
other statements of his:
The United States were against everything
that would bring about termination of the war
American citizens held several millions worth of
Cuban bonds, issued with the provision that the
island would pass under the domination of the
United States ten years after Cuba would have
separated herself from Spain. The Yankees saw
that with the pace set the much-longed-for indie
pendence of Cuba and its corollary, the annexa-
ton thereof, was becoming a more and more re-
mote possibility. But there no reason why
the peninsula should have robbed all the gossip
which originated in America
But on the whole the picture his letters and
reports. we'll the letters of Martinez Cam
pos he publishes, present to eyes OF Cuba in
the years preceding the Maine incident would
have justified any nation, near remote in inter
venng for the sake of humanity; population
unanimous in les desire for independence:
bloody war which could only lead to an ephem.
eral peace and at best would have left the island
a dreary waste for years to come; the rights of
foreign land owners and investors trampled un-
der foot; all this horror had to be stopped
Spain did not lose Cuba as a consequence of
the war with the United States; by the very ad-
mission of Spains military representatives in that
illfated colony, Cuba irretrievably lost to
Spain in 1897, and the few Spaniards residing in
the coast towns, the only safe abode for them
felt themselves despissd. ostracised minority
The citizen., 1910-09-23
Public Want Ads.

Wanted-Several nice old gentle
fn to represent us financially. Moth
B to do but utter wise remarks and
Horse dividend checks. Good wages,
bm fifty to one hundred millions
hr.
Wanted-A financier who will guar
tee to keep US supplied with half
lleges and half-libraries while we
bply the other halves. No expert
Ice required. Good rake-off.
Nanted-At once. A large number
f-tockholders to take charge of our
supply and keep us from eating
i much. No regular hours. Palm
|ach in winter. Adirondacks in sum-
|r.
HVanted-A few select persons to
present us socially and do the
ings we haven't time for. No brains
eded. All expenses paid. No worry.
Success.
The citizen., 1910-09-23

thls DOCK. How gloomy The outloo,, yvos is set
lor'n graphically in confidential letter from
oen Nartinez Campos to Cancvas del Castillo
prime minister of Spain.
Although from the very first T
reaHzed the gravity of the situation | refused to
oeheVe 1t; my visits in Cuoa Principe and HoI-
gin appalled, me; however in order not to appear
pesslmlstic, did not express all my thoughts and
decided to visit not only the maritime communi-
les, out the towns in the interior. The few Span-
lards VINO live in the island do not dare to men,
uon their origin except In the cities The rest
Oh the population hates Spain. Wherever you pass
larfn and ask the women where their husbands
are they answer with terrifying frankness: In
the mountains with Chief So and So
You could not get anyone to carry message
for 500 nor 1000 pesetas he would be hanged if
he were ever caught.
The rebels who charged Weyler with wanton
cruelty seldom restrained themselves from accom-
pishing deeds of violence likely to terrorize the
lew remaining supporters of the Spanish rule To
quote Weyler:
The insurgents did not return in any way the
conslderate treatment accorded to them by this
generous commander (Martinez Campos) At the
beginning of the Maxine Gomez showed him
self very fair; but Maceo, as shall prove by au-
thentic documents, ordered his bands to set fire
to all the sugar mills whose owners were not pay
ing war tribute, to plunder and loot the country
to shoot mercilessly all the messengers men
caught repairing railroad lines or bringing pro-
visions into the villages. Worse yet: The insur
gent chiefs did not hesitate to kill with their own
weapons defenseless islanders and Maxine Co
mez in his Memories confesses to having shot
personally man he had sentenced to death, a
deed which call wfu murder. And still that
individual presumes to call me assassin"
AS his authority for the foregoing statement
General Weyer not only quotes extracts from the
Cuban papers, but appends proclamation of
Maceo, Gomezs lieutenant to his bands
Comrades in Arms Destroy destroy every
thing, day and night; TO blow up bridges to derail
trains, to burn up villages and sugar mills to
annihiate Cuba is the only way to defeat our enc
mics. We have not to account for our conduct
to anyone. Diplomacy, public opinion and history
don't matter. 1t would be sheer insanity to seek
the aurels of the battlefield, TO bear the fire Of
the enemys artillery and contribute to the glory
of the Spanish commanders. The essential thing
is to convince Spain that Cuba will be but a heap
Of ruins. What compensation will she receive
then for the sacrifice entaed by the campaign?
We must burn and raze everything. 1t would be
folly to fight though we were an European
army. Where rifles are of no avail let dynamite
do the work. A. MACEO"
The only way to subdue such bloodthirsty des-
perate pirates to adopt their own tactics. The
insurgents of their own admission, never gave
accepted battle but harassed the regulars and
destroyed their sources of supply "Concentra-
ton" seemed to be the only solution of the prob.
lem. for the wives and children of the insurgents
The citizen., 1910-09-23
PUZZLED
Work, Sometimes, to Raise
Children.

|hlldren's taste is ofttimes more &C.
Pie, in selecting the right kind Of
to fit the body, than that Of
lts. Nature works more accurate
through the children.
Brooklyn lady says: "Our little
had long been troubled with
TX digestion. We could never per-
ce him to take more than one taste
Pny kind of cereal food. He was
Ieak little chap and we were puz-
10 know what to feed him on.
pne lucky day we tried Grape
Is. Well. you never saw a child
with such a relish, and it did me
+ to see him. From that day on
eemed as though we could almost
MIN grow. He would eat Grape
Tor breakfast and supper, and I
ne would have liked the food
dinner.
ne difference in his appearance Is
2ething wonderful.
iy husband had never fancied ce-
foods of any kind, but he be-
very fond of Grape-Nuts and has
much improved in health since
g it.
e are now a healthy family, and
rally believe in Grape-Nuts.
friend has two children who were
erly afflicted with ricketts,. was
med that the disease was caused
ack of proper nourishment. They
yea 1t. So urged her to use
e-Nuts as an experiment and the
y was almost magical.
ney continued the food and today
children are we'll and strong as
children in this city. and, of
pc. my friend is firm believer in
e-Nuts for she has the evidence
Re her eyes every day."
ad The Road to Wellville," found
Ags. There's a Reason"
cr read the above letter. A new
ppeors from time to time. They
ea"ine, 80 true, and full OF human
The citizen., 1910-09-23
PierP;s Appetite.

P. Morgan, Sr., was always a
>d trencherman in his youth and
has as good an appetite today as
ever had, not only for corned beef
cabbage-his favorite dish-but
other foods. If the Morgan, who
Ezled the Teutons with his mathe
tics when he was a German uni
'sity postgraduate student, had ac-
1ted the chair of mathematics Of.
ed to him by Heidelberg. instead of
Yankee corned beef and cabbage
might have been frankfurters and
lerkraut.-New York Press.
The citizen., 1910-09-23
Beware the Doq!

A family moved from the city to a
suburban locality and were told that
they should get q watchdog to guard
the premises at night. So they bought
the largest dog that was for sale in
the kennels of neighboring dog fan
cier, who was a German. Shortly
afterward the house was entered by
burglars. who made a good haul, while
the big dog slept. The man went TO
the dog fancier and told him about it.
Well, vat you need now," said the
dog merchant, "is a leedle dog to wake
up the big dog. g.'--Everybody's
The citizen., 1910-09-23

cleaned up the back yards as well as
the streets, much to the disgust of
the natives. who thought that this was
ar unnecessary, if not an unholy, prac-
tise. But the supervision does not stop
there. All the food is inspected. and,
in spite of the distance from the
States and the trouble and cost of re-
fri6eration and the expenses of trans
poitation and loss in a tropical eli
mate, the prices are actuallv lower in
most cases than they are in Washing
ton.
The department of agriculture has
The citizen., 1910-09-23
Caring for Zones Health

tion of millions scattered over big
continent as it does with population
Of less than $4,000, confined to the
small zone strip. is question, but
some of the facts are Of interest.
The people of the zone live under
strict supervision. Everyone knows
about the sanitary work Of Colonel
Gorgas and his big corps of assistants.
They have drained swamps, killed
mosquitoes. screened houses and
The citizen., 1910-09-23

been called into service in connection
with the food, and, in addition to car
rylng out the provisions of the pure
food and drug act that obtains in this
country, there is special inspection
OF all foodstuffs intended for ine zone.
with the result that the residents of
that strip come near getting what they
pay for and pay less for it than If they
were living at home lin the land of the
more or less free.
The citizen., 1910-09-23
Remembering Each Other.

He sat on the sand at Atlantic City
bathing suit. About ten feet
ay she was drawing pictures in the
pd with small brown forefrger.
noticed her complexion, her curves
b the CLINT of gold in her hair He
|nted to speak, and yet Finally he
hmoned courage and walked over
her.
Didn't l talk with you for about
+ minutes two summers ago." he
ked.
1.-TWO years ago." she said dreamily.
NO years ago-let me see-did !
|ar blue silk stockings9"
The citizen., 1910-09-23
A Handicanned Official.

You let some of the swiftest auto
sccrchers get by without a word?"
u know it," replied the village con-
stable My glasses don't suit my
eyes like they used to, and l can't do
anything with an auto that amt goin'
slow enough fur me to read the num-
ber."
The citizen., 1910-09-23
The United States Is Taking Paternal
Care of the People Who Are
in Panama.

Down in the Panama canal zone the
United States government is taking
the most paternal sort of care of the
population. and the experiment is
working well, according to informa-
tion received in Washington. Whether
It would work SO well with popula-
The citizen., 1910-09-23

l alive were it not for Doan's Kid.
4, pills. l endured agony that no
home can describe. Doctors did
<eir best but could not help me.
zCan's Kidney Pills restored me to
balth and strength"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
III bv all dealers. so cents a box.
'Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The citizen., 1910-09-23

b e S i d e S what
the minister of
war had told
me and what 1
had read in the
p a p ers or in
anonymous let
ters sent by
Spaniards living
in Cuba, and /
thought that all
OF them exag-
g e ra t e d h e
facts; l had no
knowledge of
the secret docu-
ments l have
a p p e n d e d to
The citizen., 1910-09-23

The sand is flowing out of the glass,
day and night, night and day; shake
it not. You have work here.-Gen-
eral Gordon.
The citizen., 1910-09-23
Could Wait.

WHY didn't you stay to ascertain
badly the man was injured?" de-
lded the Judge.
why" explained the chauffeur. 81
fw could find out from the daily
Ders."
The citizen., 1910-09-23

BrightS q ! S e a S e .
Doan's Kidney Pills
cure all distressing
kidney ills. They
make sick kidneys
well, weak kidneys
strong.
II. A. Townsend, 10
Knox ST., Dansville,
N. Y, says: 81 am
satisfied | would not
The citizen., 1910-09-23

Hicks' CAPUDINE is the best remedy-re-
lieves the aching and feverishness-cures the
Cold and restores normal conditions. It's
hquid-eifects Immediately. l0c., 25c., and soc.
AT drug stores.
The citizen., 1910-09-23

Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma-
ion, allays pam, cures wind collie, 25c IA bottle.
The citizen., 1910-09-23

A girl VINO sits and waits for man
to propose must feel good deal like
a cat that is watching a rathole.
The citizen., 1910-09-23
ACT PROMPTLY.

,,,s,ev troubles are too dangerous
aoo,ect Little disorders grow Sc
80 and the sufferer is soon in the
'osn of diabetes, dropsy or fatal
The citizen., 1910-09-23

Not only is marriage a gamble, but
it's on a very slim margip.
The citizen., 1910-09-23

which seems quite
sufficient under the
circumstances. 4
few paragraphs.
however, couched in
his blunt, soldierly
style, S e t tin 8 at
naught the terrible
charges preferred
against him in con-
nection with that
stern system of war
fare would h a e
b e en- interesting,
but they were lack
ing. His silence
amounts to a confes-
sion of guilt. He
makes a weak at
tempt at explaining
that the wives and
children of insur'
gents were not con
centrated," b Il t
obliged to betake
themselves W h er e
the head of the fam
lily was supposed to
be found. This is
worse yet. for one
can conceive the ap-
palling abuses which
such an order ema-
mating from the gen
eral in chief must
have countenanced
and justified. AS the
revolutionary bands
We're C o Il S t a n t y
moving from east to
west and from west
to east and could
not be located with
any certainty, what
an existence must
have been that Of
The citizen., 1910-09-23

IN which he attempts to defend his
conduct while the representative of
tne spanish crown on that island.
MI MANDO EN- CUBA
(My Command in Cuba)
IN letters of CORY scarlet on a ma.
per of livid gray.
Whatever the motive may have
peen that prompted such a choice.
that bloody EYE catcher of a line
htly symbolizes the man and the
work which caused so many years
Oh oiscontent in Cuba. Weyler has
peen on trial before public opinion
for hutcherinp b;e
The citizen., 1910-09-23

= ms Ills
enemies instead of
fighting them; and
he Haunts in our
faces the ugly stains
that show where he
wiped off his knife.
Captain General
of the most fertile
province of Spain
(and a province
which more than
once manifested her
intention to throw
off the Bourbon
yoke), he makes
such a case against
the country that
buys his services as
no citizen of the
United States could
have ever made to
The citizen., 1910-09-23
Bad Breath

'For months had great trouble with my
stomach and used all kinds of medicines.
My tongue has been actually as green as
grass, my breath having bad odor Two
weeksago a friend recommended Cascarets
and after using them can willingly and
chcerfully say that they have entirely
cured me. therefore let you know that
shall recommend them to any one suffer-
ing from such troubles. ."--Chas. II. Hal
perm, II4 E. 9TH ST., New York, N. Y.
Pleasant, Palasable. Potc-t, Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sickeu, Weaken or Grpe.
10c, 2Sc, Soc. Never sold in bulk. The gen.
uine tablet stamped &C, Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. 923
The citizen., 1910-09-23

TThe NurSe-Ine uoctOr Drought IN
lby yesterday morning.
willie (aged 6)-Better not forgit
tere the doctor lives.
|The Nurse-Why?
|Willie-'Cause if the baby needs a
Ind or a leg, you'll have to get new
.rts for him, won't you.
The citizen., 1910-09-23

tn an objectionable
lack of tact or a grew
some attempt at a
sinister piece of hui
NOR, Gen. Valeriane
Weyler, the former
Spanish captain gen.
eral of Cuba, who
gained for himself
the unenviable title
OF butcher" has al
lowed the publishers
to print the title of
fhn can ncot;ANo1
The citizen., 1910-09-23

want any person who suffers with bill.
iousness, constipation, indigestion or any
liver = blood ailment, TO try my Paw-Paw
Liver Pills. / guarantee they will purify the
blood and put the liver and stomach into n
heathful condition and will positively cure
biliousness and constipation, or l will refund
your money. - Munyon's Homeopathic Home
Re medy Co.. 55rd and Jefferson Sts., Phlla., Pa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-20
HIGH SCHOOL
DEBATERS CHOSEN
TWO TEAMS NAMED
FOR FORENSIC CONTESTS
La Grande and Walla Walla Platform
GladiatorS to he Encountered-Con
seryation of Natural Resources is
Discussed.

With the members of the faculty
acting as judges, the candidates for
the high school debating teams met
in their first tryout yesterday after
noon at the close of the days session.
The preliminary contest was for the
selection of three men to represent the
school in the annual debate with the
La Grande high school and three men
TO meet the forensic gladiators of
Walla Walla.
The question debated concerned the
conservation of natural resources and
at the conclusion the judges announc-
ed the following teams: To meet La
Grande, James Hartwell leader;
Claude Hampton, first colleague, and
Chester Fee, second colleague; to. meet
Walla .Walla, Arthur Jordan, leader;
Elmer Dahlgren, first colleague, and
Harvey Mcpherson, second colleague
The debate with La Grande will be
first of a series the outcome of which
will decide the interscholastic champ
ionship of the state. Pendleton has
succeeded in capturing this honor once
and qualifying for the finals one 9TH
er time out of the three years of the
existence of the league.
The dates for the debates have not
yet been set but they will be arranged
soon after the resumption of school
following the holidays.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-20
TAFT GIVES HIS VIEWS.
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meager facts that may have been pro-
duced
The failure of congress to support
the permanent tariff commission idea
would be a step backward and make
scientific revision impossible for years
to come.
Permanent Committee Demanded.
While the plan to permit a revision
of the tariff schedule by schedule is
necessary, the establishment of per-
manent commission must come first.
There are some difficulties, too,
confronting the schedule by schedule
plan 1t would be easy to determine
what might be covered by the wooden
schedule, for instance, but when it
comes to such matters as the miscel-
laneous schedule it would be difficult
to hold the revision within bounds
The Panama Canal.
The president was enthusiastic re-
garding the Panama canal, which s
! just beginning to appear on the no.
rizon of the average American as one
/ of the greatest causes for national
! pride. He displayed his vital interest
| in it's future meaning to the American
people by his amazing knowledge of
the most minute details of the tre-
mendous work-knowledge fostered
by his intimate connection with its
construction almost since Uncle Sam
undertook the world task.
The greatest effect of the opening
of the canal in the presidents opin-
ion as felt by the average American.
will be in the reduction of the trans
continental transportation rates. This
will draw the country closer together
The orange growers in southern Cal
ifornia who likes to wear a New Eng
land brand of shoes will quickly fee
it's effect The man employed in a
New England shoe factory who likes
California oranges will soon realize
the value of the canal to him. The
milkman in Seattle who buys his bot
ties in Pittsburg will suddenly become
aware that the Panama canal has
transported the glass factory-in re
spect to freight rates-half across tht
continent
We Succeed Where Others Failed.
I
though perhaps sentimental, lies il
the fact that where four great nations
failed through four centuries of en-
deavor, the United States has sue
ceeded Columbus first dreamed o
western passage to the orient il
1917; Saavedra, the Spanish enginee
and member of he Balboa expedition
formed the first definite plan for tn
canal: King Philip of Portugal mex
contemplated the task; then cam
England, which gave way to France
and France in turn facing failure, II
1904, surrendered the vast undertak
ing to the United States.
Every American who has gone t
the isthmus and witnessed the trl
umph Of American skill, enterpris
and grit, has swelled with pride in tn
thought that the oceans will be re
united under the auspices of tn
United States.