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In a recent issue of his Sentinel,
"Colonel" Allen wants to know
what inspired C. Jr Pryor of the
Pioneer to write "the editorial he
did on the legislature candidate,"
etc. And the Colonel further asserts
that Budweiser, cocktails, etc., will
"inspire." As the "Colonel's" gen
erously tinted probosces indicates, he
is a competent judge of the liquid
"inspiration" which causes men to
see things in a roseatte hue. But
rest, assured, "Colonel," that the
"inspiration" referred to was not
occasioned by deeds for lots on
the famed townsite of Lavina.
Further, we don't indulge in Man
hattans or Budweiser, "Colonel."
SOME HAVE SMALL SOULS.
A Frenchman claims to have
succeeded in photographing into
visible semblance a human soul.
As difficult a task as he has accom
plished we propose one more diffi
cultthat he photograph the soul
of the man who takes the country
newspaper for a number of years,
inspiring confidence in the publish
ers that he will some day pay for it,
even dunning himself for it,and then
some day send it back through the
postoffice marked "refused" with a
large bill unpaid. If the Frenchman
can do that he can photograph
infinity and science will bow at his
feet.
LIBELLING MINNESOTA.
Here is a Minnesota weather
story that is positively libelous
A well-to-do cattle man of the
parched district of Arizona was
brought to a Minnesota hosital to
undergo a surgical operation. Be
fore going to the table the afflicted
man made the request that in the
event of death his body be cre
mated. The operation was unsuc
cessful and the man died. The
body was sent to a Saint Paul
crematory, where it was thrust
into the fiery furnace. After it
had remained in the furnace the
time required to reduce it to ashes,
one of the attendants opened the
door and was surprised to see the
man alive and in the best of health.
The man raised up in his iron box
and angrily exclaimed "For the
good Lord's sake, shut that door,
this is the first time I have been
warm since I struck Minnesota."
Fastidious Smokers.
"Did you know," asked one member
of a group In the hotel lobby, "that an
Indian is much more fastidious than a
white man In the matter of smoking?
I saw when I was in Montana several
of their war dances and the councils
afterward You know, they sit in a
circle on the ground and pass the pipe
of good fellowship around in silence.
Bach man takes two or three puffs
and then hands the pipe to his next
neighbor But if you notice you will
Bee that in the whole circuit which it
makes the mouthpiece is never wet
The red man merely lays the end of
the stem against his lower lip and,
keeping his mouth partly open, draws
a deep breath Removing the pipe, he
exhales the smoke and then perhaps
repeats the process, but he never puts
the mouthpiece into his mouth in the
common 'paleface' fashion If he is
asked to smoke a peace pipe after a
white man, he first wipes off the end
of the plpestem where it has been "in
the pievious smoker's mouth."New
York Times
MI
Subject.
callTheyLecturer's lecture 'Glass,'" said the
lecturer, "not because it says anything
about that subject, but because of the
nature of it To begin with, it is the
sort of lecture that anybody can see
through. Then I am liable to make a
number of breaks in its delivery, after
which it will be full of funny cracks
In addition, it requires a lot of sand
to produce it, to say nothing of the
hot air employed The agents have
blown it pretty much to the commit
tees.
"Another point of resemblance be
tween my lecture and glass is that
when cut It is much more valuable. I
shan't refer to the subject any more,
though it is not a safe one to drop
The principal reason for my selection
of this name anyway is my knowledge
Of the fascination foreign titles have
for the American people
But noticing that the audience had
hurried away the lecturer desisted.
Chicago News.
Every One of Them a Bird.
A current newspaper item is as fol
lows: "The wife of a Methodist minis
ter in West Virginia has been married
three times. Her maiden name was
Partridge her first husband was
named Robin, her second Sparrow, and
the present one's name is Quayle.
There are now two young Robins, one
Sparrow and three little Quayles in the
family. One grandfather was a Swann,
and another was a Jay, but he's dead
and now a bird of Paradise. They live
on Hawk avenue, Eagleville, Canary
Islands, and the fellow who wrote this
article is a lyre bird and an Interesting
relative of the family,"st Louis Re
public.
NEW TRiALFOR
STANDARD OIL
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Fine of $29,240,000 for Re=
bating Knocked Out"
GROSSCLIPWRITES OPINION
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for
Seventh District, by Unanimous
Vote, Differs With Trial Court on
Three Vital Points and Remands
Case With Instructions for Retrial
in Accordance With Decision.
Chicago, July 23.By unanimous
opinion of the United States circuit
court*bf appeals for the Seventh dis
trict the famous case of the govern
ment against the Standard Oil com
pany, in which the latter was fined
$29,240,000 by Judge Landis in the
district court, must be retried.
The court of appeals differs with
the trial court on three vital points,
holding that Judge Landis excluded
evidence for the Standard Oil com*
pany of Indiana which should have
been admitted to show proper intent
in the rate the company paid on oil
that he erred in considering each car
lot a separate offense and that in im
posing the maximum fine for a first
offense he abused the discretion vest
ed in his court. It Is strange doc-
JUDGE PETER S. GROSSCUP.
trine, says the opinion, whereunder a
million dollar corporation such as the
defendantthe Standard Oil company
of Indianamay be fined twenty-nine
times the amount of its capital stock
in order to punish a defendant not
even under indictment. By this latter
is meant the parent company, the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey.
Judge Grosscup Wrote Opinion.
This opinion, concurred in by
Judges Baker and Seaman, was deliv
ered by Judge Grosscup, who wrote
it The concluding sentence of the
opinion reads:
"The Judgment of the district court
is reversed and the case remanded
with instructions to grant a new trial
and proceed further in accordance with
this opinion
News of the decision spread like a
prairie fire through the federal build
ing, reaching the office of United
States District Attorney Edwin Sims
with unwelcome speed He held a
hurried conference with his assistants
who had aided him in the prosecution
before the district court, after which
he said:
"All I can say now is that what has
happened was not expected. However,
we shall make the best of it. Un
doubtedly there will be an early re
trial of the case
The decision just handed down was
on the appeal made by the Standard
Oil company of Indiana from the ver
dict rendered April 15, 1907, by which
the company was found guilty of ac
cepting rebates and was later fined
by Judge Landis of the United States
district court $29,240,000, the max
imum under the counts of the indict
ment.
The specific charge against the
Standard Oil company of Indiana was
that it had accepted rebates on ship
ments of oil in carload lots from
Whiting, Ind, to East St Louis, 111.,
over the Chicago and Alton railroad.
Evidence was adduced at the trial
showing that the company received
rates one third as large as other ship
pers were obliged to pay. It was
contended by the counsel for the oil
company that the rate was not secret,
but the jury found otherwise.
Effort to Adjust Differences.
Scranton, Pa, July 23 Grand Mas
ter Frank Hawley of the Switchmen's
union came here from Buffalo to join
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
em grievance committee in adjusting
differences with General Superintend
ent Clarke of the Lackawanna rail
road over the discharge of crews on
the Buffalo and other divisions for
refusal to work short handed contrary
to agreement.
Under Military Escort.
Birmingham, Ala, July 23.Two
Itralnloads of Imported strikebreakers
were placed in the mines in the Bir
mingham district with military escort
and there was not the least interfer
ence on the part of strikers or sym
pathizers.
The Problem 8otved.
NewedMy wife has a habit of tak
ing money from my pockets when I'm
asleep. OldwedMine used to do thai
JOO, but she doesn't any mo*e. Newed
"-How do you prevent It? OldwedI
spend every cent I have before I go
home.Chicago News.
An Exception.
"Ah, kind friend," said the minister,
I Is deeds, not words, that count,**
"On, I don't knowH
replied the wom
an. "Did you evej^end a telegramr
Detroit FreeProsty 4&
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS.
Norn- John A. Aylward Again Seeks
Ination for Governor.
Milwaukee, July 23.The Demo
cratic state convention was called to
order at the Alhambra theater by
State Chairman Manson, who,
after reading the call, made the an
nouncement of the selection, of Melvm,
W. Hoyt as temporary chairman
Mr Hoyt immediately delivered a
lengthy speech, in which he flayed op
posing parties. In closing he paid a
warm tribute to the Democratic pres
idential candidate, William Jennings
Bryan.
At the conclusion of Mr. Hoyt's
speech the various district^ chairmen
announced the makeup of the various
committees, after which an adjourn
ment was taken for the day.
All gossip in connection with the
convention has been confined to the
makeup of a state ticket, the plat
form seemingly being a side issue.
John A. Aylward, who ran for gov
ernor two years ago and was defeated,
is out for the nomination again and
is likely to get it. There has been
considerable talk of opposition to Ayl
ward, but it has not been strong
enough to cut much of a figure The
opposition to him seems to be with
out a leader who has strength enough
to gather anywhere near a majority of
the delegates.
Burt Williams of Ashland is-the
most prominently spoken of for sec
ond place. For secretary of state
J. Cunningham of Chippewa Falls is
In the lead. Byron Barwig of May
ville and E. A. Evans of Baraboo are
mentioned for state treasurer and at
torney general, respectively, and
Henry Neuens of Sheboygan and
Henry Fetzer of Sturgeon Bay will be
presented for insurance commissioner.
There seems to be no doubt about
H. H. Manson of Wausau being re
elected state chairman.
SCHOONER SUNK BY
THE MAYFLOWER
President's Yacht Runs Down
Another Vessel.
Newport, R. I, July 23.The pres
Ident's yacht Mayflower, with the pres
ident on board, in a dense fog ran
into and sunk the lumber' laden
schooner Menawa All on board the
schooner, consisting of the captain
and five men, were taken on board
the Mayflower. The president's yacht
had her bowsprit and one anchor car
ried away, hut the jar of the collision
was so slight that none of the presi
dent's party knew of the accident un
til they arose in the morning. The
Menawa belonged to C. G. Pendleton
of Islesboro, Me The collision oc
curred when the Mayflower was be
tween New London and New Haven.
The orew of th.* ochooner woro ITL
troduced to the president in the cabin
of the Mayflower. He expressed
great concern regarding the accident,
his regret of the loss of their vessel
and his gratitude at the rescue with
out loss of life.
The crew of the Menawa will be
sent to their homes in Maine at the
expense of the government.
DEATH OF BISHOP POTTER
Noted Prelate Had Been III for Some
Time.
Cooperstown, N. Y., July 23.
Henry Codman Potter, seventh Prot
estant Episcopal bishop of the diocese
of New York, is dead at "Fernleigh,"
his summer home here, after an ill
ness of several weeks The end was
peaceful and quiet The prelate was
seventy-four years old.
Death was due primarily to em
holism of the right leg, following a
long attack of liver and stomach
trouble, and the end had been fore
seen for several days by the bishop's
physicians.
Henry Codman Potter, seventh
Protestant Episcopal bishop of the
diocese, was a native of Schenectady,
N. Y. He had been the head of the
New York diocese since 1887, succeed
ing his uncle, Bishop Horatio Potter.
In addition to the heavy duties of
the oversight of the largest diocese in
point of population in the United
States Bishop Potter took an active
part in movements of national Im
portance. The bishop did much to
promote more cordial relationships be
tween employers and employes and
when occasion demanded lent his ef
forts to improve the standard of mu
nicipal government in New York city.
Hitchcock Goes to Denver.
Colorado Springs, Colo., July 23.
Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the
Republican national committee, who
has just closed a two days' conference
at the Antlers hotel, Colorado Springs,
with leaders of seventeen Western
states, has left for Denver. He will
not'hold any set political conferences
to Denver, but probably will talk over
the situation in Colorado with such
leaders as did not come to the con
ference here.
Japs Send Invitation to Frisco.
San Francisco, July 23.The local
chamber of commerce has received a
Joint invitation from the chambers of
commerce of the Japanese cities of
Tokio, Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama and
Kobe asking that representatives be
sent to visit these places. The invita
tlon was cabled to Japanese Consul
General Chose Koike of this city with
the request that it be extended to San
Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
How to Fill Up Holes In Wood.
It sometimes becomes necessary to
fill up cracks or dents In fine wood
work, furniture, floors, etc The fol
lowing is the best way of doing it:
White tissue paper Is steeped and per
fectly softened In water and by thor
ough kneading with glue transformed
Into a paste and by means of ochers
{earth colors) colored as nearly as pos
sible to the shade of the wood. To the
paste calcined magnesia is then added,
and it^^jwced Into the cracks or
very firmly to the wood and after dry
ing resia iU smooth surface
BADLY IN, NEED OF CASH
Honduras Sells Railway to Put Down
H| Revolt, rare
Puerto^Corfes, HondurW, July 23.
Because'the treasury of the'Honduran
government was almost empty great
delay was experienced in sending
troops to suppress the uprisings at
Choluteca, Gracias and other points in
Honduras. The soldiers refused to
march until money and provisions
were furnished them and in these des
perate straits the government Vas
forced to dispose of its most valuable
piece of property, namely, the Hon
duras Interoceanic railroad
W. S. Valentine had the railroad
under lease for a number of years
under a contract to extend from ocean
to ocean, a contract that was guaran
teed by prominent New York capital
ists.
It is not known how much money
the government received or will re
ceive from Mr. Valentine, but it has
been announced that he will assume
control on Aug 1.
Great Rush to Yellowstone Park.
Butte, Mont, July 23.Railroad
meH declare tourist travel into Yel
lowstone park this season will break
all previous records Superintendent
Gooddell of the Northern Pacific says
that since the first of the present
month tourists have been flocking
Into the park by the hundreds every
day.
Will Resist Rate Increase.
Birmingham, Ala, July 23In an
Interview here Governor Comer oi
Alabama announced that the state
would resist in the courts the in
crease in freight rates as proposed hy
the general managers of railroads
south of the Ohio and east of the Mis
slssippi rivers.
STATIONS BURNED
BY NIGHT RIDERS
Railroad Permitted Troops to
Gamp oo Property.
Hopkinsville, Ky, July 23Nfght
riders burned the station houses of
the Illinois Central railroad at Gracey,
in Christian county at Cerulean, in
Trigg county, and at Otter Pond, in
Caldwell county. The Illinois Central
had just given permission to Madison
ville soldiers on duty in the night
rider region to camp on its property
at Cobb, near Otter Pond. The ac
tlon aroused touch indignation. Two
weeks ago when a squad of soldiers
visited Cobb they were ordered away,
food was refused them and they were
told they would not be permitted to
establish a camp.
At Gracey twenty masked and
armed night riders captured the tele
pnone exchange, took the two oper
ators with them to the station and,
after setting the house on fire, rode
away. At Cerulean the burning was
quietly accomplished At Otter Pond,
after the build ng was fired, the night
riders shot gujis and pistols and then
rode away. Ekch raid w&s made by
a different squjid of night riders.
Many Bulgarians Killed:
Constantinople, July 23.It Is re
ported from Monastir th.at the whole
C-chrida district has declared in favor
of the revolufionary movement and
that Greek bands are committing se
rious depredations In the villages near
Moni^stlr. TWenty-five Bulgarians
werevkilled atj Ribaraska and thirty
five atjBelpilcla, both villages being
burned. 1
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.
Minneapolis, July 22.WheatJuly,
$113% 3ept, 97%c. On trackNo.
1 hard, fl.15 No. 1 Northern, $1.13,
No. 2 Northern, $1.11 No. 3 Northern,
$107@l.f 9.
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.
St. Papl, July 22.CattleGood to
choice steers, $6 006.75 fair to good,
$5.00@5 75 good to choice cows and
heifers, $4 00@5 00 veals, $3 7&@5 00
Hogs$6 35@6 50. SheepWethers,
$4,X)0@4 35 yearlings, $4 25@4.75
spring lambs, $3 00@6 25.
Duluth Wheat and Flax.
Duluth, July 22.Wheat-To arrive
and on trackNo 1 hard, $117% No.
1 Northern, $116% No 2 Northern,
$1.12% July, $1.13 Sept., 97%c Flax
To arrive, on track and July, $1.-
23% Sept, $1.22% Oct., $121%
Nov., $120% Dec, $1.19%.
Chlfcago Union Stock Yards.
Chicago, July 22 CattleBeeves,
$4 20@7.80 Texans, $3 60@5 50, West
ern cattle, $3.90620, stockers and
feeders, $2 90@4 70 cows and heifers,
$2.00@5 90, calves, $5 50@7 00. Hogs
Light, $6 05@6 70 mixed, $615
6.80 rough, $6.156.40 good to
choice heavy, $6 40@6 80 pigs, $5.20
@6.05. Sheep, $2.60@4.50 yearlings,
$4.40@5.10, lambs, $4 50@6.60.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, July 22.WheatJuly,
0c Sept, 90%@90%c Dec, 9*%@
2c CornJuly, 75%c Sept, 75%c
Dec, 6l%@61%c May, 60%c. Oats
July, old, 54%c July, 54%c Sept.,
44%c Dec, 43%c May, 45%c. Pork
July, $15.65 Sept, $15 77% Oct,
$15.80. ButterCreameries, 18@21%c
dairies, 17@20%c. Eggs17o. Poul-
tryTurkeys, 14c chickens, lie
springs, 18@ 19c.
Foiled.
"Ahr said Bragley, with a view to
making Miss Wise jealous. '1 was
alone last evening with some one I ad
mire very much."
*'Ah!" echoed,the bright girl. "Alone,
were you?'Philadelphia Press.
ly^fjll A
Losin 8 8cheme.
Sf tell me that poor Jolly is a
victim of his own good fellowship."
ThatfB so. He lost his own health
in drinking other people'*."Baltimore
Famous Epicures^: \-M
In the ceiling of the dining room In
Nero's "golden house," on the Palatine
hill, were compartments inlaid with
ivory which revolved, showering per
fumes and flowers on the guests.
Flowers were presented to the guests
by slaves. They were crowned with
wreaths. Usually after one course the
tables Were removed and others placed
before the guests. Throughout the
meal drinking continued until the ban
queters fell nnder the table stupefied.
In those days men lived to eat Great
generals spent fortunes accumulated
in years of warfare in gratifying their
appetites. Lucullus on one dinner with
Cicero and Pompey spent 50,000
drachmas, or $7,000. Pithylus, who
was famed for the delicacy and origi
nality of his dinners, wrapped his
tongue in linen when not using it. That
he might better appreciate flavors of
the viands he had it cleaned with fish
skin before dining.
Forecastle Gourmets.
"Scouse, or lob scouse, a parson's
face sea pie. Junk, tack, slush and duff
there's a meal ye can't beat no
wheres," said the sailor
"Yes," he went on, "ye can talk
about yer ris de veau, yer vol au vent,
yer mouses and other French dishes,
but they ain't none o' them in it with
sea fare dished up by a good sea law
yer
"Scouse is soup, soup made o' salt
beef. Add some good sea vegetables
to it, sitch as spud sprouts and split
peas, and ye get an extra fine soup,
what is gener'ly called lob scouse Pot
au feu is slops beside a rich lob scouse.
"Foller up yer scouse with a parson's
face sea pie Thafs a pie made of bul
lock's head. Good? Why, friend,
there ain't nothin' like it on earth
"Junk Is salt beef. Junk ain't no
brain food It don't strengthen the
mind like a correspondencetpourse, but,
by tar, I'd ruther have It than caneton
a la presse or a supreme de sole.
"Tack and slush is the sailor's bread
and butter. What if ye do have to
break yer tack with a tack hammer,
and what if yer slush is sometimes
strong enough to queer the compass?
Sailors need strong food, for they must
do their work."Cincinnati Enquirer
A Little Card Trick.
A Russian priest was so devoted to
the amusement of card playing that
he played up to the last moment be
fore commencing the church services
On one occasion, having a particularly
good hand dealt him, he thrust the
cards Into his pocket Intending to re
turn and finish the game after the
service Unluckily the cards fell out
on the church floor, to the extreme
scandal of the congregation. The wit
ty priest, however, was fully equal to
the occasion At the conclusion of the
service he beckoned up one of the
choristers and asked him the names ot
several of the cards, which the boy
knew correctly. He then suddenly
asked the lad the name of the next
saint's day, which the child could not
tell.
"See!" cried the priest, turning to
the congregation "You teach your
children the names of every card In
the pack and leave them Ignorant of
their religion Let this be the last
time I am compelled to bring playing
cards into the church to shame you."
And picking up his hand he made an
honorable retreatLondon Answers.
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The Making of Diamonds. $$
It is quite possible to manufacture
diamonds. Indeed a famous French
man of science, Moissan, made very
large numbers by means of bis elec
tric furnace. His process was to dis
solve lumps of sugar in molten iron,
subjecting the solution to enormous
pressure Lump sugar may be said to
consist simply of water and diamond.
It is the case that the diamond is mere
ly crystallized carbon. There are three
kinds of carbonplumbagp, graphite
and diamondthe composition of all of
which is identical When charcoal is
dissolved in molten iron, graphite Is
formed All the diamonds found in
Borneo, Brazil, India and South Africa
are made in much the same manner
that is, by the action of great heat and
enormous pressure. Charcoal formed
from wood has been baked into dia
monds, the enormous heat and pres
sure of the earth's Interior causing the
beautiful white stone to crystallize out
Although artificial (distinct from imi
tation) diamonds have been made for
some time, the cost has been prohib
itive, while the stones have been of but
insignificant size and value
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WHEAT FLAKE
Dunng one of the Mardi dras festive
ities at New Orleans a couple evidently
from the provinces wandered into one
of the numerous little French restau
rants. The lady scanned the menu.
"Here's entree," she said. "What is
it? Shall I order If"
"Good heavens, no'" replied her com
panion "I've always heard that the
French eat it but not for us You'd
better order ham and eggs An entry's
a race horse "Harper's
Too Many Weddings.
"What brought you here, my poor
man?" inquired the prison visitor
"Well, lady," replied the prisoner, "I
guess my trouble started in attendin'
too many weddin's
"Ah! You learned^to drink there, or
steal perhaps?"
"No, lady, I was always the bride
groom
No Odors In His Cab.
An eld lady about to hire a cab in
London asked the cabman if he could
take her to Trafalgar square. The cab
man replied, "No, mum. I can't and I
wouldn't if I could and the next time
you want to eat onions bile 'em!"
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