THE CITIZEN, FitlllAY, JANUAIIV 1.1, 10tl.
TOBACC
"Plugs Losing Qualfty,"
Justice Harlan Complains.
TRUST METHODS DEFENDLD.
Attornoys Say Combination Isn't Vio
lating the Sherman Antitrust Law.
Delancy Nicoll Explains Where
Alt the Snuff Goes To.
Washington, Jan. 11. Tlio business
methods of the American ToIiiuid
company were defended In the si
Ireme court by Attornoys John U
Johnson and Delaney Nicoll, while
Wllllum B. Ilornblower did a like serv
ice for the Imperial Tobacco Company
of Gieat llritnin, which was brought
Into tlie suit liled by tlio government
ns one of the defendants against Hie,
charge of being engaged In a conspir
acy in restraint of trade. Incidentally
the Sherman law was construed by
counsel In a way to exempt the Amer
ican Tobacco company from Its penal
ties. Tho profound legal argument was
varied at. times by flushes of humor,
as when Justice Harlan, who Is cclo
brnted ns a chewer of tobacco, com
plained to Attorney Ilornblower of the
poor quality of chewing tobacco on the
market.
"It is rotten," tho justice observed
mournfully. "We cannot get nny good
chswlng tobacco nny more."
Mr, Ilornblower, who 'was in tlio act
of defending his British client, the
Imperial company, solemnly acquitted
that concern of the responsibility.
"The English people do not chew, I
am told," Sir. Ilornblower said. "Per
sonally I have no knowledge of (ho
quality of chewing tobacco. I pre
sume the only demand for it in Greal
Britain Is by Americans who are
abroad and demand the comforts of
homo."
There was unusual Interest manifest
ed in tho brief argument of John O.
Johnson, the Philadelphia lawyer. lie
declared that the Sherman law was a
statute to promote commerce, not to
restrain It. The government proposed
to force the American Tobacco com'
pany, which had three-fourths of the
commerce, to quit business and per
mit tho concerns that had only one
fourth to continue.
Delancey Nicoll, in concluding his
argument, decinred that the theory of
the government was that there was a
stifling of competition by every pur
chase of new property made by the
trust
"There Is no competition between
the snuff used by tho Swedes In the
northwest and tho snuff highly fla
vored with wlntergreen used by New
England factory girls," Mr. Nicoll said
"I wondered who consumed snuff."
Interposed Justice Holmes. "I never
fcnew."
Tho argument will be finished today
and tho Standard Oil case taken up to
morrow. Tamed Him.
"Slip me a brace of cackles," order
ed tho chesty looking young man with
a bored air as he perched on the lirl
stool In the lunch room.
"A what?" asked the waitress us she
placed a glass of water before him.
'Adam and Eve flat on their backs
A pair of sunny slders!" said the young
man in an oxasperatcd tone.
"You got me, kid," returned tin
waitress. "Wutehu want?"
"Eggs up," said the young man
"E-g-g-s, the kind that como before
tho hen or after, I never knew which."
"Why didn't you say so in the llrsi
place?" asked the waitress. "You'd
'a' had 'em by this time."
"Well, of all things!" said the yoxmn
man.
"1 know what lie was drivin' at ah
the time," began the waitress as the
young man departed. "But lie's out'
of them fellers that thinks they can
get by witli anything. lie don't know
that they're using plain English now
in restaurants." Kansas City Times
Knew Just How.
Many years ago In Paris at the llrsi
presentation of a tragedy that had foi
its closing scene the murder of a Swed
lsh king which had taken place nearlj
half a century earlier all went wel:
till the murder scene came on, when
very dignHled old gentleman In the
stage box showed signs of strong dls
satisfaction and at length culled oui
angrily:
"Absurd! They've got It all wrong!"
The manager himself heard this plain
spoken comment, and, being naturally
disturbed by so sweeping a coiidemna
tlon, he sought out tlio critic and po
litcly begged to know what fault he
had to find with It.
"Why, my good sir," cried tho old
man. with an air of authority, "the
whole grouping of tho scene Is Im-or
rect! You have made them kill the
king to the right of tlio door, whereat
wo murdered him on the left!"
Serious Intentions.
Nellie nasn't Mr. Felewalley pro
posed yet? Nora No, but he has gone
as far as to ask what time wo have
breakfast and whether mother Is a
good cook. Exchange.
Consolation.
Mrs. Graraercy My husband Is ans
lous to get rid of mo. Mrs. Park
Don't cry. dear. In that case he won"
haggle over the alimony. Smart Set.
Content ran only bo found In thx
tranquility of the heart.
.FortheChrlaren
Prince Olaf, Who f ay
Bs King of Norway.
Prince Olaf, who may some day be
king of Norway, Is a little, yellow
haired boy that loves nothing so much
as to play with his pony. Chris. Prince
Olaf's father Is Danish nnd his mother
Is English, and so tho small boy is
botli Danish and English as well as
Norwegian. Several months ago he
went to England for a visit, and there
he saw his cousins, the children of the
British king, nnd they all had ponies.
Thoy all could ride well. This made
Prince Olaf envious. Ho could not
ride, and he did not have a pony to
ride on. anyway. So when ho reached
home after his visit in England he
begged his father and mother, tho king
and queeu of Norway, to give him a
pony. It was not long before tho little
horso wns brought to the royal stables,
and Prince Olaf named him Chris for
no reason that any one knows except
that Chris Is a good name. Tho pony
follows tho little prince about like n
dog.
The Boys and the Peddler.
Even the roughest street gamin has
a tender spot if circumstances shape
themselves in such n manner as to ap
peal to his better nature. This was Il
lustrated recently when on Italian
peddler pushing his handcart along
a New York street struck a stone
and upset his vehicle, which was piled
high with npples and pears. In n twin
kling the fruit was rolling In all direc
tions nnd a score of newsboys were
Ailing their pockets. The Italian stood
In hopeless despair, wrung his hands
and burst Into tears. The astonished
newsboys at first laughed and then,
apparently touched by the poor fcl
low's grlof, drew near and emptied
their pockets Into tho cart. Then thoy
pitched In vigorously and helped tho
now encouraged man to gather up the
remainder of tho scattered fruit. The
apples nnd pears wero soon back in the
cart with not ono missing, and tho Ital
ian felt so thankful to the boys that
ho presented each ono of them with a
largo apple. The boys laughed merri
ly tills time and soon disappeared In
tho crowd.
The Anteater.
Tho anteater, as Its name Implies,
feeds largely .on ants, ns well as on
termites and various other Insects, Its
long, flexible tongue acting as a hand
for tho purpose of convoying food to
Its mouth. Tho tongue of the ant
eater when protruded to Its fullest
extent bears resemblance to n great
red earthworm, and us It Is employed
In Its food collecting task it colls and
twists about as If possessed of a sep
arate vitality of its own.
Snatch the Handkerchief.
Tlio two squads stand fifty foot
'apart, and on an Indian club halfway
between Is placed a handkerchief. At
the word "Go!" a player from each
side runs out to snatch the handker
chief and get back without being tag
ged by the other. If she succeeds her
opponent becomes her prisoner; If tng
ged she herself becomes the prisoner.
Tlio girl who falls to get the handker
chief and falls to catch the one who
did becomes prisoner.
Hate-to-Hurry and Put-lt-Off.
Ilato-to-IIurry nnd Put-lt-Off
Thoy had to ko a mile.
"I'll rest," said ono, "now I've begun."
Said one, "I'll wait awhile.'
nesting nnd wnltlns. they planned their
trip.
And, lo, at set of sun
They rubbed their eyes In great surprise.
For neither mile was done.
And I heard the old clock on tho shelf
Set up a sorry chime.
The wee hand told the seconds,
And the lone hand told the minutes.
And tho short hand told the hours.
And they all told Fnthor Time.
Hate-to-Hurry and Put-It-Oft,
You didn't mean to shirk.
You Just went slow where you had to go.
You Just delayed your work.
But he who roits by tho busy road
And he who hates to starts
They take pocr place In any race
And play a wirry part.
So next time let the old clock tick
A merry, cheery rime,
When the wee hand tells the seconds,
And the loo; hand tells the minutes.
And the short hand tells the hours.
And they nil tell Father Time.
Youth's Companion.
S!i! JUMPERS
j i 010 MEET.
i ;
National Tournament to Be Held
En Chippewa Falls.
NEW RECORDS ARE EXPECTED,
Course Has Been Lengthened and
Takeoff Widened to Help Skiers
Make Great Jumps Extra Induce
ments to Man Who Boats 'Record.
By TOMMY CLAP.K.
Wisconsin ski jumpers nnd those
of other states have been hard at work
for tho past few weeks preparing for
tho national ski tournament to be
held this year at Chippewa Falls, Jan.
2S and 20. This event of tho old world
winter sport In America Is always
looked forward to by die followers of
tlio daring jumpers, who gather In
large crowds to witness the wonder
ful flights of the sturdy competitors
on their wooden runners.
Tills fascinating winter pastime Is
extremely popular in Michigan, Minne
sota and Wisconsin,, and it Is expect
ed that skiers from all three states
nnd the Dominion of Canada will bo
on hand to sot now figures for tho long
lenp that Is the magnet that attracts
tho admirers of this reckless form of
sport.
Improvements In Big Slide.
Great preparations have been made
to perfect tho long slide so that the
daring knights of the spruce blades
will have every opportunity to either
equal or excel tho record figures of 1-1-1
feet, made by Ole Felrlng at Duluth.
Minn., a year ago. Tho long incline,
which measured 800 feet In length last
season, has been added to still more,
and the takeoff has been moved thirty
feet back.
Those improvements will give the
men an opportunity to get up greater
BKI JDMrElt IN Allt AFTER L1IAVJNG
TAKEOFF.
momentum, and tho moving of the
take off will afford them a much safer
landing place. A feature of tho Chip
pewa slide that is enjoyed by few
others in this country Is that tho patli
Is sixteen feet wide at the "bump," or
takeoff, thus enabling tho men to take
tho jump In their own peculiar man
ner and not to have to follow the beat
en track of their predecessors, as is
the case at nil other frozen pathways.
Ono hundred nnd twenty-two feet
wns done at this course at tho last
meet of tlio skiers, and It Is expected
that with tho Improved conditions sev
eral feet will bo added to this mark
when tlio lovers of the sport gather
for tlio banner event of tho season.
There Is every reason to believe that
the slide will bo lightning fast, pro
vided that tlio weather man Is kind
and furnishes conditions favorable for
fast participation In the sport.
Ski Jumping Gaining Favor.
Ski jumping has rapidly forged to
tho front rank of winter athletics In
thu western section of this country
sluco its Introduction by tho Norwe
gians hero not ninny years ago, and
it bids fair to retain tho popular
favor by rcasou of Its freedom from
objectionable features that enter into
otiior sports. The lovo of victory is
firmly Installed in tho minds of the
fearless and shifty followers of tho
sport, and as the money prizes are
comparatively small and the betting
conspicuous by Its absence there la ab
solutely no reason for tho -mon not
putting forth their best efforts.
No thoughts of holding back enter
tho mind of a man when he faces n
glassy stretch of nearly 300 yards that
requires his utmost skill and nerve to
slide down n't a deatli defying speed
and then exacting a gathering of all
his power for tho leap that sends him
sailing through tho air to a safo laud
ing In n snow bank or perhnps n dan
gerous fall.
As a consequence skiing Is slowly
earning a well deserved populorlty,
and from all Indications there Is every
reason to believe that tills form of
sport will In time becomo n fixture.
Vanderbllt's Big Turf Winnings.
In Franco W. IC. Vanderbllt's aggre
gate turf winnings for six yoars are
$1,008,100.
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jimtoresfe Don Ololplj Sobbcnljufcn
(aiattdljcim).
(Fortsetzung.)
StcIIncr jit Dcjnlircit. CHje bcr ?Ifcffot
hiimtfltrhincit. fcIDft efic felnp ftrmt
! c bcrOtnbcru Fomttc, fjattc ajfiirfS bie
i ftn..ri ...:. "J. i ....v. .....r-r.r rr.-
uiup cum 1 1 I'M uiui uui iiijumni'ii. xcr
fgm licfe bic inttfenb Gntfcfjitlbinitn.
flat 3ttmr acltcit rtficr or ltHir bod;
hjoIjI reicljlid) jontig; bcitn aI3 Whirl's
iflit rjciniijd) (inDIitt3cUc unb fidj bic
Sdjtimtjc Iccfte, luifcljtc cr. iljm mi
cincr rnfcficn SUeiticfliinn ben aJioftrid)
urn bic Mnfc. Sic SBnrft fet mit
Scnf wei'ciitlid) Mummlidjer, meittte
er bonn.
SlUeS Ir-Tjte. 9htr grew 2Iffcfor
runr anf'S Jjjddjfic cmport unb ucrlicij
mit bent Ijcjtifl mci'enbcn DhtrFS baS
Sofnl.
2113 fic nod) cincr SBicrtcIftuitbe
iDicbcrfcfjrte, hnttc iljr attc fid nod)
nidjt onus Don bem Sfcraer erTjoIt, ben
cr injiutfdjcn mit bcr ftarfen' Same
rjdial't. Sicfc Ijnttc Dcfinubtct, biiB
cine Iiln odc iibcralt 2d SWorf foftc.
Sic bou ben SUfitretienbcn untcrftiil
ten Scrfllcid)ctcrrjnnbunaen fjnttcn
511 cincr Cininnng nitf 15 SUnrf n'c
fiirjrt. cm (mite bcr Sfffcifor and) bicfen
SHctrao Dcrfdjmcrat, loam bie rofje
Soffmntfl fid) crfiint fjeitte, bic fic'iB
in il)tn oufflcfticflcit hjar, oI fcine
Fyrnit oljnc Sjimb 3uriitfferirte. SoIIte
WlmU fid) tobt flcniefl rjuueu? Gr
ftictt fcin?"
Unb bcr $itnb?" frootc er
laucriib.
3ft tm nrfiuancn untcrflcurndjt",
Sifdjclte 5rou 2(ffcffor juih juri'icf.
,Dfan fnnn bod) ba Sljicr nidjt gro
Den fflitjjliaubuntflcn oiiSfccn."
.crr $ntfd)iller Iiefj biefe fyrage
often. Snfiir eraafiltc cr au5fut)rlid)
bie Jfbentiurc mit SJInti.
$ffier bonn Tjat bod) bnS SOogcIdjcn
icfct fcin SSaffcrl"
SiricrbinflS iebeufalB uid)t
mcfjr bid. SfCcr id) ntcine, c3 luirb
guiiflcn."
cniigcn! Scinctlccgen fountc
fold) cin cfdjopfdicn imtiirlid) tier
burften unb berljimgeru. Sleidje mir,
Dittc, ba SDancr unb bie Heine $?anb
tnfdje. $d) njerbe iljm frifd)e gutter
gcBcn unb SSaffcrdjen fjole id) il)in
bntm ondi."
SrDer, IicBcS ftinb", roanbtc bcr
?rffcffor cin, a3nfferd)cn l)at bod)
cDen 15 9Kar! gefoftet!"
2SeiI u nidit ad)t gegcten Ijaft.
3d) Definite bn SSaucr Bet mir unb es
luirb nidjtS flefd)elien."
SKcm nnrjerte fid) SSittenfccrg
cincr Station, mtf bcr bid lrmgcftte'
gen luirb. Sie ftarfcamc loifdjte mit
bobbcltem Gifcr an ben Iila Seibeiv
Daubcrn. Gin innger $D?ann cin
Seminarift onfdicincnb mit cincm
gclunltigen SlbamSnpfcI unb gauj
ruoffcrfjclleii, tloubeu Sfugcn taufdjte
fcine SJcifcmiie gegeu einen Svjlin&er
auS, ben cr orbentlidj feicrlidj fid)
nuf'3 $aubt briidte. Stud) ber crr
mit bcr uirfjtgcgcffcncn roarmeu SSurft
orbnetc fein cbacf.
Ser 3ug futjr fdjou langfamcr.
iPIoljIid) furrr!!! SSic emc
irrfiuuig gcluorbcne 5Iebcrmau3 ftob
3fla(j im Stbtficit utnfier. Ser Semi
uarift uerlor feincn GrantcuSfiut nub
cin Sragonei''2Bnd)tmeiftcr crtjiclt cin
neucS, aucr nnmilitSrtfdjeS Stt'3cid)cu
ctuf ben Sterntcl feincS lidjtcu SHiaffcn
rottS. G giut Situattonen, in bencit nud)
bcr abgcfjcu'tetftc SDienfd) ciucu mit
Icibigcu Grbftialt bou miubcitcuS bier
itlnftcrtt Sicfc crfdjut, urn mit fciuen
Jtuimncruiffen onrin an berfdjlDinocn.
Sergleidjeu gibt eS nticr mtf bcr
rcufjifdj-.'gcffifdjeu Slnntobarju nidjt
unb fo ulieb bem Stffcffor nldjts
iiDrig, at? ntlcii, nllcS mit nn3ut)orcn,
maS bie ."ocrrfdjoftcu itbcu fciuen
niuDuInutcu Stjicrtoarf 3 oufjeru
flatten.
Hub bic Grrcgung errcidjtc ifjrcn
Sicbct'unFt, ntS bcr 8ng I)iclt unb
5rnu ?(ttfdjiricr entfcljicbeu bagegeu
brotcftirtc, bafj bie f)iir geoffnet
aiiirbe, ef)c ffllnO eiugcfnngcn mar.
,Sic feljcn bod) felbft, bafj im
aiiflc ba Scnftcr of feu ift! Scr 33o.
gel fltegt mir ja babon!"
Sfr SSogcI flicgt nidjt fort",
iiufjertc bcr urn bie SSurft cfdjiibigte
mit t)i56artigcm junior. 2affcu Sic
unS, tuttc, )iuau!"
Sic ftartc 2nmc Iiefj fid) gar nidjt
nft nuf'S arlamentireu cin. Sebig
id) biivd) eiu Borbriingcu iljver Slor
permaffen fdjuf fie frcie SDalju.
SU?aj fafj auf bem 33clcudjtung'
forbcr, mibbtc fibel mit bem
Sffiuan3d)cn nub madjtc tfd)ieb" unb
nodj SlnbercS. Stl bic t)ur aufge
riffen murbe, ging ba3 tfd)ieb" in
tine Sfrt Sd)3er iiucr unb meg
roar cr!
Giue feljr, fcljr tri'tBc Sort in bcr
Jolgc. Urn fid) aufsuridjten, fjolte
bie 3frau Stffcffor JurfSdjeu miebcr
in baS Stbtfjcil. S38a bcr tfunb im
ilJarfiuagcu auSgcfreffcu f;atter erfuljr
if)r atte nidjt. Snfi er aocr luaS
auSgcfreffcu, mar fidjer. Sie loilbcu
Otirfc, bie bcr Bugfitfjrcr unb bie
Sdjaffner iljm aumarfeu, fobalb fie
ooruei gingeu, licfjeu ba beutlid) cr
fenncn.
Sfd), SWurlSdjen", feufatc bcr
Stffcffor in fid) tjiuciu, tocuu 2)u cin
Coglcin vait unb and) 3iuci Sliigel
oatt'ft "
(Fortsetzung folgt)
When Tolstoy Tried to Fly.
From earliest childhood Tolstoy was
remarkably observant of the things
that were going on In the world around
him. Thus, while still In his teens,
we find him taking an interest In the
art of (lying that wns too practical to
suit his devoted mother With char
acteristic thoroughness he Invented a
design of his own and with equally
characteristic courage proceeded to
put It to an Immediate tot from :i
second story window. Rut the hoy
who was afterward lo find food for
thought for the whole civilized world
was not destined to make his mark
as an Infant neroplanist. lie fell In
stantly to the ground, nnd. though by
great good fortune no bones were ac
tually broken, the concussion was so
: great that young Tolstoy afterward
slept for sixteen hours on end.
Joy For Johnny.
Johnny's mother was telling Johnny
stories from Hlble history. And John
ny for a long time was very silent
At Inst ho sighed and looked up qties
tlonlngly Into his mother's face.
"When I get to heaven shall I know
every one?" he asked.
"Yes. Indeed." answered his mother
"Napoleon, nud Samuel, and George
Washington, and Solomon, and and
David?" persisted Johnny.
"Certainly, dear!"
"Well, then, mother. If I'm very good
If I'm ever so good and ask him ever
so nicely, do you think that David will
let me touch his slingshot Just touch
It once?" Philadelphia Times.
Death.
Death, tho dry pedant, spares nei
ther the rose nor the thistle, nor does
ho forgot the solitary blade of grass In
the distant waste. lie destroys thor
oughly and unceasingly. Everywhere
we may see how ho crushes to dust
plants nnd beasts, men and their
works. Even tho Egyptian pyramid
that would seem to defy him. are tro
phies of his power, monuments of de
cay, graves of primeval kings. Ilein
riot,'-
A WELL DRESSED MAN
COMMANDS RESPECT
and GAINS SUCCESS
To dress well and look well
is one half of the "battle of
success" won - - -
A poor fitting and bum
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than a ton of bad luck to the
man who wants to make a
success of life.
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nONESDALB, PA.
CI,OCK AND WATCH FREAK f).
Not Necessarily Dirty When Thty
llequlrc denning,
"A watch isn't necessarily iflr'y
when It requires cleaning," says a
watchmaker, "It may need cle"n
Ing when It hasn't even been w rn.
"A common cause of this is that
tho oil In tho works has dried up
and become sticky, causing tho w h
to go slow, or even to stop. In ' a
casrd it not only wants cleaning. ' t
alxo tho addition of fresh oil.
"Tho best oil fbr this purpof 3
obtained from tho jnwbnno of to
porpoise, and kindred fish. M ny
watchmakers mix thoir own oil f.i ,n
various kinds.
"Clocks also stop for no npnc ' t
reason. During a thunder- (,
for instance a clock may stop, y
resuming work when minutes, i i,
or oven weeks have passed.
"Thunderstorms again, have b t
responsible for the restarting of
clocks which apparently had ret 1
altogether from actlvo service " -Answers.
Frozen Uuttoffllcs.
It is a common experience amr,rg
irountain climbers to find butter'1 s
Uing frozen in the snow, and so b 1.
tlo that they break unles3 they .r
very carefully handled. S'ich troz
en butterflies on '-eing taken to a
warmer clirjate, recover and y
away. Six species of butterflies
havo ueen found within a few hun
dred miles of the North Polo.
Fabrics from Peat.
Peat beds of Ireland may yet be
come a valuable asset In the country's
Industrial development other than for
fuel, as it Is now claimed, upon tho
authority of an Austrian experiment
er, tho fibres of the remains of tho
reeds and grasses of which peat Is
composed can be utilized not only for
paper-making and carpets, but for
weaving tho finest fabrics as well.
We have the most dressy
the best made, the finest pat
terns and the largest assort
ment of Gent's Clothing and
Furnishings in Wayne county.
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