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The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
Mckinley. the Husbond.

OF all the tributes paid the president
Of the United States in the course OF
fts tour of the country none has been
as that paid him by one woman. That
woman was his wife. At New Orleans
she. for. the first time, allowed herself
to be interviewed.
DO you know Major Mckinley
she asked. "Ah, no one can know him,
because to appreciate him one must
know him as l do. And l am not
speaking now of Major Mckinley as
the president. l am speaking of him
as my husband. II any one could know
what it is to have wife sick. COM
planning, always an invalid for twenty
five years. seldom day well, and yet
never word of unkindness has ever
passed his lips he is just the same
tender. thoughtful, kind gentleman i
knew when first he came and sought
my hand.
Il know him because am his wife,
and it is my proudest pleasure to say
this, not because he is the president,
but because he is my husband.
II wish that l could have seen him
yesterday: l love to see him among the
people whom he seeks to serve SO
faithfully. But l read his speeches this
morning. l read all his speeches. l
only wish that l could help him as l
should.
He is SO kind, SO good, so patient.
He gives me all the time he can; he
never forgets me, no matter how busy
he is But / will be glad when he is
out of public life; i did not want him
to run second time. i thought he had
done enough for his country, and now
l know that he has done enough. and
when his term expires he will come
home and we will settle down quietly
and he will belong to me-"
AS a tribute to Mckinley. the man
and husband. nothing icould be more
eloquent.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
DUST AND BACTERIA.

the comparative number of particles of
dust and bacteria in the air were com
municated to the Royal Institution re-
Gently by DIR. Allan Macfadyen. Using
Aitken's dust-counter, he found in an
open suburb of London 10000 dust
particles in every cubic centimeter of
air, while in the heart of the great
town the number of particles in the
same volume of air was O0.00O. In
the open air of London there was. on
the average. only one micro-organism
to every 3s, 100000 particles of dust.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24

in referring to the nature of the coun-
try and the opportunity for the home
seeker. said:
These lands constitute vast. fer
tile. area OF several million acres ex-
tent. There are large sections OF it
that are exceedingly we'll adapted for
agricultural 5, purposes. that portion
known. as the Washita valley. which
lies along the Rock Island railroad be-
tween Chickasha and Anardarko being
as fne farming land as can be found
anywhere
Filing fees are $14 for 160 acres At
ter five years residence upon the land
proof can. be. made. at the land on1ce
and by paying $l.25 per acre a deed
will be issued by the United States
government This deed can be- OBJ
tanned by paying 31.25 per acre any
time after an. actual residence Of four
teen months.
Many people will desire to take min
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
CoRD-HoLDING DEVICE.

below, which was recently patented by
Raymond D. Weakley. of Missouri.
There are very few parts to the appse
ratus and 1t is not liable to get out
of order, as only the single-toothed
wheel and the spring-controlled post
which carries the cutting blade are
capable of movement The cord Is
threaded through the short horizontal
tube by first COMPRISING the post to
its lowest limit and then allowing 1t
to rise. AS the post is geared to the
toothed wheel the reverse motion en-
cages the cord and pulls 1t through the
tube until it projects short distance
from the opening. When the post is
lifted the wheel runs freely and the
cord can be pulled out for winding
around a package, but as soon as the
post Is depressed 1t pulls the slack
back into the casing and the knife at
the lower end of the post then sewers
the twine when the release of the post
will again project 1t as before. II the
ball of twine is suspended over head, 1t
is only necessary to thread 1t through
the tube. .,....
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
Hene. Tommy Atkins.

Let it not be forgotten. however, that
the Exquisite humor" displayed in the
name Tommy Atkins belongs rather to
the war Office than to the public. That
institution used to issue little pocket
manuals, in which each soldiers name.
age, date of enlistment, length OF SER
vice, etc, were entered. and the meth
cd of fiIling in the form was explained
by the use of hypothetical name, not
the John Doe OF the legal profession.
but-Thomas Atkins. The books were
first SO called. and then the soldierl-
The Academy,
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
sELF-loNIrlNo FIRES.

Crooked Pane OF GLASS Started CsIiuioii
Collar Into . ans.
Fires that start themselves are much
more common than people generally
suppose. There is a mysterious prop
erty in dust which, under certain. con-
ditions, produces violent explosions.
There have been instances in postof-
fees where the dust from the mail
bags, suspended in the air of closed
room. has exploded with terrific force.
the explosion being followed by hsmeA.
Dust explosions and fire are OF, frequent
occurrence in drug stores, and. -four
mills. The origin Of many firss in
tailor shops may be traced to the. so
called dry cleaning. of clothes. A rag
that has been dipped in any one OF
the fluids commonly used. by cleaners
ts thrown in q corner and when the
shop is cleaned up and closed. thua;
confining the air. the, rag will frs-r
quently of itself generate, fire. Not.
long ago there passed along Eastarn.
avenue, in this city, load. Of hay.
which suddenly became envelopsd In
flame The driver was about to horse-
whip boy, whom he saw near by
smoking cigarstte. People who had
been watching the, load of hay driven
along were certain that the boy was
no time within ,25 feet Of the hay. The
fire was clearly shown to have been.
caused by the tire of the. wheel rub
bing against an iron on the side. Of
the wagon. thus producing sparks. In
all manufacturing establishments a
frequent cause of fire is the rubbing Of
leather betting against the edges of
the opening through which 1t passes
form place to place. One of the most
stubborn fires that ever occurred in
New York city was started by plate
glass window focusing the rays of the
winter sun upon celluloid collar,
which burst into blaze. Metal goods
had been shown in the window before,
and therefore the peculiar formation
of this particular pane of glass never
had been discovered. 1t was on Sun
day, and almost before the fire was
noticed half the block was in flames
Defective electric wiring has many
sins to answer for in these days. Elec-
tricians who are supposed to be COM
petent will cross wires and violate
every principle of common sense, to
say nothing of electrical science. Some
of them lead strands of wire through
wooden boxes, which, in the event of
fire, become roaring flues. Many of
our most destructive fires have been
due to carelessness in electric wiring.
Chicago News.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
N..nr... s..rehes.e II. nea.,..a..

Nature. sterehouse the, Mopntains.
The mountain dweller lives apart
from the world. The present is the
past when it reaches him: For centu
ries the Highlander has had his plaid
and kilt; the peasant of Norway and
the mountaineer of the German and
Austrian Alps each habit Of his
own, and every Swiss canton dis
tinctive dress. Mountains preserve the
Gaelic tongue in which the scholar
may read the refuge of Celt from
Saxon, and in turn Saxon from the
Norman French. just as they keep
alive remnants like the Rhaeto-Roman,
the Basque and number of Caucasian
dialects. The Carpathians protected
Christianity against the Moors, and in
Java the Brahmin faith took. refuge
on the sides of the volcano Cunning
Lava and there outlived the ban Of
Buddha.-Scribner's Magazine.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24

history of the islands. He is native
of Honolulu. where he was born in
1874. His parents arrived in the Is
lands in that very year as missiona-
ries. Young Dole was sent to the Unit
ed States for his education and entered
Williams college. After his gradua-
tion thence he studied law. was admit
ted to the bar of Boston. and returned
Immediately thereafter to Honolulu.
where he began to practice law. In
1887 he became Judge of the supreme
court Of the kingdom. Mr.. Dole, as
member of the legislature, took part
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
PvRlFicArIoN OF WATER.

Nikola Tesla Believes It Can Be Done
by an Electrical Process.
Nikola Tesla, who is here arranging
for the manufacture of apparatus for
his wireless telegraph system, has in
teresting ideas about many things. I'm
doubtedly he Is a brilliant electrician,
capable OF much useful achievement.
He is highly imagin ative, as all original
Investigators are of necessity, for there
could be no creation without the crea-
tive mind. It does not follow that his
tmaginings are all vain. not by any
means, though 1t is natural, that his
fancy might take unwarranted flights
to Mars or. other. objects in remote
space. Mr.. Tesla Is especially interest
ed in an electrical process for puEify-
ing water, says the Pittsburs Dispatch.
The project is, feasible-at least from a
scientific point of ofview-and 1t is to be
hoped he will be able to make 1t prac-
ticable in both the mechanical and eco
nomical senses. II the thing can be
done on a large scale. as cheaply az
water can be filtered it will prove q
boon to all mankind. In.respect to the
water supply of Pittsburg, however.
Mr. Teslas idea Is not of immediate
import He is engrossed In perfecting
the wireless stelegraph-an undertaking
that will tax. his resources. matarial
and mental. for some time. Pittsburg
must be content with filtration for the
present. 1t will be glad to get rid OF 08
per, cent, of impurities after a long ex-
iperience in taking itA water unrenned.
though the people will live In the hope
that some day Mr.. Tesla will take
away the other 2 per cent of microbes
and give them water pure and vivified.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
5 E2GMNGE l!; J, |l

and in the air of a room amongst 1884,
100000 dust particles only one organ
ism could be detected. These, facts.
DR.. McEsdyen said. illustrates the pow
erty Of the air In micro-organism even
when. it Is very dusty. Their cen
tinued existence is rendered difheult
through, the influence of, desiccatlon
and sunlight. Drying up II. s.Aone OF
natures fayorite methods =. Of getting
rid OF bacteria, as
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
yearly Exoen<es.

The budget OF France for the year
1902 Just submitted to the senators and
deputies provides for the expenditure
of $500, 900. 900 francs, or $72O.0O0, 900.
to which $40. 600. 900 is to be added for
pensions to workingmen under bill
supported by the ministry. With this
addition the budget for 1902 will ex-
ceed that for the current year by up
ward of l4O ,OOO, ,OO8 francs.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24

The reported plan to form watch
combine to include all the big manu-
facturers OF watches in this country
presents another fine opportunity Tor
the calamity shriekers to dilate upon
the horrurs of an OCTOPUS" that actu-
ally proposes ito control the wheels
of Time
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24

ing claims in the reservation, and the
size of these will be 600x1, 500 feet,
which is about twenty acres. The
president will designate the county
seats in his proclamation opening the
country, and while 1t is not certainty
it is quite likely that two of the coun-
ty seats will be Anadarko' and Fort
Sill.
A person is allowed to make entry
on only one-quarter section. Settle-
ment may be made and land held
three months without filing. or one
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
HANDY .TWINE GLITTER.

Nearly half the. labor OF doing up
packages is sacomprised in the two, acts
Of picking up the string by its loose
end and severing 1T, after the bundle
is tied, and it is an important matter
to have the end, Of its cord always in
position and a cutting, device! handy.
These two objects are accomplished In
the ,twineo holder and cutter Illustrated
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24

in the reform movement which culmin-
ated in the revolution of 1893. On July
4, 1894, he was made president of the
republic of Hawaii. Mr.. Dole was the
choice of the conservative element OF
the islands for the position of gov
ernor.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
DEVICE FOR REPLACING CARS.

ceive the fange of the car wheel at any
distance from the rail and transfer 1t
to its natural position as soon as the
car is started The block fits tightly
over the rail and needs no clamps TO
hold it in place. AS soon as the car
has been replaced the block is lifted
with the aid of the switch iron and
the car is ready 10 proceed. The de-
vice is also intended for use in replac-
ing railway cars.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24
Coz. DoIe.1 Hraa 10. .Sousbf.

Sanford Ballard Dole, whom the ter
ritorial Legislature ,of Hawaii desires
TO haze removed from. his position, of
governor. was appointed to that place
by President Mckinley in 1900. His
name and personality sare part of the
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24

Immature wood. that is the wood OF
a tree which has not attained its full
growth, is said not to be as durable
as the wood of fully grown tree.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24

Edward VII objects violently to be-
ing termed "a baldheaded old rue. :"
No wonder He is not bald-headed--
Er
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24

1t is easier to call man a fool than
1t is to convince him of the truth OF
your statement.
The Springfield herald., 1901-05-24

Never contradict woman when she
is abusing her husband.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-21
The Reciprocity Convention.

The .heraldod Reciprocity Con-
vention opened IN Washington Tues.
day. 1t is mainly composed OF the
Representatives of business interests
that have largely profited In the rast
by the protective tariff policy of the
government, and there ia q feeling that
the object OF the convention is more to
preserve the protective tariff than to
further the cause of reciprocal trade
relations with the rest of the countries
Of the world.
That the convention at the start Is
not in harmony with the reciprocity
principle was evidenced In the opening
discussion. Mr.. A. b. Farquhar of
York, Pa, who has for years been q
consistent advocate of the removal OF
restrictions to trade, led in the pre-
sentation of the reciprocity side with
astrong and eloquent appeal for recipro.
cal fairness in International trade re.
lations. He made frequent illusions to
President McKinley's Buffalo speeoh,
which he called a farewell address, -
and the convention responded repeatedly
with hearty cheers.
Charles Heber Clark MAX Ade!er)
OF Philadelphia, protectionist of the
deepest dye, followed th an off hand
speech in which he said he was opposed
to rec procity, which he called "kniting
one industry TO benefit another" HIS
speech VAS so vigorously applauded.
that the convention while he was
speaking, according to correspondent,
looked very much like high tariff
gathering Of the most pronounced type.
According to the correspondent, also,
the entire speeohmaking verified the
trite reasoning that the tariff was a
local issue. 1.-THE lumbermen wanted
reciprocity, because he had out off his
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-21
A Novel Newspaper Experlment.

A -. -
- NSe' Se"s''ape' rNperirneht'
= ao1en years or SO ago, the city OF
As'anta' ga, went through an exciting
locai option campaign, ending in an
e.ec''on on tne question whether or not
the sale OF Intoxicating liquor, by
license, should fe permitted In that
oiF me Atnntn CONSTITUTION, the
ieauing paper OF the city, was at that
time eontroiled by Captain Evan Z.
lowell and the late lamented Henry
W. 'fauy' ana 'tney differed radically
as 10 tue policy the papsr should main
,mh IN the exciting campaign. For
Howell wac wet" and Grady was
ary that Is, Howell favored the sale
OF ilauor under the license system,
wni4e 1rauy was for absolute prohibit
Won
being equal partners in the owner
snip OF the paper, this situation re-
solved Itself into deadlock, which,
no"eVer' was soon broken by very
nappy Arrangement The two partners
asfeeo 10 uivide the editorial page on
tne hquor question: each to take coll
umn In advocacy OF his side Of the
question. ANA 80 the paper each day
argued potn Tor and against the sale of
liquor IN Atlanta, each partner present
ing MS views with all the force and
visor at his command. How the cleo.
t'on resulted We do not recall, but the
autonomy OF the Constitution was pre-
served, and the amicable relations of
the business partners remained undis-
turbed until Grady brilliant writer
aua eloquent orator--was untimely re-
moved oy the hand OF death.
A newspaper experiment akin to this
very successful oxpedient of the At
iantio constitution proprietors, though
from very different motives, is now
unuer way In The town OF Esston, Nd.
lhore TWO papers, the EaHton Gazette
anu the Peninsula Democrat, have
united IN a composite political paper,
unoer sne title OF the Gazette Demo-
orat Inc main object Of the combina-
ZION IS to make better business by in.
oreasing the patronage at less expense
than would he incurred in conducting
two separate papers. The apparently
irreconoiiable obstruction of diverging
| political views 10 obviated by two edi-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-21

The action of President Roosevelt
with reference to the oollectorshin of
the port of New YorK-or rather the
motive that ia behind the action-is
somewhat of mystery.
The present incumbent, Collector
George r. Bidwell, was reappolnted by
President Mckinley last June, hut
President Roosevelt has announced that
hs will not confirm that appointment,
hut will name another man for tina
office. He agrees, however, to allow
Mr.. Bidwell 10 remain in Office until
the let Of April next. upon which date
his successor, Mr.. Stranahan, will take
charge.
IF Mr.. Bidwell is fit to remain four
months more, why Is he unfit to remain
four years more?" the New York World
Iertinently inquiries in this connection.
Certainly, if he is unit to remain in
Office until the expiration of his official
term he is unfit to remain four months,
There can be no existing conditions
that justify his removal four months
hence that would not demand his re-.
moVal at once.
There is something suspicious about
the matter, particularly as offensive
partisanship is alleged AZ the reason
for the contemplated change. 1t does
not seem like the average RuoseyeItiap
move.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-21
The sherlfrs Advertising.

In its editorialc olumns, yesterday week
the Daily Republican makes some In.
teresting admissions 10 respect OF the
Payment. to the sheriff, OF MISSION
on the bills for advertising sheriil .
sales of real estate.
According to the statement by the
Republican, the proprietols of that
paper made contribution Of SE09 to
the Republican campaign fund at tho
last election, in return for which that
paper received q qua; anteo OF the adver-
tising patronage OF Sheriff Mcdaniel.
10 the event OF his election. The con
tribution was made ia the shape OF
note, and when there was hitch In
the deal, the Republican says. I'VE
refused to meet this motto until thu
goods were delivered +" The cause OF
the hitch, according to the Repub lean,
J was Disagreement between ono Of the
owners of, the paper and the sheriff
over horse transaction. the sheriff
asking 5000 for the animal, while the
| prospective purchaser deemed $3.50 a
large enough price, mir. Vernon said
he would have to look elsewh bore Cor q
horse," relates the Republican, land
the sheriff satanically remarked: And
you will lonk elsewhere for printing,
You will be sorry when you see my sales
In the other Iapers. "
Further, the Republican says that 1t
did get some OF the sheriff's printing,
and for what 1t was received sit was
tho understanding that 1t was to Fay
for by generous donation to the
party The sheriff, it adds, was q
party TO this. Besides, II was expected
to give up from rs to 35 per cent which
was to be deducted from its bill at Its
regular charges. %
Thus the story is told, and by
authority. The printing OF the sherilf's
advertisements of sales lie obtained hy
virtue OF the payment of liberal COM
mission to the sheriff. No wonder that
the sheriff pays no attention to the
law which authorizes an abbreviated
description Of the prope, ties In the sails
advertisements, law enacted in the
interest of the poor debtors, 10 order to
save costs in the sale OF their properties.
Abbreviated descriptions would mean
smaller advertisements, smaller bills
and smaller commissions to the sheriff,
Advertisements stretched to the full
length mean larger bills and correspond.
ingly larger commissions to the sheriff.
AND the poor debtor, with his nose
in the mud, is given further push by
this discreditable scheme to create
larger commissinos for the already we'll
paid sheriff at his expense.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-21
our Foreign POLICY.

In the course OF his address at the
Chamber Of Commerce dinner 10 New
York City. Tuesday night, Secretary OF
State John Hay defined the fore On
policy of the Roosevelt admin istrstion,
Az follows:
The briefest expression OF our rule of
conduct is, perhaps, the Monroe boo.
trine and the Colder Rule. With this
simple chart we can hardly 20 far wrong.
| think may say tina. our sister Re.
/ publios to the south of US are perfeptly
convinced oil the sincerity Of our
attitude. We no more want their ter
ritory than we o0yet the Mountains of
tho Moon.
We have striven, on the lines laid
down by Washington, to cultivate
friendly relations with all powera, but
not TO take part in the formation of
groups or combinations among them,
We have kept always in view the fact
that We nre pre- en- inently a peaos.
living people; that our normal activities
are In the direction OF trade and com.
merce. We believe that fair field and
no favor is all we require.
We consider our interest In the Pacific
ocean as great now as those OF any other
power and destined to indefinite dc.
velopment. Next in order will come N
Paoilic cable and an Isthmian canal,
The President, to whom you have
given your invaluable trust and CON
tjdence, like his now immortal pre.
decessor, is as incapable Of bullying a
strong power as he is OF wrcnging a
weak one.
Secretary of State Hay speaks truly
when be says that by the simple chart
OF the Monroe Doctrine and the Golden
Rule ne can hardly go far wrong.
The Monroe Doctrine simply declares
that any attempt by any European
Power to Cypress or control the destinics
OF any existing government on this side
of the Atlantic Ocean would be re.
aarded as the manifestation of an uu.
friendly disposition towards the United
States. The Golden Rule says aDo
unto others as you would they should
do unto you.
With foreign Powors respecting the
Monroe Doctrine and the United States
following the piecept of the Golden
Rule. our relations with the rest of the
world should be of the most pleasant
and harmonious character.