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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-01-09
Leave Keuoya Central Time, East Bound.

1888 m. No 4, daily, Norfolk ex-
press for Roanoke, Lynchburg, Rich
mond ann Norfolk. Pullman sleepers
Columbus to Roanoke without change.
$40 m,-No 9, daily, for Bluefeld,
Pocahontas, Roanoke, Lynchburg, and
all intermediate stations.
w. B. BEvILL, General Passenger
Agent, Roanoke, Va.
ALLEN HULL, Division Passenger
Agent, Columbus. Ohio.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-01-09

The progress In the scientific
treatment OF beots In Germany has
resulted In raising the percentage
OF raw sugar extracted from tho
root from 81 In 1910 to 10 In 1901.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-01-09
N & w Norfolk 6 Western.
~ Ry w Schedule in effect Sept.
OS 1nnO-

Pullman Buffet Sleepers between Col
umbus and Roanoke, and between
Bluefield and Cincinnati without change.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
Sam Parks in Arizona.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir. I was
very glad to read in this mornings Sun Mr.,
J. T. Odgers's letter commencing The Sun
for the attitude IL has invariably assumed
toward the corrupt unions and the black
mailing walking delegate whose prostitution
OF power has brought RUM upon thousands
throughout the country. and containing an
account Of the conditions as they exist in
the Territory Of Arizona to-day. am con-
nected with a company that has large inter-
ests in Arizona. and am therefore in position
to substantiate all that Mr.. Odgers says re-
garding the amazing situation as il exists
there to-day. A specific illustration Of the
cowardly attacks of the men in the employ
Of the union has just reached us. Several
weeks ago one of the watchmen employed
TO protect the property OF the Poland Mining
Company was killed from ambush. End the
man who was brave enough to take his place
was shot at and only missed by n few inches
These are only two Of hundreds OF instances
that have come under our notice but they
are sufficient to show that the methods en-
ployed TO gain their nefarions ends stop at
nothing-not even murder.
The best people OF Arizona have been trying
for a number Of years 10 have the Territory
admitted to statehood. and they nearly
realized their hopes last winter. IL is known
only too well that In order to secure enough
votes in Congress it must be conclusively
shown that Territory has the population,
the natural resources and the capital to de-
velop Thorn. and therefore capital must be
attracted it must be shown that the inhabi-
tants are by their actions and education fitted
to govern themselves; and. above all. it must
be shown that the people within its borders
have respect for the basic principle of our
Government-the right Of life. liberty and
property.
Not only by these attacks on the principal
industry Of the Territory are these men driv-
ing away the capital that Is already invested
there by compelling the mines TO shut down.
not only nre the merchants suffering from
loss of trade. not only are the wives and
children Of the miners in want land being
fed by the very men whom the union is trying
to RUM. but the object that has been dearest
to the hearts Of the men who have braved
all the dangers of life in that far away coun-
try Is in peril CO destruction by the avarice,
the desire FOR graft the Ignorance of the
walking delegate. FRANK c. KINGsLANp.
NEW YORK. Aug. 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
The Indispensable Dictio nary

To THE EDITOR OF THR SUN-,Sfr: ] have reat
the letters OF your correspondents. In refercnc,
TO spelling. and Judge that some think III at Il
not entitled 10 consider himself good speer until
he can get along without making use OF dictionary
Now the fact is that one Is able 10 spell al
the words OF the English language correctly with
out the aid OF a dictionary, and no one realize,
the truth OF this statement so much as the well
educated do.
The dictionary Is q uads ulecun to the ntclllgen
man and woman The business man should have
It In his once.
To be a ready speller OF the English Language
requires that one should have n knowledge OF some
fore On languages, preferably Latin, for. without
any such knowledge, spell ing becomes a mere
matter OF memory, and subject TO all the uncer.
families OF memory, for then you nck guide or
basis to direct you rs to the etymology OF the Eng
lish I would ask what excuse there was for the
mistake OF the Yale referred to by one OF you r
correspondents In spelling the word aqueduct
"acqueduct"'
That was certainly very clumsy error for a
man to mako who would be presumed TO know
the origin OF that word
The memory can often be assisted In nxina In
mind the correct spelling OF words by associat.
ing them with others easy to remember, or with
ideas For instance. knew gentleman who was
always bothered. when drawing checks. as TO tho
proper spelling Of the number forty. He was In
clned to write It "tourty," said to him: "Asso
ciate 1t with Hold the fort and you will never
have apy further trouble with It,"
The proper time 10 lay the foundation for cor.
rect spelling Is In childhood, Old Noah wcbstcr's
spelling book was one OF the most valuable books
ever published in this country. and In old times
boys and girls were drilled In spelling far more
than they are at the present day
To be good spel.er, able to write ones letters
correctly. Is a very great accomplishment.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. JOHN F. BAXTER
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
s7o,Ooo-POUND LOCOMOTIVE.
Schenectady Works Building the Largest
Engine I'm the World for the ID. A. d.

SCHENECTADY, Aug. 2S.-An order has
just been placed with the Schenectady
works OF the American Locomotive Com
pany, by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, for heavy articulated compound
freight locomotive to be exhibited at the
st. Louis Exposition and afterward used
in hauling freight trains over the Allegheny
Mountains. The estimated weight in work.
ing order is 10000 pounds. The entire
weight is carried on the six pairs Of driving
wheels, there being no trucks, 20 that every
pound Of weight is available for adhesion.
The tractive power will be 5000 pounds,
or so per cent. greater than the present
heaviest locomotive used by the road.
The three rear pairs of drivers are oper-
ated by two high pressure cylinders and
are rigid with the boiler and frames, The
three forward pairs are operated by two
low-pressure cylinders and are articulated,
or jointed. to the rear frames, arranged
to move freely transversely, so as to allow
freedom in passing sharp curves. This
makes a very flexible construction. as the
rigid wheel base of the engine is only 10
feet, while the entire driving wheel base
is 30 feet inches.
The locomotive will be operated Ivy one
engineer 1t is estimated that two of
these engines will haul as much freight
on the heavy mountain grades as three Of
the heaviest engines now In Use. One of
the head officers of the American Loco
motive Company said to THE SUN corre-
spondent to-day:
The engine will be built after the French
design of Mallett, at least something on
that principle, having n six-coupled high
pressure engine under the rear end of the
boiler, and six coupled low-pressure en-
CINE under the forward end of the boiler,
the forward engine being arranged with Il
swinging or swivelling motion. so that the
engines assume SCI arately radial posi-
ton to curves. 4 considerable number
of engines of this general design, although
considerably lighter, are in service on
mountain divisions of roads in Germany
and Switzerland. We aie to build ours
much heavier than anything heretofore
attempted.
The Baltimore and Ohio road recently
procured from the General Electric Com
pany here the largest electric locomotive
in the world for use in the tunnel at Balti-
more With this new compound from
the locomotive works the road will also
have the largest steam locomotive in the
world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
The BObbing-Up OF Bobritt.

AS conscientious and reverent students
Of sociology, we have to record the
emergence Of new thinker and states
man In Kentucky. The Hon. FoNTAINE
Fox BoBR1TT has put himself on tap in
tho Crab Orchard Springs region, where
the mineral sources flow; and all their
waters are less fresh and bubbling than
he. His matter is as serious as his man
ner is seductive He has theory Of
American civilization, a theory which
he modestly describes in a letter to his
home paper in Lincoln county. He was
thinking at his home when somebody
telephoned him to come up to the Springs,
dine and make speech. He replied that
he would rather have a dish of beans
and roasting ears on the cob at his own
table than all the delicacies at the
Springs" Still, he went. He couldn't
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
Chan ging the Crews.

The criticism of the handling of Sir
THOMAS LIPToN's yacht, Shamrock
Ill, bias called forth a proposition which
is almost as old as the contests for the
Americas Cup. This proposition is
that the two yachts exchange crews
and sailing masters and try conclusions
in these conditions. The idea is born
OF the belief that Capt. BARR and his
men could take the visiting yacht and
beat the product Of the Herreshoff shops
1t is a specious proposition, but it will
not stand careful scrutiny.
Capt. BARR knows practically nothing
about the humors of the challenger,
and every man who has had any ex-
perience in handling sailing craft knows
that every one OF them has her caprices,
her whims and her moods. She is called
"she" because she has them, and be-
cause it takes all the wooing of a real
man to coax her to sweet submission
and continued loyalty. Capt. WRINGE
would at first fare no better with Re-
lance than BARR would with Shamrock,
and so neither yacht would show her
prettiest PAGES. Both would go more
slowly and Reliance would be almost
as far ahead at the finish as she has been
in the Cup races.
Shamrock III. has not been beaten
because Of poor handling. and the corre-
spondent whose letter was published
yesterday has no good reason for fearing
that the better boat is not the winner.
The most careful calculation cannot
compute victory for Shamrock on a
basis Of the elimination of what have
been described as Capt. WR1NGE 8
errors.
His poor starts have made the inter-
walls between the two yachts at the finish
larger than they would have been with
good starts, and that is really all that can
fairly be said. He has sailed his yacht
we'll after the start, and has lost nothing
except what the vessel herself has lost
through her inability to go as fast as
Reliance.
The better boat is the winner. Let
no one be troubled on that score. Sir
THOMAS Upton is not, and he has told
us many times that he Crosses the ocean
solely to see the better yacht win. Hence
his coming is not in vain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
The Appalachian Park.

In the pigeonholes Of some Congress.
sional committee room in Washington
there lies a bill for the creation OF &
national park in the mountains OF west.
ern North Carolina. IL is TO be hopec
that the bill is in one Of the dormitories
and not in one Of the cemeteries OF legis.
lative measures. There is far too much
merit in the measure to justify either
it's death or its suppression.
1t is unfortunate that so few of oul
people are aware Of the scenic splendol
Of the area which lies between the Blue
! Ridge and the Smoky Mountains, in
western North Carolina. We say this
with full realization Of the fact that
thousands of people have visited the
region to which has been given the title
of The Land OF the Sky. But neither
the casual visitor for pleasure nor the
health seeker sojourning at Asheville
the social centre Of the region, gains
any real knowledge of the endless
charms which lie hidden among the
hills and which are seen and known by
only few of those who visit the section.
Many Of the most impressive points are
accessible, under present conditions, only
to the active and robust wanderer.
To go South for the summer seems
little short of ridiculous. Goodness is
supposed to be monopoly of the North
during the hot weather. This is quite
mistake. The summer climate of
those Southern hills is even more deli
cious and enjoyable than that of any
of our Northern hill resorts. In the
matter of scenery the southern Appala-
chians are the northern end of the range
multiplied by ten. In point of area
the mountains Of North Carolina are
equal to the entire State of New Hamp-
shire, with one-half Of Vermont added
to it. In point of elevation there are
twenty-five peaks which overtop Mount
Washington and about sixty hills which
exceed 5000 feet in height. The average
elevation of the entire area Is nearly
$500 feet above tho sea level.
The waterfalls of the section dwarf
those Of any other region east of the
Rockies. Streams and small rivers
plunge down the hillsides in endless
number and infinite variety. Rivers
plunge in perpendicular fall or in sloping
cascades from heights Of so to 200 feet.
Small streams leap and rush by tortuous
courses for thousand feet, here falling
straight from the odze Of tall cliffs, and
there gliding in silvery currents over
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
0DELL on THE TRUST PROBLrw


GLENs FALLS, N Y, Aug. 2s.-Gov
Odell delivered an address to %, 600 persona
at the Washington County Fair in Sandy
Hill this afternoon. Company X, Second
Regiment, Of Glens Falls was his escort
Or the trust problem he said
The so-called trusts. the vast aUvro,,
ton OF wealth which Ia controlled nv th"n,
representing as they do 80 many thousnnd,
OF people who through frugality have been
able to associate themselves with these an
terprses. need only such restraint as viii
properly safeguard the interests Of tho naon,c
and 1t Is their ght that they should be gecurn
from such attacks as will produce tnmeritr
and uncertainty in their operation.
Such attacks affect not only those who's.
capital Is invested In their stock. but the great
body of workingmen who depend upop tb,,r
successful operation for that which is n,rna.
sary for subsistence. their education and thoj.
advancement, Never before in the hI,torv
of our country has there been so much wcnl,h
SO great prosperity and such general content.
ment.
Too often we are told Of graspinr mo.
n0polies which do not exist Too often tb.
young men OF our country are inrlurl IA
believe that the great combinations % capital
are antaEonstic to their future and ia tLnis
advancement. Such harassing agitation hn,
at times led to drastic legislation, which hNs
accomplished nothing in, the way of reform
but has served to make capital timid ari
thus ret2rd growth and progress in the
commercial world
To the farming communities wa arc in.
clined to look for that conservative iudg.
ment which serves as a balance wheel 10 ia
attacks Of the hot-hesded and impctuom
and for clear understanding OF conditions
fuence OF their action that we look to to repnl
these doctrines which are antagonsto to our
may result and that there may be no
intolerance to the prosperity of our common
country.
The Governor returned to Albany this
afternoon. The reported political con-
ference 10 be held to-day in connection with
the Governors visit did not occur There
were no prominent politicians present from
out side the county.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29

Our neighbor. the Times, fastened yes
terday to acauit Roberts College" Of re-
sponsibility for provoking the Mussulman
inhabitants OF Beirut to the assassination
of the American Vice Consul at that port
The Times learnedly remarked
True. Roberts College has It's seat a. Beyroo,,
and doubtless carries on some sort Of Christian
propaganda TO tho disgust of such Mohamme-
dams as may have happened TO hear Of 1t. but al
though the missionaries may have had their own
grievances In times OF general disturbance, II IL
unlikely that any prejudice against them or their
work should have precipitsted tho killing OF an
Ofiolal and secular American who had nothing to
do with either"
Perhaps a stronger reason for believing
that Roberts College had nothing to do
with the murder is that there is no such
institution in Beirut, or anywhere in Tur-
key. There is Robert College, but it
hasn't its seat at Beirut. 1t ia situated
on the European bank of the Bosporus,
from eight hundred to thousand miles
from Beirut, either 10y land or water.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
Some Kentucky Events.

From The HRdCn Thousand STEERS
William Grtitts big WIN. Bristow Bowling and
John Hall started around the world the o'ncr day
and bound themselves 10 make the round TIP y
eight months They got TO MiddIcshoro and bought
them three jugs OF whlSkcy and returned homo
]. II. Collect started TO go to New York city %
look inter his business and got 10 Pncvillc ard the
depot agent was Just out OF New York tickets
a. NJ. Brock cut his knee and has got his leg corded
to keep II from bleeding him to death.
z. r, Hoskns and James Hosklns are still getting
hotter and hotter.
Stephen Reed Is still cutting hrlcrs.
+, L. Brock Is still riding his mule
These bad wars in eastern Kentucky nrr going
10 cause hard times,
W. G. Borley is wiping W. Rad Creek and Mar
rowbone.
live followed the advice OF every on" who r'1F"'
suggestions as TO how should conduct THIS paper
twould be devil ot n mix up. sure But We IN
tend to run II TO suit ourselves even II 1t tOcNN
come UP 10 "th" model of perfection ~ co.r''
there arc lots Of people who could manage II hr'leF
but as general thing they arc nn' doing anything
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
Danger I'm tho Balkan situation.

The extensive mobilization OF troops
commanded by the Seraskierate at Con-
stantinople and the large orders placed
abroad for arms and ammunition are
indications that the Porte regards the
situation in European Turkey as very
serious, and that the Turkish army may
soon have others than the insurgents In
Macedonia and Thrace to deal with.
The news from Belgrade is distinctly
warlike, and King PETER I. may at any
moment be driven by popular clamor,
and in order to give occupation to his
army, to make war on Turkey on behalf
of the Servians Of northern Macedonia.
The recall Of the Greek and Bulgarian
reserves who happen to be in neigh
boring countries, also points to an e1-
pectation on the part Of their Govern
ments that their services may be re-
quired We hear nothing about Monte
negro, but that is probably because the
men of the Black Mountains are In Z
state of permanent mobilization and al
ways ready to cross the border.
Everything depends on the ability of
the Turks to suppress the instruction
now extending over their European
territory, as speedily and with the
fewest excuses possible. Should they
fail to do so, it is difficult to see how
the European Powers can with justice
intervene to prevent the minor Balkan
States going to the assistance and
rescue of their struggling countrymen.
The financial interests of the holders of
Turkish bonds no doubt count for much,
but they certainly cannot be promoted
by allowing the property on which
their value depends to be destroyed in
n war of rapine and revenge Rather,
it would seem, should arrangements
be made by which the minor States on
undertaking their proportionate shares
Of the debt applicable to the territory
involved. and acting under authority
and with the support Of the European
Powers, would march in and take pos
session of what is theirs historically
and ethnically. The real difficulty,
HVNCNVi, ~ tiloI q SolullOi VI JiiC pdi-
kan problem on these simple lines is
out of harmony with the well-under-
stood intentions of greater Powers,
and will, therefore. be arrived at in some
other way that takes no consideration OF
the business Of the end.
The attempt to destroy the Oriental
Express train at Kuleli-Burgas on Thurs
day between Adrianople and Constan-
tinople, and other attacks on the rail-
ways, together with the cutting OF the
telegraph wires everywhere. go to show
that the insurgents are led by trained
and skilled men, and that however large
may be the Turkish army put in the
field the struggle is likely to be pro-
longed The number of the troops
which the Sultan can put in action is
limited by the capacity of his treasury
to support the strain, and the ca
pacity Of the commissariat to keep them
and the obligation which his
Generals will be under to repress ex-
cesses on the part OF their soldiers will
damp good deal Of the zeal which has
distinguished the Turk as a fighting
man in the past.
The outlook altogether is not bright
for the Turk or the Christians, and a
Russian fleet is lowering near the en-
trance OF the Bosphor,s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
PACIFIC LUMBER TRADE.
Recent Increases In Coast Shipments.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: Our
lumber interests on the Pacific Coast are OF
a magnitude not generally realized The
mechanical equipment is unequalled by tina.
OF any other lumber field in the world
We are informed by the Department OF
Commerce and Labor, through it's Bureau
OF Statistics that the Pacific lumbermen
have been rapidly enlarRing their area md
volume Of conlmercial distribution, both in
the foreign and domestic markets.
According to figures gathered by the Bureau
of Statistics. the redwood shipments in 1907
from upper California. mostly to San Francis CO
and the southern coast. amounted 'usnG
round numbers for the purpose of this article
to 260.OO0,O0O feet. In addition. the Cali
iornia coast alone received. in the past three
fiscal years, pine and fir TO the extent of:
moo $40 OOn OON
1901 40s 600 nru
V6 OmD"
These figures show an enormous increase
particularly in 1902, over 1900.
The trade on the north Pacific Coast has
expanded in equal volume. Shipments. by
water alone. from Seattle show
1901 500 600 OOn
1902 58I 0oo""
A movement OF almost equnl proportions
is taking plaC" to points in the interior o.
the United States by rail. These figure
show.
1921 1921 s 'dC SG
In shin giles sent east of the Cascade noun.
tains. extending int" the territory cast o' Ne
Missouri River, and in many cases. rs tar a.
the lakes. the records tell us
lGol........,...... .,........., aiS50oop'2
The railroads are beneltng largely by
these enormous shipments Of lumber and
oh ~ al NypTn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
Neutrality OF the Citizens Union.

The Citizens Union has issued some
what singular statement, in the form OF
a resolution adopted by its Executive
Committee, denying that the organiza-
ton is now engaged in advocating the
nomination of certain municipal candi-
dates. The resolution says:
Rsyoirsd, chat the public bo informed OF the
fact that the Citizens Union Is not committed TO
any candidate for any ONCE and goes into the con
ference absolutely unpedged."
Wesuppose this is the Citizens Unions
gentle way Of repudiating responsibility
for the campaign leaflets put forth within
the past ten days in its name, which have
circulated bad puns and fraudulent sta
tstios designed to promote the Hon,
SETH Lows denomination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-29
Differentiation OF Douuhnut, and Such

To THE EDITOR OF THB SUH-Sfr: Your CORE
spondcnt Grace" asks this morning tho difference
between "crlllers douGhnuts. and fried cakes"
A crcr Is a very rich cake made light by eggs
and baking powder-or more properly. by eggs
and much beating then cut into fancy shapes
and dropped into boiling lard. This is OF Dutch
origin and belongs TO New York rather than TO
New England and is called In Holland oelykook.
The doughnut Ia not so rloh and Is raised with
yeast and cooked IN the same way as It's more
toOthsome relative.
The fried cake" OF New England Is what Ia called
In New York "grddie cake" and may be made
OF almost any sort OF light batter raised with yeast
or baking powder. and II properly made and cooked
Is always good This Is a dclcendant OF the Sctoch
cakes cooked on what Is called there gird", Let
Grace" try them all In turn. READER.