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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-08-27
CHAPTER Viii
The Earl.


The night passed quietly: and the
day came along draped in sober gray,
with long lead-colored swell freckled
by some sea-fowl within gun-shot Of
the quarter. In the afternoon Of this
day, the sky being gray and dry and
the sea-line clear, sail sprang up
right ahead. The two captains were
at dinner when the boatswain put his
ugly face into the skylight and report
ed her. Both came up leisurely,
knowing the wind to be little more
than small draught, Pope with his
radiant spyglass under his arm. He
leveled 1t at the sail; Crystal peered
at her through the briggs telescope.
shall we attack her or pass her
with civil salute?" said Pope.
Speak, Crystal"
The square man considered. When
he spoke his speech was slow, his de.
livery solemn, and he looked fierce
with his scar.
I'm for passing on" said he. For
more, I'm for putting the briggs helm
over, and giving yonder vessel a wide
berth"
what de say, Grindal?" said Pope,
rounding upon his boatswain.
This is a clear sea-" answered the
boatswaln. and a fust-class oppor-
tunity. I'm for boarding her, taking
all she's got that's worth having, re-
moving her people, then sinking Of
her, afterwards transferring her crew
to the first thing we can pick up
bound west or south"
I'm Of Grindal's mind" said Pope.
Right II you sink the vessel" in.
terjected crystal.
So the order was given for the guns
TO be loaded, and the small arms
served out. They loaded the earron-
AIDES. and ran them out The two long
guns were also loaded; the boats were
seen to, all was made clear for action.
Hoist the ensign" said Pope.
@qaul up your courses, and back the
tore-topsail. Down hellum."
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The Rumner Wheat cron.

This is a great country. Despite the
Inpour Of three-quarters of a mil
lion immigrants the past year,
millions of bushels Of wheat are over.
ripe in the Kansas and Nebraska fields
awaiting harvesters not yet In EVIL.
dence. Bidding for help has carried
wages up to 1926 per day with board
for farm workers, and one colored man
gets So a day and board, agreeing to
stack all the grain one header can
cut.
This is a country, indeed, when its
farm hands get four or FIVE times
higher wages in harvest than the farm
hands Of Europe.
We use so much machinery In our
wheat fields that we sell wheat 10 Eu.
rope and pay record.breaking wages
also.
Is all this in spite OF the American
protective STANDARDIZATION Journal.
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The Iowa Tariff PLANK.

Gov. Cummlns is inconsiderate OF
the feelings Of those gentlemen who
have read in the tariff plank of the
Iowa Republican platform not only a
surrender Of the Iowa idea" but the
fine hand Of Senator Allison. He
claims to have written the plank him.
self, and as long ago as last April.
Thus perlshes another little fiction OF
the stand.patters. As the case now
stands we have Gov. Cummlns as the
conventions unanimous choice for re.
election, and an expression on The
tariff question drawn by the candidate
and unanimously Endorsed by the con.
yention. Does that look like the
burial Of the Iowa idea" II so the
idea" is certain to rise again. Watch
for the vote In November and see what
tho people Of Iowa have to say on the
subject at the polls.-Washington
Star.
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FARMERS ARE PRoTEcTloNIsTs
Reasons Why They Favor the Repub.
ican Policy.

Reasons Why They Favor the Repub-
Iican Policy.
An esteemed Democratic exchange
says that the farmers in the Second
district are in favor of such a tariff
reduction that it will be about equal
to free trade. Our editorial friend
knows better than that or he knows
mighty little about Second district
farmers. He will be much wiser II he
will take few days vacation from
the arduous task of guessing at public
opionion and go out among these
thoughtful, Industrious people. He
will find that large majority OF the
farmers he meets are protectlonists,
There Is a reason why farmers are
in favor of protection. They must find
consumers for the surplus products Of
their farms in order to make a profit
on their labor and investment 1t is
necessary that people who do not pro.
duce food have employment to enable
them to buy food to consume. The
protective policy Of the Republican
party is built on foundation to en-
able labor to be employed, and this is
just what American farmers want, De.
cause they feed labor. Idle labor was
tried some years ago. and the value
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taking indirect method to kill it. As
the Senate has already ratified the
treaty, 1t may be expected that 1t will
vote without question to put It's own
measure in operation. The difficulty,
II any is to be encountered, will doubt
less be In the House, where determ-
lned element is opposed to any closer
trade relations with Cuba from per.
fectly well understood selfish motives"
Without stopping to inquire why It
is thought necessary to ascribe selfish
motives to those who do no more than
to ask that the government and the
Republican party keep faith with them
In the matter Of tariff protection guar
anteed to them by the Dingley law,
while motives Of the highest potrlot-
ism are ascribed to those who seek
to set up the new and strange doctrine
that 1t is always proper to sacrifice
one Industry for the benefit Of another
industry provided you can influence
enough votes In Congress to carry out
the deal-without going more deeply
into this peculiar phase of a peculiar
question, let us proceed to consider
whether II Is true, as the Tribune as.
serts, that "the Cuban legislation In
deed should take no time at ALL" etc.
We are inclined to think that the legls.
lation necessary to consummate the
reciprocity arrangement with Cuba
will and ought to take very much more
time than mo time at ALL" The
treaty has been ratified by the Senate
and now awaits the action of the
House. Before the House can reach
a final vote on the question OF APP
prevail II would seem to be natural. II
not indeed absolutely inevitable, that
the Republican majority in the House
should very seriously consider and
thoroughly debate the following ques-
tions, among others:
l. Is the proposed treaty constltu-
tional? Does not the Constitution spe-
officially require that all legislation af-
fectlng the revenue shall originate in
the House7 Is there a case on record
where legislation affecting the revenue
has originated in the Senate and has
subsequently been approved by the
House?
2. Does II not involve the violation
by the government OF a contract OF |
agreement with certain producing IN
terests OF the United States-namely |
the DINGHY tariff law?
3. Is It equitable, fair or politically
sxpedient that the American farmers
who grow sugar and tobacco and the
American capital and labor engaged
In the manufacture Of cigars should
llone be selected to bear all the bur.
lens Of reciprocity with Cuba?
4. Is II economically wise TO dis
courage American sugar production,
when with the DINGHY tariff duties
retained for a period OF less than ten
Tears that rapidly growing industry
would completely supply the domestic
demand and retain in this country the
00,000,0 900 year now sent abroad to
pay for sugar imported from foreign
8. Does not the United States run
he risk Of provoking retaliation and
commercial warfare when II discriunl.
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History Repeating Itself.
Ito be contlnued.)

II was the merry month of June,
1924. A bent and weary old man
walked slowly down the gang plank OF
the Cupidella, of the Perkins Morgan
electrical line of marine greyhounds,
as the stately leviathan was made fast
to their pier at the foot of Two Hun
dred and Thirtleth street. A Herald
reporter, who Immediately recognized
the visitor by reason Of many years
acquaintance, hastily approached and
saluted him.
"Ah, my dear boy, here you are
again." the aged traveller exclaimed.
Come down to meet me for the
twentieth time, eh?"
Eyes, Sir Thomas. Has Shamrock
XIII. left Queenstown yet for Amer.
lean waters?"
Eyes. And may say confldentially
that this time have come to lift
the"
He gasped before he finished the
sentence. fell backward on the pier,
and appeared as one dead.
He's only tainted" said Dr. Val.
entine Mott XIV, as he made a hasty
examination. TITS merely exhaustion
caused by old age. Meantime, sup
pose we go down to the club and lift
few cups together"
The Herald reporter assisted Sir
Thommy to a cab and then accom-.
panied DR.. Mott to the Bones club
From the New York Herald Of June
25, 1924.
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of farm products created disaster ia
products.
The principle Of protection Is to bal.
ance the price Of imports from foreign
countries which are created by cheap
labor with what is made by well-paid
labor at home. This protects the
home wage Garner. II American
farmers were to depend almost en-.
tirely on exporting their surplus pro.
ducts to feed men who are crowdlng
out own men out of employment by
the goods they send here, our farmers
would meet such competition that hey
could pot stand 1t and prosper. The
local demand for farm products is
what agriculturallsts want, and this
demand can only be good when con.
sumers are plenty and with money to
buy what they need. This condition
can only exist under protection, and
that is why farmers are protectlonlsts.
Davenport (Ia) Republican.
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vices of skull and raw bones. It was
not flag. however, that man would
continue flying. After 1t had floated
Sloft five minutes, it was hauled down,
rolled up and slowed away. The men
went forward, and one produced a fid-
die, and many of the sailors turned
to and danced in the beautiful fading
light.
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For Political Reasons.

Everybody fayors a protective tariff
as a means OF restoring prosperity and
after It has done its work a great
many OF the politicians begin to as
sault it-for political reasons only
Des Nolnas Capita
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The Mathematics Of IL

She had fifteen million dollars,
Placed In bonds and shares and
rents;
He had fifteen million dollars,
So they merged their sentiments
Now they've raised a son who's VaL
ued
A. exactly thirty cents
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The effects OF barnysrd manure
have been seen in a soil twenty years
after It's application.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-09
Black Patti Tronbadours.

The Black Patti Troubadours, an ag-
gregation of velvety vowel-voiced song
sters, brisk buck and whirlwind wing
dancers and the unchallenged champion
cake walkers, will appear at the Academy
of Music, Tuesday evening, October 18th.
The great success OF this company is
owing to the fact that a first class per-
Torrance, by the pick of coon-town en-
tertainments is always provided The
Great Black Patti is a whole show in her
self, the greatest singer of her time, but
there are a lot of others. two score in
fact, of entertainers The new farce of
this year is called, "Darktown's Circus
Day." Second Edition, with Bob Kelly,
the "Real Coon the funniest singing
comedian in the land; Billy Ward, Leslie
Triplett, Allie Gillian, Ida Forcen and Ed.
Greene, in the leading comedy roles.
1.-THE Troubadour Comedy Four Sol
diers' Camp Glees," and "A Festival Of
operate Melody are among the many
new features
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The Associated Charities

There is no branch of work in our city
which should meet with more hearty ap-
prevail and widespread cooperation then
the Associated City Charities Many of
cur kindest hearted and generous citizens
are in circumstances where it is impossi-
Bile for them to visit or relieve the needy,
the sick ard suffering, yet they feel it
would be great privilege to contribute
something to add comfort to the neeav
and distribute The Associated Charities
will be glad to receive from all on those
who desire to aid the poor or pledge,
for the support of the association Dur
ing the four months in which the organi-
cation has been in active work; over
200 cases have been visited, and instigated
either by the superintendent of the ladies
in which district the cases was reported
The city has been dividend into dis
trict and ladies appointed to each dis
trict to visit and investigate all cases re-
ported to the office of the association
many cases investigated were found in ex-
tremely destitute circumstances
Should any desire to contribute to the
organization a letter and pledge address
to Rev. R. s. Stevenson will be most
gratefully received. The amount give
may be paid, either monthly, quarterly or
yearly.
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A. H.A. VIII JAMS PORTRAIT.
Neuse Logs Presents This &c the Goldsboro
01phanage Home.

At its last session the Grand Lodge Of
Odd Fellows made an appropriation for
the purpose of having a portrait made OF
the late Hon. A. H. A. Williams, of Ok
ford, which was to be presented to
the Orphans Home at Goldsboro, as he
was one of the first trustees and to his
efforts was the establishment of the insti-
tuition largely due.
The picture was placed in the hands
of Neuse Lodge by the committee for
presentation, and on Tuesday night the
exercises were held in the chapel of +he
home and a large audience was present,
composed of Odd Fellows of Goldsboro and
Short talks were also made by Col
Joseph E. Robinson, B. H. MCDOWELL,
Esq, ]. F. Brinson, superintendent, and
c. B. Edwards Es., IN regard to The SER
vices of the deceased in the order and -
a member of the board of trustees for
eight years.
The children of the home gave a de-
lightful entertainment, consisting of reel
tations and songs, after which refresh-
ments were served by Neause Lodge No.
s, to the visitors and children of the
home. The occasion was a most delight
ful one
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A Brilliant Evening,

A brilliant feast in the way of a lecture
is to be enjoyed by the people of Raleigh
tonight, when Rev Alfred H. Moment,
d. D., is to be heard at the Olivia Raney
Library Hall.
His subject is 1.-THE Bedouins, the Child
rem of the Desert and as Dr. Moment
has been among these people and knows
of them, both from personal observation
and reading, it is certain to be lecture
that will delight and instruct. After the
lecture he will exhibit an oriental costume
and tell of the fashions of the East.
Another delightful feature viii be the
rendition of some classical music by Mrs.
Horace r. Dowell some selections which
she has not hitherto rendered in this city.
She has an exquisite voice and to hear
her is a delight.
The lecture is for the benefit of the
Junior Presbyterian Society, which viii use
the receipts wisely. The admission price
is twenty-five cents, and the tickets are
on sale at Kings drug store, and may
also be obtained at the door of the hail.
where the lecture will be delivered this
evening at o'clock.
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Draws Cranks With Success
of M,sme izer.
John Otcks,, ouched by the Great Spirit, !"
Invadss the White House, Leaves It
70, an Asylum
(By the Associated Press

Washington, Oct. John Decker, of
Norwich, Conn.,, who evidently is me-
chanic, about A years old, entered the
White House soon after the doors were
opened this morning. The officials thought
from his actions, that he was crank and
arrested him. He was not armed and
made no resistance when placed under ar
rest. He was turned over to the police
authorities.
Decker was examined later in the day,
pronounced insane and was removed TO
the government insane asylum.
Norwich, Conn.,, Oct. John Decker
who is supposed to be the man under
arrest in Washington has been employed
for the last two years at the factory of
the Thames Arms Company. He has a
brother Henry, who also works in the
factory. John is unmarried.
AT the office of the factory it was SAID
that John Decker came there yesterday
morning dressed in his Sunday clothes
and announced that he wanted to give up
his job. saying that he was going away
He was paid off and left AS far as has
been learned he said nothing about where
he was going.
The manager of the Thames Arms Com
pany says that while Decker was peculiar
and was not considered particularly bright
mentally, he never showed any signs of
violence.
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A CRAZE FOR TEDDY THE BES1M[NNE[DED
0ispensary Commissioners
May Be Named In Nov.
The Board Of Aldermen Sem Unit In Saying
That Only the Best Are
Want, d

The topic which at present Is being
discussed by the citizens Is who are to
be the three Dispensary Commissioners of
the City of Raleigh?'
The matter is being thought over and
talked about by the members OF the
Board of Aldermen who are to elect the
Commissioners, and the expressions of
these are in harmony.
All, and each of them interviewed, say
that they feel that only the very best
business men in the city should be elect
ed, and that as these must come from
those who voted for the dispensary they
are looking among these to select suit.
able men.
Yesterday a gentleman who voted Meth
er for nor against dispensaries was talk
ing of the matter. 1T Is my opinion, +"
said he, that the wise thing for tte
Board of Aldermen TO do is to accept a
Tor suitable Commissicp-
ers from the men who lead the Anti
Saloon campaign. They want to see the
law enforced and they will certainly rec
cmmend no set of men who will not see
to this"
An interview was sought yesterday with
the various members of the Board of
Aldermen, and interviews were held with
all of the members who were in the city
except two, Aldermen Rogers and Novel;
whom the reporter was unable to reach.
The aldermen out of town are Messrs.
Smith, Andrews, Habel, Bland ana Hicks,
but the nine aldermen who were inter,
viewed all said that the best men were
needed as Commissioners and the major
ity of these said that they favored an
election at the regular November meeting
Here is what the aldermen said:
ALDERMAN JOHNSON: Men who are
citizens should be selected,
men whose characters are above re-
proach, and those who will see that the
law is correctly administered The al
dermen should talk over the matter and
caucus before the next meeting when the
Commissioners should be elected. rec
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THEY ARE CAST OUT
ninrichs and Mcclure for
Grout and Fornes.
: UGH is the Action Of the ciiiz9ns' Union and
Republican Organizations Of Greater
New York.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Oct 7.-All uncertainty re-
garding the action of the Citizens Union
and Republican organizations on the
question of ousting Messrs Grout' and
Fornes from the fusion ticket was re-
moved tonight when both conventions
reconvened and voted unanimously to
rescind the nominations for comptroller
and aldermanic president, made at the
original convention, and to nominate in
stead Frederick w. Hinrichs, OF Brooklyn,
and E. j. Mcguire, of Manhattan.
Not much credence is given to the ru-
NOR that Robert b. Roosevelt. uncle of
the President, has asked to take the Tam
many nomination for president of Man
haitian borough.
1t is now said that the fight to pro-
tect Comptroller Grout whom the fusion
lists seek to depose as their candidates
will not be made in the courts. but in
the Board of Elections. 1t is pointed out
that the Board of Elections being hi
partisan and equally divided cannot be
deadlocked. The new line of defense for
Grout, according to the story current in
political circles, simply involves remain
ing inactive until the representatives Of
the Republican party, offer the certifi-
Gates of nomination for fling and the
deadlocking the board on the question Of
filing them
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LANGLEY'S LARK AGAIN TURNS
DUCK AND TUMBLES KERSPLASH
Out OF the Potomac This Cranky Ripper of the Air
Rises Wreck of the First
Magnitude.
Magnitude.
(By the Associated Press.)

Whitewater, Va, Oct. THE sixty
foot, steel-built flying machine. the climax
of years of exhaustive study in the eff
forts of Prof. Samuel P. Langley. Sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institution, to
solve the problem of mechanical flight IN
pertinent, carefully planned and delayed
for months, proved a complete failure.
The immense airship sped rapidly along
its 40 foot track, was carried by its own
momentum for 100 yards and then Tel
gradually into the Potomac River whence
ii emerged a total wreck. Prof. Charles
Manley, who has been Prof. Langley's
chief assistant in the work, preliminary
to the attempted fight made the ascent
in the aerodrome and escaped with
ducking. AT no time was there any SEM
blance of flight, the initial momentum,
the lightness of the machine and the
sustaining surface of the wings furnish
ing the conditions which account for the
hundred yard transit of the air bird
from the sixty foot elevation to the wa
ter. An official statement made after the
test admitted that the experiment was I'M
successful but asserted confidence in the
ultimate success of the invention.
The launching tooh place AZ 1915 O'Clock
this afternoon from the super-structure
of the house boat moored in the POI
River two miles from this place Prof.
Langley did not witness the failure of
his machine today but remained in Wash
ington where he awaited the result
When all was ready Prof. Langley took
his place in the navigators car which
was situated close to the gasolene motor
Prof Manley started the motor which
worked well, the revolutions reaching
1900 a minute. The big machine moved
easily along the 20 foot track in the
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launching apparatus and took the air fair
ly we'll five-mile breeze was blowing
and for a moment the machine stood up
WE'LL but its failure was Immediately APP
parent 1t turned gradually downward.
The declnation was SO positive that Prof.
anley saw at glance that but few move
ments of the second hand of the stop
watch he wore on his left knee would
be recorded before both he and the scien-
tific ship would be laundering in the wa
tiers of the Potomac Just before the ma
chine struck the water he shut off his
motor. While had worked admirably at the
outset.
The machine disappeared beneath the
waves but only momentarily. The i've
conical floats which had been distributed
about the machine to avert it's sinking
performed their functions well and the
bridges of the machine almost Immediately
appeared above the water 1t was a mo
ment of grave anxiety for the safety OF
the navigator but the fears were in
stantly relieved as his emerged above the
surface. He had sustained no injury. His
face reflected his disappointment at the
result. He climbed into row boat
which had been kept close at hand and
was conveyed to the deck of the tug boat
Bartholdi. There he exchanged his drip
ping clothes for dry garments.
The work of removing the wreck was
Immediately begun. By two O'Clock the
disabled machine had been put away in
the interior of the house boat. AS it Wa
lifted on the derricks from the water
TIL complete disaster was evident.
At practically the same spot fiylng ma
chine experiments were conducted on May
6. 1898, at which time Secretary Langley
that reported that his aerodrome had
twice flown over distance OF cne-half
a mile.