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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-28

the government need have no hesi-
tation in substituting the present
ceiling OF lobby and the covering of
the inner dome by permanent. fire.
proof and suitable construction. pro-
vided the weight of same shall not
exceed IS to go pounds per square
foot. This can be best obtained by
light angle or IT, iron framing cov-
cred BY metal lathing and hard plas-
ter with the proper ornamental fin
ish
1t such changes be contemplated
I beg to recommend that the two
shorter brackets, supporting the in
ner dome on the ribs of the main
dome, be first removed and replaced
by similar but much longer brackets.
1t appears that one Of those main
ribs is bent. and | think this is due
to the fact that the bracket does not
extend far enough down on the steel
rib. The substituting OF such new
brackets can be accomplished with
out much difficulty. proper snoring
being first erected.
Attached to this report and form
ing part OF same are sketch showing
layout of the girders and FIVE sheets
OF calculations.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) Kort Berle.
NJ. Am. Soc C. F.
Chief Structural Engineer.
Office OF Supervising Architect.
u. S. Treasury Department.
Secrets Of Success.
Do business on tick, said the clock.
Never lose your head, said the bar
rel
Never do anything offhand, said the
glove.
Doing a driving business. said the
hammer.
Be sharp in all your dealings, said
the knife.
Trust to your stars for success,
said the night.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-28

HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF
as candidate for reelection to the
Office of County Auditor, subject
to the rules of the Democratic
Primary. w. w. CROMER.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-28
COUNTY TREASURER.

l HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF
a candidate for reelection as Coun-
ty Treasurer and pledge myself to
abide the rules of the Democratic
party. JNO. L. EPPS.
I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF
a candidate for County Treasurer,
subject to the democratic primary.
EUG. S. WERTS.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-28
COUNTY AUDITOR.

l HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF
candidate for the Office of County
Auditor. subject to the democratic
primary. L. l. EPTING.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-28


girder base makes it even quite per-
missible to assume that the load
would act on the stone in sheer rath-
er than bending. But considering
the worst case that under the cir
cumstances could exist. that of a
, oeam with total load applied as uni
| formly distributed, the calculations
show that the sound stone has fac
tor OF safety of over I-2
The possibility of danger on the
side where the cracked Intel occurs
must be said to have been entirely
removed by inserting the inclined
steel braces. I would recommend
that similar braces be placed on the
opposite girder as a safeguard against
possible disaster in case Of unusual
cyclonic storms.
These bearing stones would have
been substituted by heavy grillage,
consisting OF four IS inch l beams
90 pounds spanning the Aues, with
ample bearings on the adjoining
masonry, which construction would
have left the entire structure beyond
criticism.
The fact remains. however. that in
no place in this whole construction
are there any signs of weakness, not
one crack of brickwork or other ma
sonry, no settlement or detection Of
any kind; and such would certainly
have appeared by this time, if weak
ness existed, especially to such de-
gree as was feared.
In conclusion I beg to state that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16
Former Mayor" Of the Plum
Alley 0rientalS Returns to
Salt Lake,
WAS KEPT OUT FOR TWO YEARS
lo,t bis Papers and Ordered Dcport-
ed by the AuthOrIIIcs--Ile Finally
Satisfied the Officials.

chin chin. former mayor Of China
,our Is among his own once more.
r,ot Is to say, he is back In Salt Lake
among his many friends, and will again
,oEe charge Of his business at 50 Plum
alley
Nm the 7th OF January next Il viii
b. TWO years since Chin Chin left Salt
t,te 10 visit his native country His
,.,urn to China was occasloned by the
1s,th Of his wife whom he sent there
IN a visit Later on one Of his child
,on died, and 1t was for the purpose
~ bringing back to this country his
mus son that Chin returned to China
When he left here he thought he had
bls papers all fixed 30 there would be
M trouble about returning After re-
rolpIpg In his country for some time,
hs married again and with his wife and
son started for this country When he
emf TO vancouver, B, c., he was stopped
and admttance to the United States
WAS denied him. Some Of Chn's papers
MAJ gone astray and he was unable to
rroye that he had a right to return to
Utah ,. -,
several months pending a decision OF
MI case IN Washington where his pa
nsrs had been sent. But recently
ba was able TO satisfy the authorities
That he had q right to return to Salt
lake and bring his family with him,
Ia had been IN business at Vancouver,
and iust as soon as he could close W
ma affairs there he left for Salt Lake,
On Monday he arrived In Ogden aud
visited there among his old friends UNI
IN yesterday, when he came to salt
Lake and assumed charge Of his affairs
on Plum alley.
Since Chin married his second wife,
pretty little Acknowledged girl has
BEEN born TO him, and Chin Is very
happy 90 the possession Of his family.
Ne said this morning that he was not
certain that he would remain In Salt
Lake. but he thought he would stay
here and build up his business, which
has suffered considerably since his de- /
larur2
The report that Chin Chin ran a hop
Joint aud a gambling house Is not true
He conducted a store ON Plum alley
Just north of his residence, 50 Plum
alley
Chin says that HIS clerk, Men Aung
who has been attending to his business
Will return to China In the spring TO
look after some Of Chin's affairs there,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16
Not Working Lawson,s Mines.

ReddIng Cal, Dec, lG-No work is now
being done IL Is said, In the mines Of the
Trinity Copper Co., .0catod near Kennett,
20 his county, owned by q Boston cor.
Enuon. capitalized at $1,000. 900. Of which
Thomas lawson Is the president and con-
uo.Iing power. This company was organ.
lled IN 1917 10 purchase several groups Of
copper locations, Including some 81 claims
4 snelter site and right OF way for IA
lIlnch railroad connecting the property
Wlh the Southern Pacific railroad. The
pace paid at that time Is said 10 have
peeh In the nelghborhOod Of N,O0O,0OQ.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16

The Novoe Vremyo today demands the
Immediate trial and complete rehablli-
tatlng Of Capt Clado, and shows the
vital Importance of his presence IN
Paris az the most important witness
before the international commission on
the North sea incident
The paper also continues It's cam
paign In favor OF sending the Black
sea fleet through the Dardonelles.
The Russ prints a long leader argu-
ing against this plan on the ground
OF the danger TO Russia Of the free
entry Of foreign fleets into the Black
sea.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16

The standard on companys tank steam.
snip Atlas, VIII CarrX clrg0cs OF OIL The
cargo Of The Atlas VIII De used as fuel
on the voyage Il is expected that thc
success with which the standard ON com
nany has met in towing barRes from tho
Gun az Mexico to New York and phlh.
drlphla led % consideration of the project
begun today In event n success NV said
chat the service win be extended 10 var.
ious European points The barge. whc1
started on tho long trip today Is known
800 feet long % feet beam, q feet depth
OF hold, and carries about 600 tons OF oil
In bulk The towing steamer Atlas 10 OF
1913 tons net register.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16
CAMPBELL PATENT SUIT.
Circuit Court of Appeals Decides
For New York.

New York. Dec IA suit involving
non than SijoOO0O0 which has been In
The courts for nearly 30 years has been
decided 20 favor OF the defendant, tho
city Of New York. by the United States
circuit court Of appeals The suit, which
has come TO be known as the Camp
hIl Patent Suit was begun against the
knIom for an infringement Of patent In
the use Of a relief valve on fire appara-
lgs The device was adopted by the local
One department. In 1865 and soon after In
lInost every other large city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16

aold OF 0orax, "a substance which the
apartments Investigations have
shown to be Injurious to health"
Ihe notice accordingly warns import.
ers 'nat the secretary Of the treasury
VIII be requested TO refuse admission
OF rood products Of this character.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16
ROCHE AND sINNETT.
Warrants Issued for Their Ar
rest over Caroline's Transfer,

London. Dec. lG ON the application Of
the treasury warrants were Issued today
at Bow street police court for the arrest
VI j. Burke Roche and Mr snnett In
connection with the iranffor of the tur-
bno Yacht caroline 20 the Russians at
Llbau last month AZ the warrants ore
only effective IN Butgh territory the
Scotland ward detocuvoR win have 90
await the voluntary arrival VI the two
lrshmen In this country The otonso
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16
liquid Eggs Have Borax.

washington, Dec. l6,--secy. Of Agrl-
culture Wilson has Issued a notice to
importers announcing that invoices Of
MUG egg Jyolk OF egg or white OF egg
\, me Two together) offered for import
sl.o the United States have been uni
'"'nly found to be preserved with borlc
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16

When we say eve, we
mean your grocer. He's we
and we're he. Moneyback
does it.
Your grocer return, your money Il you don't lie
Schllng, Best
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16
$4,000 MILES JOURNEY.
oil Laden Barge to he Towed
Around Cape Horn,

New York Dec. iG.-For the first time
In marine history the task NJ towing a
ladon barge 1900 miles from New York
Both Che barge and the towing steamer,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-16

With which they are charged Is not oX-
lradltable. and Mossrs Roche and 3 nuolt
have not shown any desire since the issue
of the simmons 10 place themselves With
IN roach of the British courts
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-02
BY A GREAT ibEA
Observant Man Conceives Of Good Use
for Finger Loops on Backs
Of Shoes,

If l were running a shoe store,
would dispense with the tab that sticks
up SO conspicuously in the back of thu
shoe" ENORMOUSLY complained the elul
kicker in the presence of Philadelphia
Record writer. I'm the old days, wher
men wore congress CATERS, those I'M.
speakable shoes with elastic sides, it was
perhaps necessary to have some such ad
junct to pull them on. But the thing is
now not only useless, but Is uEsightly
Moreover, the name Of the maker is al
ways emblazoned on it, which in itself
is not altogether agreeable, especially
to the man whose circumstances com.
pei him to wear ready-made Shoes"
The quiet man In the corner had
listened patiently to this outburst IF
were in the shoe business" he said, Il
should keep those Objectionable tabs on
the shoes, and should have my name
woven into each one. But should put
them to a practical USE / should use
your argument in advertising my wares.
l should emphasize the fact that the tab
was Of no earthly use, and should &C
wise each purchaser to cut the tabs on
Then would say: Keep these tabs, and
for every Is would give new pair Of
shoes What do you think of that?"
And the club kicker was obliged to admit
that it would be good stunt.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-02
GREAT MONTH FOR STRIFE.
April Is Noted in History for the
Great Battles It Has Wit
messed.

The greatest battle month of the civil
war, measured by the Importance of its
anniversaries, is April, says the Port
land Oregonian. April IL, 1861, the con-
federates opened fire on Fort Sumter;
April and Z, 1862, was fought the great
and fateful battle of Shiloh; April "a,
1862, Admiral Farragut ran che fire of
Forts Jackson and st. Philip, which
forced the surrender of New Orleans.
April Is, 1863, Commodore Porter with
his ironclad fleet and transports ran the
fire of the Vicksburg batteries and as
sured the success of Grants famous
campaign. The month of April, 1865,
was crowded with great events, Sheri-
dan, with 10000 cavalry and $4,000 in
fantry, struck at Lees right and rear.
and on April 1, 1865, bit on his right
flank under Pickett at Five Forks. His
line had been stretched SO that it had
broken at last. The next morning at
daylight, April 2, a general assault was
made all along the lines before Peters
burg. The sixth corps, $4,000 strong.
and but 700 yards distant from the enc
my, carried the works in its front for
half mile
This success decided the fatesof the
day, and that night Lee abandoned his
lines. The rest of the campaign was the
mere hunt of the gallant quarry that.
crippled and bleeding at every pore, res
olutely faced his pursuers when over
taken, like wounded stag standing
bravely at bay. April the confederate
rear guard was crushed and captured
after most heroic resistance at Sailors
creek. April s Sheridan's cavalry
blocked the path of Lees retreat at APP
pomattox station. A rapid night march
brought up the infantry of the fifth and
twenty-fourth corps to Sheridan's sup
port, and at daylight. April 9. Lee found
himself with the road barred to Lynch
burg by Sheridan with 10000 cavalry
and 10000 infantry, while Meade, with
10000 infantry of the second and sixth
corps, was pressing his rear. Without
food, without artillery, without hope OF
rescue, Lee was Obliged to surrender.
On April rs came the surrender of jos
Johnston's army, which had been pre-
ceded by the victorious raid of Gen. VIII.
son, who, with $4,000 cavalry. had. cap
tured Selma, Ala, April 2; West Point
and Columbus, Ca, April 16. The forts
defending Mobile fell April 9. Surely
April, 1865, was memorable month OF
battle, crowded with disaster for the
confederates, who, as they manfully
said, "lost everything but honor" An
the eminent leaders in the last great
campaign are dead save Gen. Schof1eld
Howard, Merritt, Miles and Wilson, OF
the union army, and Gen. Bates Fitz-.
hugh Lee and Wheeler, Of the confeder-
ates
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-02
ON MEXICAN MONEY
Chinese Bankers Put Their Seals on
Coins to Guarantee Their
Genuineness.

As everybody knows, Mexican dollars
circulate in large quantities in the fa1
east, especially in China and the Philip
pines, where bankers send large quaint
ties of Mexican silver dollars every year
A year ago reporter of the Mexican
Herald saw one of the Mexican pesos
that had been in circulation in China fol
some time, and was surprised to find il
covered with small Chinese characters.
like as many seals. This dollar was
shown recently to Liang Hsun, Chinese
minister, who explained the presence OF
the marks as follows:
''The bankers, of whom there are hun
dreds in China, who receive Mexican
dollars, aff1x to them their seals to guar
antee their legitimacy. and as pesos
circulate and go from one bank to an
other, they are being marked by all
the banks who receive them. In case
the peso proves to be illegal, the bank
er who sealed it las. has to change 1t
for good money and withdraw it from
circulation.
when the pesos are completely COW
cred with seals, they are sent back to
Mexico to be recoined, the expense be-
ing paid by all the bankers whose seals
are seen on the coin. It is in accord
ance with recent agreement. But it
often happens that dollars, although
marked all over their two faces, con-
tinue in circulation and are highly es-
teemed, as the seals are so many guar
antees that they are genuine. The de-
cision to seal pesos was taken because il
legal coins began to circulate in China"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-02

| convention was called at Crookston to
| formulate plan of action. Delegates
from nearly all the Red River valley
| counties were present. 1t was decided
that an accurate topographic survey was
the first thing needed, and $1,000 was
subscribed by the counties to prosecute
,, this work. President James ]. Hill
contributed like-sum for this part Of
the work.
The survey was made and an exhaus-
tive report was submitted, which estab-
lished fully the feasibility of the gen.
eral drainage plan.
After several Intellectual attempts the
the Red River valley drainage COM
mission and appropriated 100000 with
which to begin the work.
To date about 100000 has been ex-
pended in this work, the Great North
ern railroad having contributed $25, 600
OF this amount
About $50 miles of main ditch have
been dug.
This work has been done with re-
markable foresight and economy, due
largely to the tireless efforts of its presi-
dent, Mr.. Ezra G. Valentine, of Brecken-
ridge. II
Gov. Nelson, an ex-ofiicio member Of
the commission, took an active inter-
est In the work and personally inspected
many of the bitches both during con-
struction and after completion.
The bitches are from three to fourteen
miles in length and vary in size from
four feet deep and ten feet wide to eight
feet deep and forty feet wide.
In cost they varied from 5000 to
$4,000.
The bitches are the joint property of
the state and county in which they are
located. The county must make such
repairs as recommended by the state
board of inspection
The system as whole is working
with great satisfaction, and the wide
spread system of land drainage both
county and private now being prose-
cuted throughout the valley furnishes
abundant proof of the faith of the peo-
pie in drainage.
The legislature In 1897 passed an act
authorizing the organization of what
are known as sub-drainage districts.
This permits the farmers whose land
can be drained by one main ditch to or
ganize and proceed to survey, construct
and pay for the ditch and divide the
cost of the ditch equitably among the
benefited landowners
To find to what extent this law had
been taken advantage of a canvass has
recently been made which, though not
complete, shows that the following
counties have engaged in drainage work
under this law: Douglass, LIE Seuer,
Kittson, Kennebec, Martin, Cottonwood,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-02
\ PoAcHER's READY WIT.
So Eloquent and Philosophical That
It Overcame the Gravity
Of the Court.

An itinerant player, possessed d
more wit than money, was driven by
hunger to commit the crime of poach-
ing in the neighborhood of Birming-
ham, and was, unluckily for him, de-
tected in the act and carried before q
bench of magistrates, relates London
Tit-Bits.
The knight of the buskin being
called on for his defense, astonished
the learned justices by adapting to
his case Brutus' speech to the Romans
on the death of Caesar in the follow
ing manner:
"Britons, hungry men and epicures!
Hear me for my cause. and be silent
that you may hear; believe me for
mine honor, and have respect to mine
honor that you may believe; censure
me in your wisdom and awake your
senses that you may the better judge
If there be any in this assembly, any
dear friend Of this hare, to him l say
that players love for hare is no less
than his. If, then, that friend demand
why player rose against hare, this
is my answer: Not that loved hare
less, but loved eating more. Had
you rather this hare were living, and
had died starving, than that this
hare were dead that / might live, a
jolly fellow? AS this hare was pretty,
weep for him; as he was nimble, l
rejoice at it; as he was plump, honor
him; but as he was eatable, slew
him"
Here the gravity of the court was
obliged to give way; prosecutors, spec
tators, bench and all burst into laugh
ter, and in the end the prosecution was
withdrawn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-02

Nordic ditch, Wilkin county, MINI. Five
/ miles long and drains 10000 acres. H.
the high turnpiked roads are but strips
! of dirt between the canals.
| The annual rainfall for this region
is about ~ inches and does not differ
| much from that of other parts of Min
nesota. It is rot that they have too
much rainfall, but that the excess
moisture which finds freedom in small
streams and rivers in other sections
of the state, in this fiat region, remains
where it falls from lack of natural
slope of the ground to start 1t down
| q coulee or valley.
AS in Holland they must construct
canals to carry OH excess storm water
which must be pumped up into canals,
a the country is too. fiat to create
or keep open natural channels, SO
III the Red River valley man has been
Obliged to supply similar outlet for
surplus storm water. And to carry the
analogy still further, as in Holland
they must combat the sea as well and
build great bikes to keep it from over
flowing their lands, so the Red river
ut times of extreme floods becomes al
most an inland sea-five to ten miles
wide-before which the early settlers
must fee for lack of the well-built bikes
furnishing security to the Hollander.
In most parts of the country the nat
ural slope Of the land is from ten to
twenty feet per mile. In this valley the
general slope toward the west to the
Red river-the natural and only outlet
for storm water-is from two to four
feet to the mile. This is not SUI
flcient to maintain q natural water
course, with its usual bends, to say moth
ing OF originally making such. A few
wend their way across this flat area,
but with such slow flow that at times
Of heavy rains they become more like
lakes than rivers. "-
The first attempt to lessen the dam
age from insufficient natural drainage
was made about 1879. These were small
bitches made by the Great Northern
railroad and large land owners with the
hope of freeing their lands Of this sur
plus water
Forty to fifty OF these bitches were
dug from one to five miles in length each.
While these pioneer bitches did not full
All the main object for which they we're
dug-their small size and inadequate
outlet being their chief faults-yet they
moved to the settlers what might be
accomplished with more money, coupled
with engineering skill.
The first concerted move toward
solution was made in July, 1886, when
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-02

Sand Hill River ditch, Polk county.
MINI. This ditch is over IA miles long,
from six to ten feet deep and from 20 to 50
feet wide. It cost over $4,000, and exerts q
beneficial influence over fully As, 900 acres.
Hubbard, Hennepin, Todd, Faribault,
Mcleod, Norman, Wilkin, Swift, Ben
ton and Polk. These 16 counties have
constructed 112 bitches with a total
length of 1874 miles at cost of $3.50, 900.
These bitches bring positive benefits
to over 1900, 900 acres of land.
During the coming season IL coun-
ties are to construct IS more bitches.
aggregating about ITS miles. These
will cost about q quarter Of million
dollars. The people do not tax them
selves voluntarily for improvements
which do not improve, and they are COM
ing to realize that drainage is among
the great benefits.