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The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
THEY WILL STUDY 1T
NOT DISPOSED TO RUSH THE
RECIPROCITY QUESTION.
New York Board OF Trade and Trans
portation in No Hurry to Indorse the
Gaining Of More Foreign Trade at
the Cost Of Greatly Increased VOL
ume Of Competitive Imports.

The directors of the New York
Board of Trade and Transportation
have acted wisely in declining to rush
to the support of the foreign steamship
companies and the foreign manufac-
turers in the matter Of urging the
adoption of general system of reci-
procity treaties with countries that
have adopted or are threatening to
adopt tariff rates which discriminate
against the products of the United
States. Unlike the New York Cham
ber of Commerce, which promptly fell
into line behind the free trade flag
of Mr.. Gustav Schwab and his foreign
employers and declared in favor of
such a reduction of American tariff
rates as would meet the views, an
swer the demands and avert the
threatened displeasure of foreign com.
petitors, the directors of the Board OF
Trade and Transportation propose to
go slow and be sure they are right.
At their meeting of June 81 it was
decided to postpone until October the
further consideration Of and final ac-
tion upon the Schwab resolutions.
Rightly it was held that a question Of
such large dimensions and such vital
consequence to the trade, commerce
and industries of the country should
not be passed upon by handful Of
directors, but should be submitted to
the general membership for full and
final vote. This gives time in which
to study the question. The time can
be profitably employed.
Reciprocity requires and will repay
study. 1t is a subject very little un.
derstood. Many Of those who are its
strongest adherents have no more than
a surface knowledge of what it means
and what it involves. Few indeed are
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
Monument to Gen. Hayes.

The monument to Gen. Alexander
Hays of Pennsylvania on the Wilder
ness battlefield, where he fell In bat
tie, was unveiled short time ago.
Gen. Hays was a graduate of West
Point, in the class of 1874. He took
part in the Mexican war as a second
lieutenant in the Fourth United States
infantry, and was brevetted first lieu
tenant on May 8, 1876. for gallant con.
duct in the battles of Palo Alto and
Resaca de la Palma. He resigned from
the army in 1S4S, but at the breaking
out of the rebellion he entered the
service as major in the Twelfth Penn
sylvania infantry. He became colonel
of the Sixty-third Pennsylvania in the
latter part of 1861, and in September,
1862, he was made brigadier general
of volunteers, and in 1864 brevetted
major general. The monument was
erected by two Pittsburg organizations
Gen. Alexander Hays post. No. 3.
G. A. r., and Davis camp, Sons of Vet
Grams.
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10

has to load with trouser buttons"
Then came the charge of Pickett's
yelling legions and their repulse;
and afterwards, when the relieving
force came to take the place of the
First Minnesota regiment of infantry,
they found forty-three men alive and
unwounded, commanded by colonel
who had been wounded seven times.
But all of the regiment, alive or dead,
was within the little orchard.
The percentage of loss of this regi-
ment in this one engagement, 81 per
cent killed and wounded, placed 1t at
the head of all regiments for all the
war in the percentage of men lost.
1t Is doubtful If any regimental force
in any fight that was anything but
massacre ever came nearer to COM
plete annihilation than did the First
Minnesota at Gettysburg. Its conduct
on this occasion shows what the
American citizen can do in other lines
than money making.
The civil war Is only a matter OF
occasional remembrance now. It's
countless examples of courage and de-
votion are forgotten by the great num-
Der. Our modern, strenuous life for
bids thought of anything but the fleet
ing questions Of the day. Therefore
it is we'll to pause and remember.
There is such thing as patriotism
1t is the thing that made Col. Col
vile and his 264 men hold the peach
orchard. and it exists to-day. We are
much too busy to give it serious con-
sideration at present, but If occasion
| shall demand 1t will demonstrate that
| it is still with us.-Chicago Record
| Herald.
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For Summer EVENINGS,

Simple, but wonderfully effective
is gown of pale pink chiffon cloth
This makes a delightful gown for
summer evening hops at resort hotels.
Fine vertical tucks confine the full,
ress over the hips and the bottom OF
skirt is finished with three deep tucks
at graduated distances. The low-cut
bodice 10 built on the surplice lines
and is quite pointed at waist line,
front and back. Shoulder pieces OF
white Irish lace and bands OF same
on the elbow sleeves are the only
trimming.
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
Her New Pose.

Most girls change their manners
alor with their clothes. and now that
lingerie gowns and baby hats have
come into vogue an righteousness Of
demeanor is affected by many of the
wearers thereof. The tall, athletic
maiden who has taken to muslins this
summer, no longer defies conventions
or glories in being called "a jolly good
Sort" but is nesting closely under
her chaperon's sheltering wing. Tan,
too, which was acquired by hours
spent under a broiling sun, seems to
have lost its charm, for only the most
delicate of skins appears to advantage
against light fluffy attire. Some girls,
following the example of leader,
wear their wells even while playing
tennis. There may be lack of genu,
ineness in this departure, but it has
the charm Of novelty, and the summer
girl feels herself entitled to a different
role from the one she has played dur.
ing the winter season.
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This. of course, would excite resent
part of countries so Disseminated
against. We should incur the enmity
of every one of Germany's competitors
as the price of Germany's consent to
treat us fairly and decently. Every
one of those countries would promptly
put up its tariff rates and exclude the
products of the United States. We
should have our hands full of tariff
squabbles and commercial wars. Peace
could be purchased only by granting
to the disgruntled countries the same
tariff privileges we grant to Germany
that Is, by wholesale and sweeping
tariff reductions and by consenting to
let in the foreign producers and drive
our domestic producers out Of bust
ness.
That is what the American Free
Trade league meant when it said:
Reciprocity is free trade.
Partial reciprocity is a step toward
free trade"
That is what Mr.. Schwab and his
3olClSu IuIly
reciprocity to be. That is why they
are working with shrewdness and craft
upon commercial organizations all over
the United States to bring to bear
upon Congress a strong pressure for
all-round and wide-open reciprocity.
Mr.. Schwab and his foreign employ
ers know what they are about. They
are not concerned at all for American
wage earning and wage paying. What
they want is as much tariff reduction
as they can possibly get, as near to
free trade as they can possibly get.
under the fraudulent pretext of reci-
procity. They want to batter down the
protection citadel and through the
breach pour in a food of competitive
goods made by foreigners. They want
to break down our tariff and break
down our prosperity.
It is precisely this aspect of the mat
ter that, generally speaking. the advo
Gates of commercial reciprocity are un
able to see and comprehend. The free
traders see it clearly and comprehend
1t perfectly. Accordingly they are
warm for reciprocity. They know /
would carry with it the death of pro
| lection.
| 1t would be we'll If the members o
the New York Board of Trade an,
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
Here's a New Wrinkle.

In the sheerer fabrics which the
dressmaker favors. the crepe de chine,
cashmeres. henriettas and even the
chiffon mohairs there is new wrinkle
that will appeal tremendously. This
is the use OF linen crinoline in which
one or two featherbone cords are in.
cased, a featherbone cord that is no
bigger and only trifle sitter than the
usual piping cord. The resiliency of
this cording makes for the most grace
ful "flou" at the foot that can we'll
be imagined; and even the sheer cot
ton frocks that the younger demoi-
selles favor can be made to take on
an air Of Partisan smartness and "up.
to-dateness" when this trifling item
is deftly included In the scheme of
sleeve and skirt construction.
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Reminiscent Of GETTYSBURG.

Miner post, G.. A. R., OF Stamford,
Conn, celebrated the fortieth ami
versary of Lees surrender with patri-
otic speeches to large audience.
Commander Solomon Close presided.
and Col Henry Huss of Mount Yer
non, n. Y, on behalf OF the post, pre-
sented Past Commander Samuel Fes-
sender with a beautiful gavel of his
toric interest. The handle of the CAV
e Is made of wood taken from the
warship Kearsarge. and the head is
of wood taken from tree on Barlow's
Knoll, Gettysburg. This tree was the
rallying point of the Seventeenth Con
necticut on the first days fight. The
tree was struck by lightning and shat
tered some time after. At the time
of the dedication OF the monument OF
the Seventeenth Connecticut NJ. c.
Kellogg and Comrade Henry Huss OBJ
tanned permission to remove the
stump, and had 1t sent to New York
and cut into mementoes and distribut-
ed to the surviving comrades. Gen.
Francis c. Barlow was severely wound
ed near this tree and left on the field
for dead.
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
Ribbon Work Is Pretty.

Ribbon work on muslin is very
popular at present, and one sees very
pretty specimens Of it in cushions and
satin night dress case covers, table
centers, bed coverlids. and afternoon
teacioths. as well as smaller things,
such as handkerchiefs. glove, veil and
the cases and lavender sachets.
Soft book muslin is used. and one Of
the fayorite designs is scattered vlo-
lets, with a spray OF cluster at one
or more corners, according to fancy.
The stalks and leaves are done in silk
or crewels. To those who like the
work designs will suggest them
selves.
The cushion covers may have frills
or not. The other things are usually
edged with a fall of imitation Valen-
ciepnes lace over a frill of thin colored
six
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P WO2QR>S
IpfQPQStS

in white just at knee depth. The
chic eton jacket is the piece de re
sistance, however, and has shaped
embroidered collar and revers, whiSt
outline the little vest Of linen. En-
broidered bands are on each side Of a
cluster of tucks which run from
shoulder to bust line. Sleeves of ell
bow length are finished with a wide
cuff, tucked and embroidered to match
the jacket. A pale blue batiste and
deep belt of kid to match accompanies
the costume.
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
Lest We Forqet."

We are prone to forget and lose
faith In these days. Commercialism is
rampant, the getting of a hoard of
dollars the avowed purpose OF life
OF the great mass. Patriotism and
love of country seem to be back num-
bers, lost in the modern whirl OF dol
lar getting. In times like these 1t is
well to pause and remember.
Col. William Colville, who died in
Minneapolis recently, was one of those
whom 1t is well to remember. He and
his kind are the foundations upon
which the country is really builded
Col. Colville commanded the First
Minnesota regiment in the civil war
The general service of the regiment
was distinguished, but at Gettysburg
II and its commander conducted them
selves in a manner to furnish inspira-
tion for American citizens for all time
With his regiment depleted through
previous service to a total of but 264
officers and men, Col. Colville was or
dered to defend a peach orchard oc-
cupying a crucial point in the union
line of defense. After the regiment,
less than three full companies, had
taken its place, Gen. Hancock, see
ing that the charge of Gen. Pickett
was to be directed straight at 1t, or
dered the First Minnesota to hold its
position. no matter what the cost.
The reply of Col. Colville should be
given a place among the sayings OF
great Americans. THE First Mime
sofa will hold its position even If 1t
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
Year Of Prosperity,

r. G. Dun & Co. report the number
Of commercial insolvencies for the
month Of April, 1905, at S33, with liza
bilities amounting to sS,056,S ,S66, as
compared with 1913 defaults, involv-
ing $13,1S6,6SS. in April, 1904. The
figures for April last are remarkably
gratifying. not only by comparison
with those for April of last year, but
for the further reason that the aggre-
gate defaulted indebtedness fell below
tho monthly total for every other
month since September. 1903, and
with the exception of that month was
the smallest for any month since
July, 1909. nearly three years ago.
These business mortality statistics
afford an absolutely reliable index of
commercial conditions in the country
The figures for April are exceptional
ly favorable, but for that matter the
reports for the previous months of
1906 were almost as good, and by COM
parison with the records for the CORE
spending months of last year show
that the depression Of the late months
of 1903 and the early months of 1904
has entirely disappeared. There is
every reason to expect that the year
1905 will prove to be one OF the most
prosperous In the hitsory of the coun.
try.-Tacoma Ledger.
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
Woman Freed Of One Burden.

There is no direction in which
women have won more freedom than
in their skirts" said dressmaker
Just look at the lightweight affairs
they wear to-day and then think of the
creations we used to wear twenty
years age. The woman Of to-day in.
.sists that she needs perfect freedom
in walking and she will not look at a
heavy skirt.
Even in winter weather she wears
mohair, which Is about as light as
material can be. unless 1t is sheer
summer stuff. And this she has made
snort and with a fare at the bottom
SO Il won't interfere with her feet.
Even broadcloth and lady's cloth are
falling into disfavor because they are
considered too heavy.
"sast look at the matter OF Innings,
too. We used to think we must line
every skirt, and in the bottom we put
broad strip of heavy haircloth and
then some canvas. Sometimes We
put haircloth way up to the knees
and produced an affair that was per
feet trial to wear. Now skirt is sell
dom lined and 1t has nothing to st'f'
fen the bottom not even a braid.
The tendency is seen in petticoats
also. Silk petticoats are worn all
winter. and in the summer lawn skirts
and seersucker or gingham petticoats
take their places. And a woman now
wears one petticoat where she used
to wear two. How in the world we
ever stood those heavy flannel petit
coats, I don't know. But well never
wear 'em again, that's sure"
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
Relieved Tense Situation.


Speaking of geese and rabbits"
said the corporal reminds me that
had a Christmas experience on that
Stone river campaign. A few days |
before Christmas George Hunt, Happy |
Jack and myself went foraging to the |
front. Jack wanted a goose for Christ
mas, George wanted turkey or a
rabbit, and | was ready to accept a
spring chicken years old. We had
been over the country before and we
thought we knew the ground. We
did, but conditions were SO changed
by the presence of the enemy in front
that We had no freedom Of acticn.
We picked up little fresh pork and
Jack and | were ready to return to
camp.
George, however, cut loose from us,
saying that he remembered place
where rabbits were as numerous as
| they were in the four-mile woods at
home, and that he was not going to
camp until he had at least two. He
didn't get in until the next morn
| ing, when he told an exciting story
about shooting six rabbits, being
chased by the rebs, and forced to drop
his rabbits to save his bacon. The
boys laughed at him, offered to bet
him a months pay that there were not
dozen rabbits between our camp and
| Murfreesboro, and the orderly put
him on double duty for being absent
at two roll calls. George confided to
me that he had had hell of time
| rahhitS thiply in the
woods beyond Lavergne, but that rebs
were thicker than flies in Sam John
sons butcher shop at home.
| "On the 31sct OF December we were
| lying in line at Stone river awaiting
an order to charge and listening to
the roar of musketry and the rebel yell
on our right. The sound came nearer
and nearer, but changed constantly to
the rear, and George remarked that
we 'uns were getting licked Sud
denly there came from the woods and
J fields on our right and to our rear
wave Of terrified animals. Rabbits,
| squirrels, weasles. and all the wild
things Of the woods swept over US in
a frenzy of fear. Many of the squir
rels sought refuge among us, not few
| burrowing into the mems pockets, but
the rabbits, scores Of them, ran on
blindly with larger animals, a deer
leading the wild chase.
| " 1t was an uncanny thing to look
at and the men in the ranks were
| quiet as death. Not single hand was
raised to catch rabbit or squirrel. All
were awed except George, who said
| conversationally, The man who says
there are no rabbits between Nashville
and Murfreesboro is a liar. Holy
smoke, see them rum This relieved
the nerve tension that bade fair to
breed panic and the boys turned hys-
terically to badger George about his
escapade of a few days before. He
insisted that what scared him was the
absence of rebs in our front, and If he
had a million dollars he would buy a
brigade of rebs and order it to charge
us. Scarcely had he said the words
when charging line Of gray swept
down upon us. The men sprang up
with a cheer, and | said to George,
Here's your brigade He, immensely
relieved, said jocularly, It's a little
sudden, but it's worth the money.
Ten minutes more with the scared rab-
bits and I would have been a dead
man. This is something like And
believe every man in the regiment
was glad that the time had come for
us to charge. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10


It's sweet upon a wintry night
To sit beside the fire
When outside all the world Is white
And by the window howls alright
The blizzard's blinded ire
With lively tale, glass O grog,
glowing pipe and a cracking log!
What though at times a saddening
thought
Comes for the luckless souls
The sailor on the frozen mast,
The homeless where the whirlwinds blast,
And Death in his chariot rolls
Without the tale and the glass o. grog.
The glowing pipe aud the cracking log ?
Yet cen thoughts shadow builds the fire
Brighter by such compare,
And the howl o. the storm through leaf
less trees
Seems but to deepen the lounger's ease
To dreams that are lazily fair,
with a lively tale and glass o, grog'
A glowing pipe and a cracking log.
Stephen Chalmers.
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
TRYING TO EXTRACT SUNSHINE FROM cUcUMeERs

Transportation should carefully exam.
inc into the question between now and
next October. The more they exam
inc the more convinced they are Ger
tain to become that the reciprocity
scheme exploited by Mr.. Gustav
Schwab in the interest of his for
eign employers is not in the interest
of American industry, American labor
or American prosperity.
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10

finishes the edges of the waistcoat.
The chemisette is Of lace, with pref
ty cravat of black silk, of which the
girdle is also made. The elbow
sleeves have cuffs of the material,
ornamented with points of linen like
the collar, and are finished with lace
puffs.
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
New Linen Blouse.

Blouse of linen embroidered with
colored dots. The yoke forms straps
which cross in front and is orna-
mented with buttons. The waistcoat
is Of lace, with turnover collar Of
linen to match the dots, edged with
linen of a different color, which also
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10

This 10 linen season and the mod.
eds shown are most elaborate. One
deserving special mention is light blue,
the skirt laid in small tucks over the
hips and trimmed with inset medal.
lions of linen. beautifully embroidered
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10
Waitcinq Suit Of Striped Wool.

The bolero, which has the yoke and
fronts cut in one piece, is trimmed
with blue silk braid and with blue
taffeta and white linen. The turn
over collar is of white linen and the
revers are of blue taffeta. trimmed
with white passementerie and green
enamel buttons. Below the revers
the fronts are finished with points of
white linen. also ornamented with the
green enamel buttons.
The waistcoat is of white linen, the
chemisette of batiste and the girdle
of the blue taffeta.
The sleeves are finished with cuffs
trimmed to correspond and with lace
rufiles.
The skirt, cut on the bias, is made
The Jackson herald., 1905-08-10

The honeymoon is over when tho
bride asserts her right to eat onions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
THIS 10 .spoRr."

Mr.. Remington Wilson, Of Broom
land. England. is modestly receiving
the congratulations of his friends.
With eight guests he has broken the
record" by shooting 2.74S grouse In
one day.
Counting ten hours work, which Ia
about what union rules allow. the
nine guns" must have averaged one
bird killed in little less than two
minutes. The actual shooting was
even more rapid. Not many misses"
can have been made, but hundreds
OF wounded birds undoubtedly got
away-to recover In some cases. In
others to die by inches.
A curious Idea Of Sport" thatl The
crude and brutal mentality of "rul.
Ing class" which can find Joy in such
slaughter may explain Tbfbet expedl
lions and other blood-stained inioui.
ties where men, not grouse, are the
quarry.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
The Negro in Buckingham Palace.

Perhaps it Is fortunate that Buck
ingham Palace is not the White House
or the proffered handshake might be
a serious matter, for the Alake is
negro. There Is much, meanwhile,
that is picturesque and quaint, and
something, too, that is amusing from
a certain incongruity In such ceremon-
les as that which took place in Buck
ingham Palace recently. But such
things are not without their element
of political importance. The personal
factor counts for much in an empire
such as ours-wherein so many of the
component parts are oriental or bar
barrie. And because the Great White
King was gracious to the Alake, the
material prosperity of part of the
West African possessions OF the crown
may be sensibly increased.-London
Chronicle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-25
A Ben Franklin Story.

When Benjamin Franklin was on
his famous mission in Paris he and
and Silas Deane were one day dis
cussing the numerous errors they
found In the Able Raynals "Histoire
des Deux Indes," when the author of
that work happened to come in upon
them. They told the good man the
subject of their conversation and the
able Immediately denied that there
were any errors in his history.
His attention was called to the
story of a certain Polly Baker and an
eloquent address which the able
credited her with making before
Massachusetts court. The able insist
ed that it was true story. but admit
ted that he could not remember his
authority for it. DR.. Franklin was
shaking with laughter during the pro-
testations of the learned Frenchman.
At last he said; Il will tell you,
able the origin of that story. When
was printer and editor of a news
paper we were sometimes slack of
news, and to amuse our customers /
used to fill up our vacant columns
with anecdotes and fables and fancies
of my own, and this tale of Polly
Baker Is one Of my making"