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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
.ElGHT-H0UR DAY NOT GRANTED
PAPER MILL employees

Lisbon Falls Me, July Tt developed
today that the announcement that the
500 employees OF the Lisbon Falls Fibre
company here. the Pejepscot Paper com
pany at Pejopscot and the Bowdoin
Paper company at Topsham would work
eight hours a day beginning Jan. /, 1907,
without decrease I'm pay, was due TO re-
ports circulated by the local men without
authority
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
SENDS CONGRATULATIONS

Berlin, July president Roosevelt's
congratulations TO Crown Prince and
Crown Princess Frederick william on the
birth of their son have been transmitted
through the American embassy and the
foreign office 20 Emperor William and the
Crown Prince and Crown Princess
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
THE WEDDING OUTFIT.

Exquisite cut and fitting are requisite
for perfect wedding gown. which is
preferably quite plain: for elaborate trim.
mings. showing through the veil. are like
" TO look 'fussy Let tile material be
as rich as may be. and then depend upon
It's beauty and the perfection 81 its deveI-
opment 10 produce the handsome result
desired.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
1890 POLL TAXES STILL DUE

There are still 1890 unpaid poll taxes
duo the city; and the collectors are hard
at work on them. Up 10 date 2i $50 have
been paid. while az the corresponding
time last year there were only 1880.
This shows a gain Of 1889.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
AGENTS EXPECTED ON MONDAY

An agent OF the American la France
Firc Engine Company OF Eimira. " Y,
from which the city ordered the FIVE fre
engines that arrived yesterday morning.
did not come 90 this cisy today as ex-
pected. but vii probably BE- here next
nnnAAy.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
WENT HOME in AMBULANCE

The ambulance was called this after
noon to the corner OF veazie street and
Douglass avenue 10 take 30 her home a
little girl named r. Fleming. who had
been stricken with a fainting M.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
BRIDGE CLOSED TOyOR0oW

Point street bridge Will he closed all day
tomorrow 10 vehiculsr travel on acco~at
OF the repairs.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
THE COTTON MARKET.

Reported for The News Democrat over
the private wire OF EDWARD Il. SHELL
DON 4 CO, Bankers and Brokers. Room
24, Banigan Building.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
new YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported for The News-Democrat over
the private wire Of EDWAttD u. SHELL
DON d CO. Bankers and Brokers. Room
23i, Banigan Building.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07

MANAGER WANTER; EVERY SEC
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worlds greatest new lawful game for
drinks or cigars, takes place forbidden
slot machines; played with nickels or
quarters one TO seven persons can play
at once, finish beautiful like cash regis
ter; rented or sold on easy payments;
1900 now I'm use; sample sent free.
Proposition will please you II we still
have opening in your section. United
Sporting Goods Mfg. Co, Dept l04. Chi
cago III. jyTlt
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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-07
SHERIFF'S SALE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AM
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Sheriff's Office,
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09

JOB PRINTING, CITY RATES
You can get your Billheads
Letter Heads, etc. printed at
the Ledger for less than Won
can buy blank stock for else
where.
Envelops, per 1000 $500
Posters, IA sheet, SO for 1.5OI
Half sheets zoe |
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09
BATTIEsH1p IOWA IN NEW DOCK DEWEY

docked in the Dewey" and within an
hour and half from the time that she
was in position, her keel was out of
the water. In the same month, the
United States battleship Colorado. with
a displacement of nearly 1000 tons
more than the Iowa, was docked in two
hours and sixteen minutes.
ia, Will Battle the Toredo.
One Of the most essential needs for
a dry dock in the Philippine Islands is
caused by the accumulation Of a great
amount of marine growth upon the
hulls Of all vessels spending any length
of time in tropical waters. Naturally
a steel dry sdock In such a locality
would also become befouled by barna-
cles, toredos. etc.. and It is at this
point that a most peculiar feature Of
the dewey" is brought to light, for in
addition to being able to lift the heav-
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09

such cases, that the American girl
should bring to the man of her choice
a fortune of $4,000.
Now Miss Langham comes Of very
old Kentucky family, but none of
its members happened to have $4,000
to bestow as a dowry, and for a time
the course of true love appeared to
run anything but smoothly; but in
the end the Teutonic officials relented,
and the couple were married. When
Baron Won Sternburg took his bride to
the Fatherland, she carried everything
before her by virtue Of her beauty
and sweet disposition, and the Ger
man Emperor remarked; "If I were an
artist, I would wish for nothing oet-
ter than to paint your portrait"
The Baroness has violet eyes, with
long, dark lashes. reddish blonde hair,
and a marvellous complexion. Although
she Is a native Of the Golden cate
State. her father was an Englishman
and her mother a native Of Chicago.
This mistress of the German EN-
bassy at Washington is almost as
mus &c home in Europe as in Amer
ica, for she was educated in Paris ana
Dresden and made her formal entry
info society in London.
The Sternburgs are among the
closest personal friends Of the Presi.
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. Indeed, the
p, IN, then q mere secretary at the
German Embassy, was one of MT.
Roosevelt's cronies IN the days when
the present Chief Magistrate was a
Civil Service Commissioner. The two
men rode and walked together al
most daily, and naturally the Presi.
dent was delighted when his old chum
chose an American girl for his bride,
and the Baron and his wife spent a
portion Of their honeymoon at the
White House.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09
$3,144,S21.91

Total ............. .$37 ,028, ,571.5O
The estimates for 1906, 1907 and
1908 are made by the General Land
Office.
This fund is. according to the law,
to be invested by the Secretary of the
Interior, in feasible irrigation pro
jects which will repay the amount to
the Government. in ten annual Install
ments from the settlers.
The apportionment of the fund by
Secretary Hitchcock has been practi.
cally completed and the plans matured
for expending the entire fund on GER
tain definite projects in the West,
which practically brings to an end fur
ther surveys and examinations, and
permits the concentration of effort of
the Reclamation Service on the build
ing of few important projects.
irrigation and Rivers and HarborS.
There are many people who do not
entirely understand the difference be-
tween the appropriations made for the
retaining of arid lands and those for
the improvement of rivers and har-
bors. There is a disposition to criti-
cize Congress for permitting the eX-
penditure of millions in making hab-
liable and productive large areas OF
the public domain now worthless, and
at the same time cutting down the ap-
preparation for work on our national
waterways.
Apparently the fact has been over
looked that Congress has never made
an appropriation of any specific sum
for reclamation. On June II, 1902, the
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09
BANK NOTE EXPANSION.
RANY NATIONAL BANKS ESTAB-
AIShED SINCE REDUCTION
OF REQUIRED CAPITAL.

Uncf ecedened Increase of Insti.
t--tSons and Consequent Expansion
ofBafk Note Circulation May Cause
Depression.
There is a boom in the organization
Of national banks. It has been in pro-
gress for five years, or ever since the
passage by Congress of the act permit
ting national banks to be organized
with capital of $4,000 instead Of
the minimum Of 100000 capital, as the
law stood prior to March, 1900.
Though the multiplication Of small
national banks has been going forward
at a startling pace it is only recently
that the great increase in the number
OF new banks has begun to impress it.
self on far-seeing financiers as exces-
sive. It is felt that the unprecedented
increase in banks and the consequent
expansion Of national bank note cir
culation has either gone so far, or soon
may go so far. as to constitute a ma
tional menace.
There are many financiers who,
though they look with apprehension on
boom in national banks, yet feel that
we have not reached the danger line
and that the country is able to absorb
all the national bank note circulation
that is likely to be issued on the pres
ent bonded debt of the United States.
It is proposed that at the next ses-
sion Of Congress the bonds to be sold
for the construction Of the Panama
canal shall also be made a basis for
bank note circulation and this ex-
pansion 1t is thought may prove ex-
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09

cessive. The danger line will be
reached when the bank note circulation
comes to bear an undue relation to the
gold reserve of the United States treas
ury. The growth in national bank notes
in five years has increased their
amount from $216, 100000 to $478,000,
600, based on government bonds, or
about $50,000,000 per annum. 1t Is
calculated that the gold .stock of the
country increases annually in about the
proportion that population increases.
During the last fiscal year the basis
money Of the nation was increased by
the addition of S23,000,000 in gold GER
tif1cates. 1t is urged that as the bank
note circulation increases faster than
the growth Of the money of redemp-
ton, the process tends toward imitation.
It adds to the burden Of money which
the gold reserve must maintain at
parity.
No remedy for this situation is In
sight, and 1t Is stated that it may be
that an unhappy financial depression
will be needed to call the attention Of
the whole country to the necessity for
caution in loading up trade with too
great an issue of bank notes. At pres
ent there is no limitation on the or
ganization Of national banks except
that they cannot go beyond the bonded
debt. The bonded debt is now $685.
100000, Of which $4S2, 100000 is used
as security for note issues and $65, 5,000,-
600 as security for government de-
posits. An issue of $130,000,e00 Of
canal bonds has been authorized, and
the whole world knows that other Is
sues Of canal bonds must be made. II
the canal is to be constructed on the
lock principle, this bond issue will
necessarily be doubled and probably
trebled. When the canal is cut down
to sea level the cost of construction
will very nearly be doubled and the
bond issue accordingly increased.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09

reclamation law was passed setting
aside the proceeds from the sales Of
public lands in certain Western States
and territories for the construction OF
irrigation works within their borders.
The law at the same time provided
that every dollar so expended should
be returned to the Government by the
settlers who take up the lands re-
claimed. In other words. the nation
made an advance Of the receipts from
the sales of certain public property t.
make marketable other public prop
erty. Out of the many millions ex-
pended by the Government in river
and harbor improvements, not cent
has ever been returned directly to the
Treasury, nor was it expected that any
return would be made.
Departments Wide Authority.
The irrigation act gives the Secre-
tary of the Interior very wide lati-
tude in the investment of this large
fund, although he is required to spend
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09
DAM SITE ON THE GUNNIsoN RIVER.

the major portion Of the fund arising
from the sale of public lands within
each State or territory for the benefit
or their lands, SO far as practicable.
1t is recognized fact that the con-
tributions to the fund from the yari-
GUS States are in most cases not in pro-
portion to the need of those States for
irrigation. Arizona and Nevada. for
instance, whose lands have contrib
uted very little to the fund, have
probably the greatest need and oppor-
tunlty for reclamation, while on the
other hand. North Dakota and Oklaho-
ma, though large contributors, have
perhaps the least actual need for irri-
cation of any of the Western States.
IN some cases the chief aim of politi-
clans has been apparently not SO much
to develop irrigation as to secure the
expenditure of Federal funds in the
section they represent.
Has the LnmitY of Land Crabbers
ment as displayed by Secretary Hitch
cock has OF course given rise to more
or less adverse criticism and attack.
especially from men who have viewed
the reclamation act as a great oppor-
tun1ty for either direct or indirect per-
sonal advancement. The men by whom
the public domain has long been con-
sidered a legitimate prey, hailed the
passage of the irrigation act as an i'm
proved method of converting to their
use the nations resources in the West.
Mr.. Hitchcock's vigorous measures,
however, have seriously interfered
with their proceedings and they are
correspondingly bitter in their denun-
Citations of his acts.
The States thus far to chiefly benefit
through the irrigation law are Ari-
zona, Wyoming, Montana and Nevada,
although some of them have them
selves made to it considerable contri-
buttons. Wyoming, because of its stra-
tegic geographical position and the
fact that much of the water supply Of
the West originates in that part of the
State. must of necessity have the stor-
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09
Copyrighted, Waldon. Faucet.
BARONESS Won STERNBURG.

Baroness Won Sternburg, the Ameri-
can wifi of the German Ambassador
and pre-eminently the most sweetly
beautiful woman in official life at t !,
national capital, has lately returned
70 Washington from abroad, a proud
hnd happy woman by reason of the
miracle worked by wonderful sur
gical operation performed in Germany
few months ago. The Baroness
when young girl fell from a horse
Pnd sustained an injury to one limb.
whlch has ever since necessitated her
W. liking with cane.
some time ago an eminent German
surgeon performed an operation unon
one OF the ladies Of the royal family
VINO mad received an exactly similar
injury, and the success which crown-
ed his efforts was such that the beam
Itui bride Of the Kaiser's enyov In
america was induced to undergo simf-
ar treatment: For weeks her foot
was held IN the grip Of a p1as r cast,
out finally the rigid bandages were re-
moved ana she was fr13 70 return To
aer native land with the use Of the
one inefficient member fully restored.
baroness Won Sternburg. who was
PISS Lillian Langhard, fs q California
R1rL and her marriage to Baron Speck
von Sternburg came as The culmina-
Hon OF one OF the prettiesf interna-
ional romances In which an Tmeri-
ran girl has figured. The Weston
beauty and the Titled German diplo-
mat first met on shfpboard while tos-
Fling the Atlantic. It came dangerous
" near being case OF love at first
eieht on both sfHes, 6ut the German
government, WITCH taEes a fatherly
interest IN fts young officers and
statesmen. threatened to undo Cupid's
work BY Insisting. as Is customary IN
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09
NATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS,
GREAT WORK OF THE GOVERN
MENT Nv THE SUBJUGA-
TON OF THE DESERT.

Thirty.seven Million Dollars to Be
Used by Uncle Sam in the Construc.
ton OF Great Works and Creation
of Homes.
There is no public work being done
Dy Uncle Sam which has, within a few
years, sprung into such prominence
and which promises such substantial
returns as the reclamation of his des.
ert lands under the National Irrigation
Law.
Thirty-seven million dollars for irri-
cation. This amount, as shown by the
following table, is the estimated figure
of the appropriation for irrigation
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09

one each. at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Charleston, S. c.. and Puget Sound,
Washington.
The nearest rival to the dewey"
among the floating dry docks of the
world is that at Bermuda. While it is
As feet longer than the "Dewey," its
lifting capacity is but 16,5oO tons,
which is $500 tons less than the
American structure. In Austria, there
is also floating dry dock Of $4,000
capacity, and one in Germany capable
of lifting a burden of 1000 tons.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09
A Peculiarly of Siberia.

In parts of Siberia corpses that have
lain buried for $50 years have been
exhumed and found in a state Of per-
feet preservation. The soil freezes
many feet deep and does not altogether
thaw out in summer.
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09

work which will be available in the
fiscal year of 1909 the sum realized
from the sale of Western public lands
since the year Of the passage Of the
irrigation law:
Amador ledger., 1906-02-09

CONTINUED on next pageO
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Some years ago the Hon. Elijah
Morse and Abner Upham witnessed
the hanging Of man at Dedham-
While they were driving home the
subject Of sin and its punishment
came up.
Brother IInhanl." remarked Mr..
Morse. who was a rigid orthodox in
.Nalief, Il suppose. according to your
.,ellel that this man who has been
found guilty of murder by his fellow
men. and hanged because he is not a
fit person to be at large among his
kind. has now gone straight to
heaven"
1t is necessary TO explain that the
incident took place before gallows
we're equipped with trap doors, and It
was the duty Of the execuuoner to
give the rope, fastened about the VIC
Tins neck, a tug that actually jerked
the doomed man into the air.
1T is not for me to judge fellow
man. Brother Morse. replied Deacon
Upham. who was an ardent Univer
salist. gravely, although there was q
twinkle in his eye, but l must say
that the last saw Of the unfortunate
fellow he was headed that way
Boston Herald.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
a BEooAR o. KHIvA.


Once in an open square, where the
dust pail forbade sight or breath, /
directed my steps toward the source
Of throbbing roll that ceaselessly
wove itself in with the noise of voices
and the pattering Of unshod feet Of
beasts. AS | neared It the noise be-
came detached from the hubbub, dis
tinct and Individual thing which in
sistently claimed attention and made
the very notes in the air dance to
time. Under a willow tree, by the wa
tes ditch that defined the square, sat
a bent old man, unbelievably ragged.
So torn were his many khalats that
they did not seem like constructed
garments at all, but strings Of tatters
and tags collected and hung on his fat,
weak body His head was bent on his
breast. and HIS eyes were half closed.
On his stomach was wooden bowl
with a skin drumhead stretched across
1t, and on this drumhead he beat in
cessantly with his knuckles and his
fist. The motion was so automatic
and and deadly regular in its recur-
rent changes that it seemed almost as
If he were a clockwork figure set at
the edge OF the busy market to record
the passage Of time, flung some cop
pers on the brass begging tray by his
side and went off, unconsciously ad-
justing my steps TO his beating. He
made the trivial barter and the driv-
ing of laden animals seem vapid and
futile, and my bit Of charity sickened
me. It was as il had happened along
and patted Socrates on the back
Century.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
Money Profit In Rose Growing.

Rose growing for purposes Of per-
fumery would seem to be profitable
pursuit in those lands Of which the
climate is suitable for this species Of
intensified farming. 1t is calculated
that on the third year after being
planted bush should produce about
200 flowers per square foot. AS there
are about 5000 square feet in hec-
tare or about two and a half acres,
this is equal, If flower is estimated
to weigh four grams. to about 6.400
Kilograms Of flowers per acre. On the
basis Of eight decimeters Of pure
essence per kilogram of petals, this
would give 5,120 Kilograms OF essence
per hectare which, at the very mod
erat9 rate Of $40 per kilogram. would
yield e204 los. Sd. per heetare.--
London Globe.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

In Paris there is just now proceed
ing a seasohable discussion on say
fever, concerning which an amusing
instance Of the capricious nature of
the infection is related A lady was
quite proof against catching the sneez-
ings Of hay fever from either hay or
any other flower or plant except one.
The mere sight of a rose used to set
her snec4ing violently. Knowing her
weakness she carefully avoided these
flowers. but one day she carelessly
stopped before a still life painting rep
resenting a basket Of roses. Almost
instantly she was seized with a sneez-
ing ft Clearly imagination has its
part in the case.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

The learned traveller had delivered
his great lecture on the manners and
customs Of Japan.
And now" he said, in conclusion.
'T shall be pleased to answer Ques-
tions pertaining to any peculiarities
of this interesting people upon which
may not have touched in my dis
course"
Professor, eagerly asked young
married woman in the audience. what
dc the Japanese do to plum juice to
make it jell?"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

our nelghb0rs Repeated examples or
united action by several Of many Ameri-
can republics in favor Of peace by urging
cool and reasonable instead of excited
and bellgerent treatment OF interna-
tion0l controversies can mot fail 20 pro-
mote the growth OF a general public opin-
ion among the American nations which
viii elevate the standards Of intepna tonal
action, strengthen the sense Of nterna.
uonal duty among governments, ana tell
IN favor Of the peace Of mankind
Panama Trip.
have Just returned from a@ trip 20
Panama and shall report to you az length
later on the whole subject ot the Panama
canal
The Alwecirns Convention.
The Algeciras convention, which was
signed by the United Etatqs as woll as oy
most OF the powers Of Europe, supersedes
the previous convention OF 1850, which
was also signed both BY the United states
and q majority of the European powers.
This treaty coniers upon us equal COM
mercal rights with all European coun-
tries and does not entail a single obiiga-
tion OF any kind upon us, and earnestly
hope II may be speedily ratified. 70 re-
fuse to ratify It would merely mean that
we forfeited our commercial rights in Mo
rocco and would not achieve another ot
any kind In the eve,t cf such refrsal
we would be left for the nrst time On
hundred and twenty years without any
commercial treaty with Moroccoi aaa
this at a time when we are everywhere
seeking new markets and outlets Tor
trade.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04
ON LOOKOUT roa AgIRLooMs.
Articles for Which Pawnbrokers viii
Pay Good Price.

A Frenchman OF undoubted "blue"
blood got stranded in New York. His
only possession that could be con-
verted into cash was a ring with an
authenticated historic value. He con
suited friends as to Its most profit
able disposition.
"Show it to collectors interested In
such things, they advised Some one
viii probably give you good price
for 1t.
TAKE it to pawnbroker," one
wise man suggested. He will give
you twice as much as the average col
lector."
The Frenchman accepted the advice
Of all; he visited both collectors and
pawnbrokers. but he sold to pawn
broker.
Il knew you would" commented the
man who knew tThere are no peO-
PIE in town who have such a keen
scent for heirlooms and other articles
with a history as pawnbrokers. They
are always on the lookout for such
things and they are willing to pay for
the romantic associations as well as
for the intrinsic value. The average
man Of that calling is not supposed to
have the bump Of sentiment very
highly developed, but he realizes the
possibilities Of such pledge should
1t remain In his possession unre-
deemed, and he is willing to secure it
at the best possible terms to the GUS
toner"