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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-06

Hackcnsack. n. }. Dec. 80, Prep
arations are being made In the jail
here Tor the hanging OF AIRS. Marie
Tolla. tho italian woman Who vim
dictated her honor by kiliing a man
In the same JAIN 10 Mrs. Anna Nolon
tina. also under sentence Of death by
hanging and who also WIS more sin-
ned against than SHINING hmh
women will be- hanged by New jor-
sey'a famous oxocutioucr Van hiEe.
who has officintcd OF over 100 affairs
~ the uCaffold.
Hackonsack n. g., Dec. g. Mrs.
Antoinette Tolla, who 10 under sem
tonce Of death Ia the local Jail, and
who viii very likely be hanged on
January 18th. " one Of The most pre-
possessing women ever convicted 81
capital crime in the United states.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-06

or" Minute Cough Cure contains not
an atom ol any harmful drug and a
hiss been curing Cougs, Colds. Group
and WhonplnF Cough sO hong that %
has proven Itself tn be- a tried and
true friend to ihe many who use h.
Sold hy an 'ruggists
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-06
LABOR AND THE NEW YEAH

iby samuel Gompcrs president OF The
American Federation ~ l.ah0rl
sSSs s6s6ssSSSESSg
Tho labor movement h. a rough .
. struggle. ~ movements for q q
: better llfo. Ter human rights. 4
. have been rough struggles from .
. time immemorial o. a. rlehr .
. shat the labor movement must .
. continue 90 ba rough Struggle. .
. hnt organized labor - ever min. 4
. imi1ing the roughnoss of that .
. siruggle aud making Tor better 4
. and gfandcr ends Samuel Com. 4
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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-06

ihH unffunrNfuH we're MeHuntntt
John Hoffadaiie. Sea y Cassidy. "a q
droer Alfred 0runslrld A q Harr
son q liHbetH Noa HELD %. a Mae
phcrson p = Hodey, = Splits and j.
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Amador ledger., 1906-03-09

You can get your Billheads
Letter Heads, etc. printed at
the Ledger for less than YOU
can buy blank stock for else
where.
Envelops, per 1000 $500
Posters, IA sheet, so for 1.5O
Half sheets zoe
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09
Studied BY the Artist.

zone of the greatest difficulties in
art" remarked critic, d" is to get ones
facts right, and for this you have to
go not to art, but to the people who
understand the things represented.
81 received my first lesson in this
direction when, as youth, I painted
a coast scene with ship in the fore
ground. 1t was highly praised by all
who saw it, with the exception of an
old seaman, who, when he examined
the rigging, politely turned aside to
conceal his amusement. No ship, he
explained, could possibly have gone to
sea with the ropes and tackle arranged
as in my picture. So I had to humble
myself to learn to draw reeving-
blocks, shrouds, yards, and other por-
tions Of a ships rigging as they really
are
But it is not always possible to be
true to fact.
Take, for instance, a typical picture
which represents a herd of self-deny-
ing cattle grazing in meadow where
the herbage is of the scantiest, while
near at hand are unprotected fields of
grain into which they could walk at
will. Why did not the painter include
in his picture the fences which ac-
tually surrounded the corn fields?
Simply because they would have spoilt
the composition, and consequently
reality had to be sacrificed to the de-
mands of art.'
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09

models brought home by a tailor who
mas shop just off Fifth Avenue were
sent into the workroom to be resewn
before they could be placed in the show
cases. Style is what the French tailor
aims at. Chic, beautiful, a. gown must
be. If it falls to pieces the first time
it is worn-so much the better for
the business-madame needs another
gown. A woman who had ordered a
single dress from one of the big French
houses complained of the workman.
ship. The manager shrugged his shoul-
ders: Zone dress, why should we bother
at all for that"
Most expensive French lingerie is
frequently finished with rough seams,
lace is sewed to unhemmed edges;
threads in hand embroidery are left
oose-the garment simply falls to pieces
even in the most careful laundry.
No words can express the horror OF
English tailoring. In London they have
made an attempt to meet American
tastes, but the English tailor's con.
ception Of the short skirt is a tweed
monstrosity escaping the shoe tops in
front and tickling the pavement be-
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09

hind, while a straight row of stitch.
ing is beyond the modest capability Of
the English workshop.
Many a woman who in her first
month abroad materially diminished
her letter of credit, has come home to
wish for the trim sMartness of Broad
way. The frills beloved of the English
woman, and the skin tight little jackets
of the Frenchwoman quickly lose their
fascination for the American woman
whose aim in dress is unusually seem
ing simplicity that has cost her tailor
hours of nice calculation and herself
a great deal of trouble and not a little
money.
After all, the exp rienced American
traveller buys few things outside of
his own country. Considering quality
and manufacture, nearly all articles of
ordinary wear are cheaper in the Uni.
ted States than elsewhere. The law
allows only $100 worth of foreign ap-
parel to be- brought in duty free, and
if this is conscientiously lived up to,
the saving is small on imported goods.
A few gloves, ostrich plumes or small
pieces of jewelly, are about the only
things the sensible tourist will bother
with on his return.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09

and excitement, they make their ap
pearance among the injured. Thei1
'injuries" are generally, of course.
Of an internal nature, and, uttering
heartrending groans, they are carried
on to be attended, if possible, by some
medical accomplice.
Now and again the conductors of
trains are in league with the sharpers,
which,, of course, greatly facilitates the
frauds. Indeed, it is said that railway
accidents such as small collisions,
have been deliberately brought about
by conspiracies of this kind.
One particular crook" made large
sums by conspiring with conductors
to push him off the train when it was
in motion! In this way he acquired a
profitable crop of permanent injuries
to the spine," for which the railway
companies had to pay smartly.
So numerous and so astute have the
American detectives become Of late
years, however, that such frauds have
become increasingly difficult.
The suppression Of malpractices Of
this kind is, as stated, the principal
work of the great army of commercial
detectives, many of whom are appar-
emily ordinary citizens, or even work.
ers-known as plain clothes men,"
Among their minor functions is the
watching of suspected employees
especially those Of banks and great
financial houses.
Any tendency to extravagant habits
or irregular living on the part of en-
fi30vI1r "a YnntnH opd roportnt7 ,1poy, nv
these unsuspected watchers. Others
there are Who, in the guise of clerks
and laborers, secretly note any ten
denotes to disloyalty or discomfort. In
this way approaching strikes are de-
tected, and, oftentimes, nipped in the
bud.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09
DOingS in New York.

The wife of Wall street millionaire
whose name in New York is almost q
household word, as the police declare
unwittingly furnished the password tc
a n1agnifcently furnished poolroom for
fashionable women at an uptown ad-
dress the other day and the place was
raided by the police. In it were twenty
women, whose finely appointed equip
ages awaited them in the street.
The appeals of the women, members
of some of New Yorks wealthiest fami-
lies, when the detectives and officers
gained entrance to the drawing room
and revealed themselves, formed a
thrilling tableau. Several women went
on their knees 20 the detectives. They
offered their rings, watches-anything
they possessed-rather than face the ex-
posure of arrest or even the chance of
their identities becoming known
One woman clasped the detective
sergeant by the knees as she knelt,
pleading for her liberty. Another tore
her rings from her fingers, and offered
them all to him, saying: eff my name
is known there will be murder or sui
eide in my home, for my husband will
either kill me or | shall kill myself"
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09
MOTHER OF SENATOR DICK OF OHIO.

Mrs. Magdalene Dick is one of the
few mothers in Washington who can
visit the United States Senate cham
ber and look down upon son who
is a member of the most powerful
legislative body on earth. That son
is the Hon. Charles William Frederick
Dick, senator from Ohio, who succeed
ed the lamented Mark Hanna.
There is especial swelling Of pride
in the breast of Mrs. Dick as she looks
down from the Senate Gallery upon
her boy, for the reason that she knows
better than any one else how many
were the struggles and how rough the
paths that led to his present honor.
Both parents of Senator Dick were
born in Germany but they met and
married here, settling in Akron Ohio,
where the father was an humble arti-
san. He was careful and frugal after
the German fashion but was not very
successful in business. The little fam
lily knew what it was to work hard
for the necessities of life. The future
senator knew what it was too, to be
born of the traditional poor but honest
parents. His schooling was limited,
for he had to begin work when able
to earn even little bit.
First he was a messenger boy in a
bank, then clerk in a hat store and
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09

he was very proud when he acquired
half interest in feed and machinery
establishment. All this time however,
he kept studying at night to gain an
education, and to achieve something
better than an anxious interest in the
market price of oats. The good mother
who looks down upon him in the Sen
ate can recall with much pride the
struggles of the son to better his place
in the world and she did her part to
help him. He went into politics and
was elected county auditor before he
was 80. This is always the best office
in any courthouse and gave the young
man a start not only in politics but
in business. His activity and shrewd-
ness in local elections led to his Sc
lection in 1892 as chairman Of the
state executive committee. He won
the election by such a small majority
that there was no glory in it, but the
following year he managed the second
election of Mckinley as Governor with
splendid results. Later he went to
Congress from the old Garfield dis
trict and when Hanna died, cal to
the senate by unanimous vote.
Mrs. Dick is of fine appearance, not
yet 70 and remains calmly complacent
over the romantic career of her son
who may yet achieve still higher
honors.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09

THE OLDEST PAPER
Has largest circulation
Best advertising medium
1t pays the Business Man TO
Advertise in the Ledger.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09

outside dependency of the nation.
That the commercial interests of the
east, if not its statesmen, are alive to
the desirability of promoting the settle
ment and internal improvement of the
west, is shown by the very comprehen-
s1Ve action taken recently by the Ma
tional Board Of Trade in Washington.
a powerful association, Ncsmposed OF
representatives from most of the great
commercial bodies of the United States.
The organization represents combined
capital of billions of dollars employing
several hundred thousand workers; it
has been a strong factor in urging
legislation on various important in
ternal works; it was the first Of the
, great commercial bodies Of the East
to advocate the passage Of the national
| irrigation law and it has q regular
standing committee on forestry and
irrigation.
The report of the Organization this
year is most interesting and reads as
follows -
1t is gratifying to note that much
of the legislation on Forestry and r.
rigation matters which has been con.
sistently urged by the National Board
of Trade has been enacted Into law.
The National Board was the first Or
ganization representing the conner
cial interest Of the whole country to re-
commend a national irrigation policy
and June IT,, 1902 a National Irri-
cation law was enacted. There is in
the Irrigation Fund at the present
time about $30,00O,00O which Is in
creasing from the sale of public lands
at the rate of at least, $3,0O0,00O a
year.
In the matter of Forestry legislation
the National Board of Trade recon-
viding for the consolidation of the
various forestry branches of the
Government iHto the Bureau of Feres-
try Of the Department of Agriculture.
This bill was enacted into law at the
last session of Congress.
The National Board Of Trade has
stood against the practice Of exchang-
ing worthless "scrip" land in the
national forest reserves for valuable
public lands outside Of the reserves
and has repeatedly recommended the
repeal of the law permitting this prac-
tice. This law was repealed ut the last
session of Congress.
At the last meeting of the National
Board, opposition was expressed to
what was known as the $40 Acre Home
stead bills-increasing the homestead
entry in parts Of South Dakota, Colo
RADIO and in Montana from Ice acres to
$40 acres; these bills were all defeated
at the last session Of Congress.
Much, however, remains to be done
The National Board of Trade has con-
sistently advocated the saving Of the
great public domain for the use of the
real homemaker as against the land
and timber grabber and the speculator.
Trade and commerce will increase as
population increases, and our National
land policy should be administered to
preserve our remaining half billion
acres of public lands for those who will
build homes upon them. As laws which
tend to overcome this policy the Ma
tional Board has continuously, since
its meeting in January, 1902, urged the
repeal of the Timber and Stone Act,
the communication clause Of the Home
stead Act and the Desert Land Act, in
J accordance with the recommendations
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09
THE PRIVATE DETECTIVES.
THEIR NAME IS LEGION, AND
THEY WATCH ALL CLASSES
OF BUSINESS EMPLOYEES.

Some Clever Schemes for Swindling
Firms and Corporations-Sharp
Who Make a Regular Business OF
Getting Damages.
In no other country in the world, are
90 many private detectives employed
as in the United States.
Every great corporation has it's staff
Of secret service" men, many of them
recruited from the detective forces of
European countries.
The chief occupation of these com.
mercial detectives is to protect the
various institutions they represent
from the depredations of professional
gwindlers of all kinds.
These Crooks are a formidable
army. Groups of them travel from city
70 city, concocting and carrying out
frauds of all kinds, aided in their ne
fsrious plans by SHADY" lawyers, ply
sscians, and even, at times, by the en-
ploy6s Of the corporations which they
seek to victimize.
Insurance companies are the fayorite
prey of this robber bands.
OF enc audacious swindler, who was
recently brought to justice, it is stated
defrauded seven different accident In
surance companies of sums aggregat'
ing some $4,000.
Had he varied his method, it is quite
likely this particular "crook" would
still be reaping a golden harvest. But
he repeated his device too often.
His trick consisted in slipping on
a piece of soap while taking a bath,
and sustaining severe internal in.
juries." He always had a doctor (of
course, a confederate) to testify to
the serious nature of his accident; but,
although the trick in itself was diff.
cult Of detection, constant repetition
Of 1t naturally awakened suspicion,
and led to the downfall of the swindler
Some of the sharps pose as mechan-
les, and prey upon employers of labor,
their method being to pretend to sus-
tain some injury in the course of their
work. Aided by shyster doctors and
lawyers they bring actions for dam
ages. Sometimes by taking out acci-
dent insurance policies, they contrive
to gain a double share Of plunder.
Railway companies are victimized
In much the same fashion-that is to
say, by bogus claims for injuries and
accidents. In these cases the frauds
are generally more elaborate, involving
not only the services of dishonest
doctors and lawyers, but the testimony
Of witnesses paid to perjure them
selves.
OF one group Of railway sharpers.
the ringleaders Of which we're brought
to Justice, it came out in the evidence
that they made more than $4,000 a
year by their practices.
A real railway accident, especially one
Of any magnitude, is a perfect wind
fall to some of these rogues, if they are
anywhere in the vicinity.
Taking advantage of the confusion
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09

Foreign Dealers Know the American
Mania tor Private Smuggling anc
Sell AccordIngIy-Many Disappoint.
mentS in Results.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09
SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
PLAN PRESENTED TO CONGRESS
By WHICH MANY DEFICITS
COULD BE AVOIDED.

During the Past Five Years the
Government Has Lost Over a Hun
dred Million Worth of Timber-The
Remedy.
Every now and then there is sharp
passage at arms in Congress between
the East and the West. In fact some
of the rather prominent men of Con-
gress still seem to think that the West
is separate country, and not in
reality part of the United States and
entitled to the same consideration that
it shown the Mississippi Valley, The
Atlantic Coast or the New England
States. An instance of this kind oc-
cured the other day when Senator Tel
Ter, of Colorado, was addressing the
Senate. He resented the intimations
that the funds used in connection with
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09
ToIstoi Hard on Bsen.

Count Tolstoi was one day discussing
Ibsen with a friend. Said the latter
I have seen great many of Ibsen's
plays, but I cannot say that I under
stand them Do your"
Tolstoi smiled, and replied: "Ibsen
doesn't understand them himself. He
just writes them, and sits down and
waits. After awhile his expounders
and explainers come and tell him pre-
cisely what he meant"
Amador ledger., 1906-03-09

the irrigation reclamation service had
been given as bounty to the West. In
the first place. since the money is all
paid back to the government, he stated
that it was simply in the nature of a
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1906-12-26

rious times. They must go across
the continent as ION trips" and Con-
gress has done we'll to pay for these.
The new union station in Washington
has been built with special entrance
for the President of the United States,
To save him the risk and trouble of
going through the public waiting room
with their attendant crowds. This
means that the people intend keeping
him travelling.
Few men save anything in the
Presidential office, and this latest adj
diticn To the Presidents income will
make little difference in this respect.
The standards of entertaining are con-
stautly rising. and thi, is what entails
tn, largest expense Most OF the
Presidents have died poorer, ii indeed
they were not made 80 by occupying
;h1. office. It is NOT unlikely. in
spite ot tl2 extraordinary chances OF
a ,.u.u., IN the standards ny which
wealth T. me. smed thar GEORGE
W.-ln- u w. our .c.e,J Pre- sident.
Piu-sa,ve cleanses. is highly antiSep
tic. M =qualed for cracked hands. Good
Tor cuts. Sold by James II. Williams,
Hartford Ky SON
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Not Operative This Year.

Fran. ior'. Dec. by an equal
digisiuu the Appellate Court, no
opinion b-iu- written. to-day upheld
20 judgement entered by Judge Stout,
of The FraukliL Circuit or State Fis-
cal Court holding that the national
banks in Kentucky cannot be as
,c,sed for the year 1906 under the
provisions of the legislative act Of
March - Of this year. and restraining
the State BOARD of Valuation and
Assessment from making final ten
tatiyr assessment made by that body.
The effect of the decision is TO tax
the banks under the act OF 1904, I'M
der which. the courts have held, they
must make deductions OF money in
vested in United States bonds.
rhe legality OF the act of 1906 WAS
not called into question in the case,
only that of the assessment for the
present year. The division of the
hlSHeI ''"II vi '"e puc''''H' pre-
scented in the case was announced by
the Chief Justice 1t is not announc-
ed in such divisions hfw the indi-
yidual members OF the court stand
upon the questions The decision
was announced in a case of 5. w.
Hager. Auditor. against the Citizens
National Bank of Winchester.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1906-12-26

island in anticipation at trouble with
The Japanese They absolutely r,-
ms, 'o xiv, cat any of the details
by,iuu on the c'u to. troops or Oh,
rra..u wis the Government feels that
the -oldiers OF the United States AZ
my Jgr necessary IN the islands whicl
are al this time oyerrun Pos thr liul,
brown men.
Il i, understood that the Mihadu B.
extremely anxious ,u secure pnss"~-
sion of the Island of Lanai. which is
private property. Thi, island j. fifty
miles from Honolulu and could be-
USED "a, an excellent naval base
against The United States 10y any for-
eisu power II has TWO splendid har-
bors of sufficient depth To ac,ommo-
date large fleet of wan vessels
Last night ATTORNEY Grorg" -. Gear
secured an injunction against Gov.
Garter and Land Commissioner Pratt
20 prevent their selling the islands ID
4 syndicate It is understood that
he syndicate represents the Iapa-
mes, government or people who ulti-
marcly expect To dispose of the island
to Japan
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1906-12-26
THE WILD CARROT.
one of the Most Intrr-stinE Of our
Native Plants.


Native Plants.
A weed la, been defined as "a plant
that persists iu growing where IL = not
desired Surely the wild carrot j. a
most wrriy weed from the point ~
view OF that definition and of The dis
Ike Of the farmer. As g. tho per
sistruc". our veteran farmer. naturalist
John burroughs tells Us: "Iut oh The
head of the wild carrot. aud IN a week
there are live heads In room OF the
one cut OH these. ana 10y fall there
ar" ten looking defiance At YOU from
the same root"
The only fault of the wild carrot.
aS of other 50 called weeds. l. too great
success, Ia life II j. guilty only of
persistence. but from nature lovers
point of view there are, strictly speak.
Ing, No weeds. No plant Is di>,.kcd
On the contrary. the more a plant il
able 10 strive successfully fpr life the
more of Interest ii Is. We can also
sea and appreciate the beauty without
the "wcrdy" dislike
II in this spirit observers Will cx-
anime the wild carrot the verdict will
ice that II is one of the prrttieSt and
most interesting of our native plants.
The beauty is especially noticeable in
form. Perhaps som" may regard the
birds nest form rs the most interest
ing. ENchang"
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Orange blossoms.

Much uncertainty exists as to why
the orange blossom has been so much
worn by brides, but the general opin-
Ion seems to be that it was adopted
as an emblem of frultfulness. Accord
ing to some authorities, the practice
has been derived from the Saracens.
among whom the orange blossom was
regarded us n symbol of prosperous
marriage. circumstance which is
partly to be accounted for by the fact
that In the east the orange tree bears
ripe fruit and blossoms at the same
time.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1906-12-26

"Ths j. mn ayc-ayc." said he'kecpcr
~ the monkey house. Watch it kick
It, food into its mouth"
The ayr-ayc. handsome lemur, hun
ried IN the plate OF cut carrots that the
Keeper had Just pushed under the bars.
II stood before the food, which it tool,
up picc" 10y piece in its fore paw aud
tossed swiftly through the air into itS
open mouth. Like a iugglcr. it kept Il
yellow chain of carrots curyiug through
the mir from its foot 10 its mouth con-
tinuOusly. Til" quick toss of the leg
with which this was done had, Jude
niably, Ill" look of Il kick.
"Aye-ayes come from Madagascar"
the keeper said. "They are nocturnal
in their habits, and they live in holes.
The natives regard them with superSti-
tious reverence. They are the only
creatures eXtant that kick their food
into their mouths"