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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Andrew Carnegie's Defense
Smelling Reform.

Ardrov f-nrnegie, who is at Hot Springs
va, has written an Interesting le..er ~ -
d New york newspaper on the speli.ns
reform movement. Mr.. Carnegie TeleIs
to a declaration by A1gernon sWlnnu.me
thnt simplifed spelling Is : ainonstrous'
p 1Md : Re" rn apishoi poet has been Using re-
formed spelling all his life.
Hn1n this reform" says Mr.. Carneele,
"the moro progressive America mas ieu
ANA ,rIu1 continue to lead. We put Amer
lca,s piow against Br1tan's plough, honor
nRninat honour, lnimor against hu1nour,
nrorram against programme, ana music
iintIl recently, was musiek; We sent Q
telegraph in early days. now IT IS tel III
urn n. and many other reforms our 'hno
IL 10 be credited with, which. mark you.
britain slowly adopts, BECAUSE they prove
themselves improvements. ~.
..1,he now oxford Dictionary, giving tho
history OF each word, makes o scholhr
ridiculous who claims, as nm editoral
writer In the Evening Post did the other
that any effective Improvement IN
smelling could not be made without break
ingI with the history and lety1nolegy OF the
Ia np,,ar Tho chef editor Of the new
oxford publication writes that one OF ITS
al ronRe claims to recognition and support
is that It bnnishes forever tho idea that
English was formed by rule or with any
regard to historical or chronological
"rhis effort Is not a fad; no attemp at
a phonetic system. as you 80 we'll point
out. It is only an effort to s~ysteinatlzo
and hasten q process that has been al
ways at Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
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which occurred recently where men had
evidently made by one man. winch leo
IN tia Canadian Pacific Railroad. IN
one OF these the would-he thieves had q
team OF fine horses and a carriage snip
red TO the point where they expected 70
rc,, the train. Our police knew some
thing was wrong, and we had q lorce
M the lookout. The men found that&"e
we're watching them. and, as a result.
ii,ry gnye up the attempt and drove OH
toward tho south. we have not hearo
Of them since" &
The Story Of a Crime.
~ should think there must be many
crimes IN the northern wilds which could
never be discovered" said /. J,
II don't believe IT," replied Colonel
White. "Our police get reports from
every. part OF the territory They are
careful In collecting information, and any
thing out OF the way is sent IN to them.
lThcy nre able detectives, and they dis
cover crimes which would puzzle a Sher-
1ock Holmes. Take the murder OF Ed
ward Hayward, q young Englishman, VINO
was killed Mt the Lesser Slave Lake
away up in the wilds, hundreds OF mlles
from nowhere, about a year ago. Hls
murderer was discovered and convicted
by the mounted police, and he was
hanged only a short time ago.
1.-THE murderer's name was Charles
King, an American, who came from SAT-
Lake City to Edmonton, where ne met
Edward Hayward, an English immigrant.
HAYWARD had brought some money with
him expecting TO settle and make his
fortune in our northwest. He fell In with
King at Edmonton, and King filled his
head with tho possibilities Of fortune
making in the far north. He persuaded
LANYARD to buy horses, tools and arms,
and 20 with him to look for gold mines,
which he said existed about the Lesser
Slave Lake. !,
"soon after this the two men started
off with n full prospecting equipment.
They had been gone some weeks when
an Indian notified one of the sergeants
OF the mounted police of the vicinity
where they had been camping that Two
strangers had come into the country, and
that one OF them had disappeared. The
indian said that he had noticed a big
fire whore the camp was, and that the
ashes covered Do much ground that he
was sure something was wrong.
The mounted policemen then went
along with the Indian. He found the re-
mains of the fire. and followed q track
evidently made by one man which led
away from It. He kept on the trail, and,
after many days. came up with King
on his way back to Edmonton. The po-
l,ceman asked Klng what had become
Of his companion, and King replied that
he had taken another trail and gone on
to British Columbia, This seemed very
strange to the policeman and he arrest
ID King on the charge of murder, and
stuffed bnck to got the evidence. The
first thing he did was to gather up the
ashos OF t.he camp fire and SLIT them.
Tho result was that he discovered pieces
or flesh AND bones, and also two or three
buttons, a sailnaker's needle and a
watch Charm used for carrying a gold
coin, All these things were packed up
and shipped east to be examined and
analysed by our specialists. Their report
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Cotton Is Still King.

When We say cotton is king, what 40
We mean? Cotton was once king OF the
crops. Ii is so no, longer. Wheat Is new
onthroned. Thougl, the cotton crop lor
change ngures),, the wheat crop OF me
year exceeded the c e crop IN Va r,sn
say that King Wheat Is q pretender tenn,
p~orarlly crowned, and that cotton W. y y
Of tho crops. The wuri> depends upon
this country for clothes. Clothes mean
principally cotton. It Is natural, then,
ssInce this countrygis the principal grower
Of cotton, that our most veluable ayr,
Dul .lural export should ibo cotton. ~
Cotton W have practically g MONOPOLY;
and it is the. only crop Of which we Y ha aTo
Staple crop Of which any nation has an,
thing approaching g mon9poiy y ia ln ;er
last fast. How may that trade ultimately help
TO- reseat cotton as king Mr., wv said
1T every Chinaman in. China should add
one inch to his shirt-tail, TINS alone , :. W. tnn
consume the whole American eo.'o'
crop."-Leslie's.
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Presidont-E C. IRWIN.
secretary-M. G.. GARRIGuES:, ,.., :
Principal onice-407 AND 400 (
General Agent In Virginia-W. W. Hal
Organized or Incorporated, MARCH q, Is
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saying that he had kept the horse for

saving that he had kept the horse for
years. -.
1nEthe meantime the indian guide VINO
had assisted the mounted policeman whis-
pered that the horse had a curious trick
OF chewing up any piece of rope with
which he was tied. and that he could free
himself from any rope In ten minutes
The policeman communicated this fact to
Col. Otis and asked that the horse be put
TO the test, saying that II he did not chew
himself loose he would give up his claim.
TO this Col. Otis consented.
The animal was thereupon tied with a
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rone to a post close by and all the party
tya,krd pff to a short distance. they had
hardly stopped back before the horse be-
rnn 10 chew at the rope. Col. Otis took
e,,t Ills watch and timed him MS he BIT
at his halter again and ngait, With his
strong vh,to teeth. It was just scvei,
minutes and 4 half before he was loose.
Thereupon tho policeman was told that
hN oo,,ld take tho horse back to Canada,
which he did. ,,>,rr
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teen, only two Of the criminals were Cana
dams"
No Lynchings Nor Hold-Ups.

.1tow about ly1chings?" /,
1--WE have never had one man lynched
in Canada, and, more than that, We nave
never had n hold-up on our railroads. !
will not say that plans nave not peen
made 10 rob our trains, but 80 far We
have cIrcumvcntcd them. Indeed, the
records show that travelling is far safer
IN northern Canada than In the western
part OF your country
+ remember two or three instances
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
bop~7 .sero those OF d

was that the bons 'sere those OF q
human being.
nm addition to this, the policeman
traced Kings tracks to O. little lake near
by. With the assistance Of another po-
3liceman, he cut a ditch and drained the
lake. Upon It's bottom lny two pnirs OF
boots and other articles which were nf-
ttrward proved to have beei sold to
Hayward. When the case was tried, q
brother OF Hayward was brought out
from England to identify some OF these
articlee, nnd the rcsuH OF the whole was
that King was convicted and hung.
"a curious statement was made Mt TINS
trial., concluded Colonel White. W
had proved that the murder was COM
nlittcd on September 18TH away out there
Oh the banks Of the Lesser Slave Lake.
"At the trial It was stated under oath
that on the morning of September .letn,
the day following tho murder, Henry
Hayward, tho brother. who was then At
North Mun1hnm, England, told his sister
Of a hideous dream he had had that
night, In which he Ind sccn his brother,
1ldwnrd, ahot and flung upon q huge
bonfire. This story was told months be-
fore tho Canadian government had com
mrinicated tho news Of the death to the
family,
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A Band Of Explorers

'The mounted police are doing q great
deal In tho way OF explorations, con-
tInucd Colonel White. ''Thcy go ahead
and make the trails. and prospcctors
and settlers follow them. They nave
opened up tho Rocky Mountains nna
IL Alaska ana the Pacific coast. On such
trips tho policemen erect houses along
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

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IL his good taste and pocket-book have
TO be rccitoned or, In your decorative pur-.
chases. Among our all new, all beautiful
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IRA to DO found exclusive hall, library,
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stained effects; small cloth material pm
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we guarantee Our decorative work 70
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BRING HIM NOW.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

Some one had asked the Englishman.
who had returned to New York after
an interval of ten years. what had
struck him most in the changing life
of tn town.
You'd never imagine what it was,
so I'll tell you at once. 1t WAS the
signs on the churches. When 1 was
here last it was almost impossible for
me to tell what church l was looking
at. for that seemed not so important as
the name of the undertaken, whose adj
dress was always given in large let
tiers. Now l find on almost every
church front the name of the building,
In large letters. with the hours for SER
vices below this and the undertaker's
name in the least conspicuous place.
1t may sound like trifing thing. but
l liked 1t better than any change I've
noticed in New York. = New York
Press.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

1t begins to look as though warships
were in greater danger in peace than
in war. remarks the indianapolis News.
Our own Texas, it will be remembered.
used to go aground with much regu-
Iarity, and was supposed to be any
thing but formidable vessel. Yet she
gave good account of herself in the
war with Spain. and went through it
without disaster. The Maine was de-
stroyed in time of peace. as was the
Remington only the other day. The
explosion on the Missouri, in which a
dozen men were killed. occurred in
time of peace. The Iowa's guns, which
did great service in war. blew their
ends of when peace was restored. And
n few years ago IL British hattleshin
was destroyed, again in time OF peace.
in a collision. And now we have the
case of the Mikasa, the flagship of .iG-
mral Togo.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

False teeth have been known to
generate. electricity in the mouth and
shock their wearer painfully naid
dentist.
only last week IL gentleman came
to mo and said he feared he was get
ting cancer on his tongue. such
severe shooting pains attack me- he
said, that often l utter loud oaths i'll
the most unseemly places-at teas. be.
fore the minister, and so on. 1t il
like knife thrusts. Do you think am
going to lose my tongue?'
Il found that two different metals
had been used in fixing the poor mans
false teeth. These metals. combining
with the saliva, had formed u small
battery. Electricity. generated in the
battery continually, and shock after
shock was administered to the tongue.
Il painted the metal with an insulat-
ing varnish. Thereafter the man had
no more trouble"
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17
Two Laugh. in rhi. Story.

The American in the corner of the
non-smoking tirst-class carriage in
sisted OH lighting his cigar. The indig-
nant Britisher in the other corner pro-
tested. and protested in vain. AT the
next station he hailed the guard with
hostile intent, but the placid American
was too quick for him. Guard" he
drawled, Il think you'll find that this
gentleman is travelling with third
class ticket on him." Investigation
proved him to be right. and the in
dignant Britisher wds elected A
spectator of the little scene asked the
triumphant American how lie knew
albeit that ticket. WALL" explained
the imperturbable stranger. ''it was
sticking out Of his pocket, and I saw
1t was the same color as mine."-Lo0-
don Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17
TO EVERY ONE.

Stop telling people what to do;
Stop it. this day, this hour; ~,
Check the advice you're yearning to
Impart. Restrain your power
To guide-For oh, what rest. what peacs, |
Could counseling and advising cease. -!
Stop telling people what to do
Perhaps, as tit for tat, <
Others may then stop telling you
Picture the joy of that;
Oh, endless rapture-blissfnl thought
Never to hear You must" you ought"
Stop telling people what to do
For neither young nor old
Are heeding-any more than yon -
Have done as you've been told -
Good counsel is pure gold-but, strange!
1t never passes in exchange!
Stop telling people what to do
And inward turn your eyes;
Where you will find the blunderer, who
Most needs your sage advice
There you will find the only one
Poor blockhead. you are fit to run; I'll
Madeline Bridges, in Golfers Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

No less man than Professor Gold
win Smith, the well-known essayist.
ETC., has brought his massive intellect
to bear on the problem OF dish wash
ing, relates the Pathfinder, which he
says Is the great bugbear of the domes-
tic existence. He proposes to meet the
necessity by system whereby famil-
les can be supplied with clean dishes
every day by central agency. which
will send round and ut the same time
gather up dirty dishes, to be washed
by machinery at large central plant.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

with her boundless wealth and vast
population, with her inexhaustibie sup
plies of food of coal and of iron. with
the amazing alertness and ingenuity of
her citizens in swiftly producing and
skillfully employing everything neces-
sary for warlike purposes, America is
the most formidable antagonist that
any Power could have" declares
james Bryce. In The Independent
NO country could hope TO gain any
thing by war with her. None could
strike at vital point. None could
wrest anything from her that she now
possesses. None could hold out SO
long ms she could in protracted strug-
gle. If her enemy were abe to block
ade her coasts she would doubtless suf.
fer by the temporary interruption of
commerce. But her home market is
far more important than her foreign
market, and she has at home almost
everything that she needs. The only
antagonist that could attempt such a
blockade would be Great Britain. and
the eventuality of a war between
America and Britain may be dismissed
as outside the range of present prsc.
teal politics, not merely for senti-
mental reasons, bat also for other rem.
sous Of the strongest cogency."
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

A writer to the London Times urges
the War Office to insist that all COM
missioned men in the army and navy
be required to pass an examination III
swimming. Recruits for the ranks
should be instructed in this art, he
thinks. as regularly as the drill regula-
tons.
"In soldering" he says. whether in
peace or war. there are countless occa-
cions when the absence of this power
may involve the sacrifice of valuable
lives.r
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

In 1890 the number of women in pay
ing positions In this country was 3,914,-
ST.. and in 1900 this number had in
creased to 5,329, SO7, relates the Boston
Transcript. However, as the number
OF men in paying positions has also in
creased in the same time. it must not
be accepted as certain that women are
going to crowd men out of positions in
intellectual employment altogether.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

beauty of mother who has missed
her child, and whose longing IN sat
listed.
1t was not Helen, but her mother.
who first remembered Agatha. She
put aside Helen's clinging hands. ana
turned to the other girl. She stretched
out her arms to her. ''Deary" she
said.
Agatha put her arms round her neck
and bowed her head on her shoulder.
kiss me-" she whispered. kiss me,
because my mother isn't here
Youths Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

The United States coasts, says the
Bureau of Fisheries at Washington.
D. c.. are lined with seaweeds. much
of which might be sold in Japan.
"Those species which are convertible
into vegetable isinglass and into the
preparations used for stifrening fab
RIGS are In the greatest demand and
command high prices"
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

Europeans regard our mission furni-
ture with aversion and disdain, says
The Upholsterer. They denounce it as
heavy, awkward, ugly, uncomfortable.
But even the Europeans who maintain
that EMISSION is not style. but the
absence of style" cannot deny that 1t
has rendered invaluable service to
American art.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

Camille Fiammarion has announced
that the recent eclipse of the sun
pleased him. The sun would probably
have been II long time recovering from
its embarrassment il its performance
had failed to meet Flammarion's ap-
prevail opines the Washington Post.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

The idle rich have found an exciting
pastime il Evangelist Morgan has the
thing shaped up right. He speaks of
"dilettante church members fooling
with heaven and frivoling with hell"
Neither Tom Lawson nor William Jen-
nings Bryan ever did better than that.
ayows the New York Telegram.
The Meeker herald., 1906-02-17

The London Lancet says German
doctor has discovered new and valu-
able anesthetic. 1t is called hydro
chlorate of Observation-Disclosures
noethyldimethylcar Anyone re-
tanning consciousness after pronounc-
ing the name will hardly need the
anesthetic.