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RECENT LITERATURE.

The Legal Literature Company, Chi
cago. issued Jan. 1 the third volume OF
IT'S series relating to court matters
written by Henry s. Wilcox, Of the
"Frailties of the Jury" and corresponds
with "Foibles of the Bench" and "Foi-
bles of the Bar" recently published by
the same author. Price, 81, postpaid.
Among the well-known writer's In
The Peoples Magazine for February.
now on sale. are the names Of A. I.
Quiller-Couch, Kathryn Jarboe, Eugene
Wood, w. A. Fraser, Holman F. Day,
Theodosia Garrison, Blanche Bates, and
David Warfield. The Peoples consists
Of 1872 pages Of fiction, and sells for 10
cents.
The February Smiths comes to us
with a complete novelette,. IAN Insular
Prejudice" by Adeline Knapp, a series
of the famous Indian paintings of Ed
win Willard Deming, the well-known
American artist; half-dozen short
stories of more than usual value. sew
eral departments conducted especially
for women, and number OF Special
articles, in which timely subjects are
handled interestingly. Besides these,
the magazine contains a series Of draw
ings by A. G.. Learned. entitled "Fads
of the American Girl" The magazine
also contains a short novelette, by Rob-
ert Barr, "a Question of Money" and a
generous instalment of a new serial by
Charles Garvice, Where Love Leads" "
''The Story Of the Plum Flower" Is
the leading feature in the January
Craftsman. 1t Is written by Mary Fem
ollosa, who has lived much of her life
in Japan, and who not only has many
interesting faces to present, but a re-
markable gift in expressing in words,
color. perfume, indeed. all of outdoors.
Her story is illustrated by reproduc-
tions from famous old japanese prints
and some modern photographs. The
Sho-gatsu; the Plum Flower Festival,
Is celebrated the first month of the
year in Japan, SO that Mrs. Fenollosa's s
story is fittingly presented In January.
Published at Syracuse. N. Y.
The special features in the American
Monthly Review of Reviews are an IL
lustrated character sketch Of "Harrt-
man: Colossus of Roads," by Carl Sny-
der; a review of President Roosevelt'S
Panama message, illustrated with the
photographs submitted to Congress. and
articles on "The Craze for Mining
Stocks" by Charles F. Speare, and "The
Revival in Western Land Values" by
C. M. Harger.
The leading article in the Popular
Science Monthly for January is ''The
Possibilities of Salton Sea-" by Charles
Alma Byers. Published at New York.
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the convenience of the managers and
their friends. for private emolument
and at the expense of the stockholders
Territorial development was seldom
thought of. A section might flourish
or it might decay; the railroad trains
ran without or with passengers OF
freight, and when trade at point on
the line failed no remedy was sought
or applied. Such was the situation
such the general Indifference. among
many of the roads absorbed into the
Southern Railway System. and the ne
cessity was at once apparent to the new
master that something must be done,
not by the old methods. but by novel.
original methods, to create business
Resurrection. reconstruction, propaga-
tion three essentials before revenue to
the railway, were now demanded. This
involved huge sacrifices from it, ince5-
SAINT effort, patience and faith. Realiz-
ing what must be done, Mr.. Spencer
made meteoric flights hither. thither.
over the whole immense system, view
ing, noting, calculating, planning.
RecOnstructfng the South.
One kind Of reconstruction, ending
in ignominy in 1873, had 1eftFthe South
PROSTATE: almost again financial
ruin; desolate, barren, embittered, de-
spondent. 1t needed many years to
recover from the fearful effects of So
called reconstruction, and even in 1894
the paralysis had in many sections lin
gered among wrecked homes. forsaken
fields, deserted firesides. Mr.. Spencer
saw many of these places: he mingled
with the inhabitants Of the stagnated
districts. irocuIated them with the es-
sence of HIS own virile SPIRIT. infused
hope into their torpid bosoms, urging
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Science Notea.

Mysterious poisonings that occur oc-
casionaIly in farm stock have been
traced to the development Of prussic
acid in fodder plants. DR.. J. w. Leath-
er, in India, has found that green jo-
wari (Andropogum Sorghum), fax, the
Rangoun and certain other beans and
the tapioca plant contain glucosides
that produce prussic acid when acted
upon by a particular engine, and that
this ferment becomes active only under
rare conditions. when the ordinarily
wholesome plants become suddenly
poisonous. Young jowari that had
proven fatal to cattle showed LIS
grains of prussic acid to the pound of
green fodder.
The new Cincinnati waterworks are
now ready to furnish about 100000
gallons daily to the high service system
of the city. This supply is not filtered.
as it will be some time before purtf1ca-
ton works are built.
One apple stump Of an Oregon farm
er has been successfully grated with
90 varieties Of fruit, including peaches,
plums, prunes and even some nuts.
The National tribune., 1907-01-17
INDIANA NEGLECTFUL.
Ne Monuments or Markers at Isskoat
Mountain, Mission Ridge or viclsAafg.

Ne MeHuments or Markers at Lockout
Mountain, Mission Ridge or vichs1urg.
Editor National Tribune: Attention.
comrades Of Indianai As our Legfsle-
ture meets this Winter II is up to US to
try to get them to appropriate money
for erecting markers on the battlenelds
Of Lookout Mountain. Mission Ridge
and Vicksburg. There has never been
any markers erected on the positions
held on those fields by Indiana troops.
Every othsr State has fine monuments
or markers IN all Of those National
parks. I was down at Chattanooga
four years ago, and noticed That In
diana had no monuments at Chatta-
nooga and Mission Ridge. I wrote Gen.
H v. Boynton, Chairman Of the Chick
amauga and Chattanooga National
Parks. asking him why it was. He
wrote me. stating that Indiana had
never appropriated money for erecting
monuments on positions held in the
Chattanooga and Mission Ridge Ma
donal Parks, but 1t did for Chicka-
mauga Park.
Now, comrades, 1t looks as tho In
diana is just as able to erect markers
on those fields as any other State, and
let US see whether We can do anything
this Winter. The longer this matter is
put off the harder it will be to get an
appropriation for it-w. A. F',rlk, Co.
b, seth Ind, Worthington, Ind,
The National tribune., 1907-01-17
A Private Soldier Who Commanded 9
Regfment.

Editor National Tribune: I am prob
ably the only personfliving or dead who
as a private detached soldier during
the war Of thee rebellion commanded
regiment Of Tennessee Home Guard
Calvary and foughtaJthe second battle
of Colliersville, bTenh., won a victory
and was mustered out of the service as
private of Co. n, 18th ILL.,. after serv-
ing for three months under the first
call, and then for three years; was
promoted to Second Sergeant for meri-
torieus conduct at the battle Of Cor
inth, Oct 1862, but I expected to be
appointed as Lieutenant Colonel of the
Tennessee regiment by Gov. johnson.
Kindly announce when shuttle of
this mortal coil that Edward Christian
Kohn, born In Wooster. Ohio, Nov. 80,
1S41, enlisted in the 18th Illinois. and
mustered out in 1854. After serving
as Chief Of Scouts for Gen. G. NJ
Dodge, Lieutenant Colonel Of Harrl-
sons Independent Tennessee Cavalry
and the Secret Service Of Gen. o. s.
Grants Headquarters at Nashville,
Tenn, was mustered out as private
soldier-the highest honor obtainable
for an American citizen.-E. C. Kobn,
Des Moines, Iowa.
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organization of the phantom System"
Two ingenious but impractical plans had
already been proposed with confidence
and refused with promptness, and
meanwhile the financial complications
were growing more so and the total dis
tntegration more certain Then, in the
midst of protests, angry clamor, denun-
citation and hostility. Mr.. Morgan and
his associates responded to the call, and
a reorganization committee was select
ed, an agreement with the stock and
bondholders effected, and, in December,
1894. the certificate of Incorporation
having been filed in the office of the
Secretary of State, at Richmond, and
the committee having conveyed the
properties to the new organization, the
Southern Railway Company became an
operating concern.
Called 10 the Presidency.
In the midst of these existing and of
many threatened complications, it was
imperative that the man selected for
the Presidency of the new system
should be peculiarly equipped. The
financial stress of the affiliated lines
and their entanglements with pressing
creditors, loan and trust companies and
other concerns and parties; the impov-
erished condition and decrepitude of
the amalgamated roads; the promised
interference from minority interests,
and threatened adverse State legisla-
tion; the fact that many of the roads
We're and might continue for a long
time to be productive of revenue,
together with many other perplexing
and disheartening features of the whole
situation, all demanded the selection of
n man at once cautious and bold, of
level poise, but aggressive, acute, posi-
tive, sanguine, able to determine by
analogy wherein two things differed and
why, and how these differences could
be adjusted, and how antagonism could
be changed into cooperation. One man
was believed to possess these qualifica-
tions and attributes, and the onerous
post was given him. 1t was a positi on
of enormous responsibilities, bes- we'd
with profound faith justified by So Il
achievements.
The National tribune., 1907-01-17
THE BATTLEsHIP VERMONT.

She Makes O Splendid Showing Under
the Most Adverse Conditions.
The 1s,000-ton battieship Vermont,
the most recent addition to our mag
nifcent feet Of sea-f1ghters, made her
trial trip Dec. 5, and 8, under condi-
tions of extraordinary severity, and
demonstrated her seaworthiness to the
highest satisfaction Of the inspectors
She belongs to the Connecticut class
but has some improvements over thai
type Of vessels. In little while the
United States will have six powerful
battleships Of the Connecticut type,
which will form q homogeneous squad
The National tribune., 1907-01-17
IcE-covERED VERMONT.

burnt line, slake it with boiling waters
cover it during the process to keep In
the steam. Strain the liquid thru Q
fine sieve, and add to 1t seven pounds
Of salt previously well dissolved In
warm water; three pounds of ground
rice boiled to a thin paste and stirred
in boiling hot; one-half pound of pow
dered Spanish whiting; one pound OF
clean glue, which has been previously
dissolved by soaking 1t well, and then
hanging 1t over a slow fire in small
kettle, within a large one filed with
water. Add five gallons of hot water
to the mixture, stir it well, and let it
stand a few days covered from dirt
1t must be put on quite hot. For this
purpose It can be kept in kettle on
a portable furnace. About one pint OF
this mixture will cover q square yard
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-01-17

Cincinnati & Georgia.
Southern Railway in Kentucky.
Tennessee Valley. -
Alabama Great Southern.
Atlanta e. Florida.
Knoxville, Cumberland Gap & Louis
Vile.
Northern Alabama.
Blue Ridge.
Birmingham Southern.
Mobile & Ohio.
Louisville & st. Louis lines of rail-
road, together with many miles of add
ed road, branches, etc, ramifying and
serving almost every productive section
and almost every important town in the
States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama and
southern Indiana and Illinois.
Railroad Policies, Past and Present.
comparison between old methods
and modern, in the management and
operation of railroads, presents as wide
a difference as that between a whale
and periwinkle, while the road of
the past might be likened to an ancient
caravel and the road of the present to
an ocean liner. Method, management,
equipment, distribution. policy, all are
different, all are changed. With the
advent of roads generally. especially in
agricultural regions, human perversity
resented the innovation by act and
speech, while inwardly rejoicing over
the good fortune which enabled them
to reach near and distant towns and
markets by rapid transit and to dis
card the OK or mule team when they
journeyed. Then the idea percolated
the public mind that the railroads were
imposing upon the people, that they
had bad designs always, that they were
autocratic and were genarally run TO
damage the farmer. Prejudice fought
their Introduction, barred right Of way,
embarrassed construction, and per-
versely retarded, wherever possible, the
advancement of lines alike thru farm
and town. Another and a real issue at
length arose between the railroads and
the people. Too frequently the roads
were run. first. in the interest and foS
The National tribune., 1907-01-17
The Founding OF the Kings Dasghters
(New England Magazine.J

(New England Magazine.I
Like the great Christian Endeavor
movement, that Of the Kings Daugh-
ters originated in very quiet way
A few women who wfsht to grow spir-
ftually, and to reach out to those near
them to do them good. formed little
society for that purpose. It was not
to gain more saintliness only, but, hay
ing gained this, to bring the Christ
touch to sinful and suffering world.
Just 81 years ago this month, Jan.
13, 1885, these women, there were nine
at this first meeting. assembled at the
home Of Mrs. Margaret Bottoms in New
York City to talk over this idea Of a
cooperation "for their own greater
Advancement in true Christian living
and usefulness in practical good works
Beginning with this central circle, II
was hoped that each member might be-
come tho nucleus of a group Of friends.
and that each Of these in turn might
become q center of influence, thus ever
widening the waves Of usefulness.
They bui1ded better than they knew.
1t isn't probable that one Of the 10
could have had an idea Of the world
wide movement their simple scheme
was inaugurating. They only did "the
next thing"
The 10 women who really were the
pioneers Of this excellent enterprise
were Mrs. Margaret Bottome, Mrs.
Mary Lowe Dickinson, Miss Hammers
ley, Mrs. Theodore Irving, Mrs. F. Pay
son, Mrs. C. D. p. Field. Mrs. ]. F. Rug
giles, Mrs. l. G. Davis, Miss 8. B.
'Scheneck and Miss G. n. Libby.
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SCIENCE And INVENTION.
Work Of the Worlds Busy Brains ia Discovering nvenng aad
Creating.

beaten out to the required thickness BY
patient, skilful, well-directed blows. II
takes about four or five years for a man
to learn the trade. in which he will get
fairly good wages. It Is not q difhcula
trade, but It IS exceedingly monotonous.
The National tribune., 1907-01-17
Work of the Patent ONCE.

For the week ended Jan. 8, 1907,
the Patent Office issued 636 patents,
nine designs, 2S9 trademarks, four la
bells, four prints, seven reissues; making
a total of 949, Of which 587 patents and
269 trademarks went to citizens Of
the United States and 5S patents and
% trademarks to citizens of foreign
countries.
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Whftewash.

Editor National Tribune: Some tins
ago you published In The National
Tribune q good recipe for whitewash.
have mislaid the paper In which 10
appeared, and II it Is convenient to you
would like to have you repeat II In
your most valuable paper.-Aaron
Walker, Mayvtlle, Ore.
A good. durable whitewash Is mada
as follows:
Take one-half bushel Of freshly
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The MeCumber Bin.

n. W. Walker. Williamsburg. O.,
says that the McCumber bill will suit
many more comrades In his section
than the Grand Army Of the Republic
FbIlki
Joseph Heisser. 18th iowa. Stock
ton, Cal, says that the Manned Sol
diersf bill and the Prisoners of War
bill should certainly go thru fhis Con-
gress, and all should have $50 a month
with the badly MANNED ones SIS.
Andrew J. Robson, 11th Pa. Cav.
Milford, Pa, says that It Is now 20
years since the Ex-Prisoners bill was
brought before Congress, and II has
been pressed every year without result
They are all looking with patient but
weary eyes for the passage of the bill.
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SEND US $1,000
TO INVEST FOR YOU
IF YOU DARE

We promise you nothing, but If you
get $50 or more for your $40 all we ask
Is that you recommend US to your friends.
We send you returns In 10 to Il days.
Present indications for this month are
that We shall beat our last months rec
ord. II you are not able, willing and
game" enough to take one chance OF
to l, we don't want you in with u.s."
but If you are. you are WELCOME.
Don't send but $40. that will convine you
of the money making magnitude of our
proposition. Remember The early bird.
etc" ARE YOU WISE? Address
POST T. p. CO., East st. Louis, Ill.
na~s's Ear. n whara saw this ad
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PILES CURED IN 9 TO II DAYS.
PAzO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any
case Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles In to IA days or money refunded e0c.
The National tribune., 1907-01-17

The manufacture of gold leaf is one
of the arts which has not made any
progress in hundreds, if not thousands
of years, in which it has been prac-
tised, and it is believed that 1t cannot
be improved. There have been ma
chimes invented to beat gold. but they
have all been costly and complete fall
ures. The gold is still rolled into rib
bons, which are cut into little squares,
placed between leaves of leather made
from animal membranes and carefully
The National tribune., 1907-01-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO ouinine Tableta
Druggists refund money If 1t falls TO cure
Z. w. GROVES signature Is on each box. sc.
The National tribune., 1907-01-17

Everything Is being standardized
nowadays-screw-thr boots, shoes
gloves, railway cages and so on thru a
long list. We are ali creatures of habit.
and it is an economy of time to have
all the common things which come into
daily life made uniform. The move
ment has now reached staircases, and 1t
is being urged that all staircases and
the steps in them should be standard
lied with a uniformity of hight and
breadth. The medical people believe
that this would avoid many of the
severe falls which people receive, par
ticularly those who are aged or infirm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
MUCH BUILDING IN
Annexed SECTION
New Homes Being Erected. and
Renting Demand1Is
Strong.
DAVIS g DAVIS MAKE r CORD
One Contracting Firm Built
Tlirty-1'llrcc Residences
This Ycar.

building activity In the annexed ter
ritory has been somewhat rctar1 ID by
the failure of the city to put In
sewers, but in spite OF this drawback
the contractors are making excellent.
reports. Many OF the permits issued
by the Building Inspector are for largo
ana small liouses in the new territory,
and some worry handsome structures
have Dcen erected
Contractors e. w. and j. Lee Davis
have built thirty-tlirce residences on
Hanover, Cedar, Floyd, Robinson. Main,
Deep Kun and other streets within tic
past few months. the aggregate ceiling
value of which is $4,000. The Davis
firm has adopted the plan OF acting
as its own selling agent. In other
words, the firm builds and then sells.
There Is a good demand for homes
said Mr.. Davis yesterday, "and there
Is no trouble In finding renters. The
average citizen to-day docs not want
a shoddy home, and most OF them pre-
fer to occupy new house. The city
is growing 80 rapidly that contractors
are working all the tiine.r-.
The reports OF the Building Jnspcc.
tor for the past two months make n
gratifying record for the city. these
I-records being the best possible index
of the conditions OF tho real estate
market.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
PRErAKE FOR EcoNyENTloN.

Executive Council. Charities aud Corrections
Conferences. Meets
y There WAS n meeting of the executive
council OF the state Conference OF Charities
and Corrections Mt the office of Secretary
BGeorge B. Davis yesterday afternoon.
and arrangements We're completed for the
annual conference to be held at the james
stowr Exposition on October 3 1st,tsa
Mr.. Davis says the meeting nromises TO be
the largest and most Important ever held
and that the Mayors OF The various cities
and towns ofsAthe State are naming dele
gates with promptness and enthusiasm.
The executive council is composed OF tho
following members: President. Dr. Nv. r.
5Drewry. Petersburg: +. q. Hill. Roanoke,
the Rev. c. S. Blackwell, n Norfolk I; Prof.
Charles w. Kent. University OF Virginia;
Colonel L. ", Lane. Jr, Williamsbugr; Mrs.
William Pitcher. Petersburg; Secretary,
George 3D. Davis Richmond; Treasurer,
Robert Gillian, Petersburg; w. Williams,
SCcurtland; S. p Waddili Henrico county;
u. r. PettyJohn, Lynchburg: the Rev. j. n.
Mastin, Richmond $ Mrs. NJ. watkins. Pt-
ftersburg . Mrs. Kate r.. Minor. Richmond;
Captain j.. g. Osborne. adford; Judge j. III
I,,edway. chathnn: captaniS,l, T. Roper.
Norfolk; the Rev. DIR. DR.. j. NJ. Pitcher. f'e-
stcrSburg. - sgs5.{f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
RATES ARE NOT RAISED.
Hotel Men Deny that They Have Put u,

4 : ~ ~
a rumor has been afloat for several days
10 the effect that owing to tlis, great rush
n. the various hotels OF the city incident
10 the many public functions here the man
ayers had raised the rates.
This is positively denied by those In char gei
OF three OF the leading hotels. and the truth
IL that tile rates are the same as heretofore;
al all OF them.
Manager 2. ". Frye. OF the Jefferson, said !,
''our rates are technically the same as fixee
vixen the hotel was rcopcncd. There has
becn advance In prices for accommodate
ton OF any sort afforded by this house. i
cant imagine how any such report concerns
Ing .he Jefferson got out. IL is absolutely
urfounded.''
John Murphy. Jr... yice-prefident of the
Murphy Hotel Company Unc). said. THE
rates of this house have not been advanced
a penny In the. last year. Any complaint TO
the contrary Is unjust nad unwarranted.
Our prices have not been increased and viii.
not be increased
Manager Atkinson. OF the Hotel Rich
mond, said: THE schedule OF rates fixed
when this house was opened Is unchanged,
We have made no advance In rates since 1 be.
exposition season opened or befor. that time
There Is no foundation for any report that
our prices have advanced
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
MEMORIAL WINDOWS IN.
NTwo Handsome Ones I'm ST. Georges
ChWrch-Frcderlctsb News.

Observation-Disclosures News.
Especial to The Times -Dispntch.1
FREDERICKSBURG. VA, October 5.
Two beautiful memorial windows
have been placed in st. Georges Epls-
copal Church. In this city. One is to
the memor. of the late MARSHALL C..
Hall, who for many years was the
faithful superintendent OF the Sunday
school. The other window "a Is to the
memory OF Mary Washington, mother
Of General George Washington, who
was n member of st. Georges Parish,
and whose funeral took place from st.
Georges Church here. The work OF
raising funds for the latter window
was undertaken by Mrs. John 4. Cool
rick. of this city, and the subscriptions
We're principally from members of the
Mary Washington Monument Associa-
tion and from Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. Mrs. Goolrfck was
aided In her work by REV. DR.. II. j.
alcBryde, rector of the church
n Mr.. "A. Randolph Howard. cash.erfof
the Conway. Gordon & Gnrnett National
Bank. cf this city. has qualified as
general receiver OF the Corporation
Court of the cityFof fredericksburg
The Richmond; fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroads. building spur
track here for the transfer OF freight
and lumber between that road ana tbs,
Piedmotit. fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad.