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The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

We recall the time, many years ago,
when every Bostonian worthy of the
name looked forward as the day wore
on to "tea, toast and The Transcript" !;
and if The Transcript is not held in like
esteem today it must be because Bos-
tonians, and New Englanders, have lost
their appreciation of good thing. For
The Transcript was good newspaper
then, is good newspaper now, and no
doubt will continue to be good news
paper. We remember it-as also the
New York Sun-in the four page form,
and often wish that the newspapers of
today could be issued in that form. Of
course that is impossible. The news
field now includes so many phases of
mental, commercial and industrial &C
tivity, extending across the seas and
under the seas, and the telegraph, the
telephone, the ocean flyers and the
lightning express trains bring such
grist to the editorial hopper, that page
after page has to be added to the daily
editions. The type casting machines
make it possible to handle this fncreas-
ing flood of matter, which otherwise
would call for an army of compositors.
The Transcript has expanded like its
contemporaries to meet the require
ments of today, but it does not resort
to scare heads or red ink, and in typog-
raphy resembles the best English jour
mails. 1t is one year the junior of The
Republican Journal, having been estab-
lished in July, 1880. Of its early issues
Frederic Hudson says, in his History
of Journalism: 'It was small, always
clean, and was a general favorite in the
family circle. With the single excep-
ton of size it retains these character
istics and this appreciation today. There
is nothing yellow about it. 1t is sane
and safe. Its editorials are able, logical
and scholarly, its dramatic and musical
criticisms are of high order, and its
literary department the best in New
England.
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

Hon. VIM. I. Haines of Waterville
is not Granger and does not pose as a
farmer but the Lewiston Sun found he
had many friends among the members
OF the State Grange, and quotes one of
them as saying: eff any one thinks
Nh Haines will not have large and
loyal support among the farmers all 1
have to say is that he is very much de-
ceiNed."
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

Clifford Pinchot, chief of the U. S.
Forest Service, has produced figures to
show that at the present increase in
the value of timber land the owners of
such land are making more money by
letting the timber develop than they
would by cutting it, marketing it, and
putting out the proceeds at interest.
EnvIable is the lot of those who own a
good wood lot.
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26
wild lands themselves.

wild lands themselves. He opposes
the removal of the State capitol from
Augusta as entailing needless expense.
He espoused education, good roads, the
initiative and referendum, agriculture
and forestry, and closed his address
with sharp reply to certain criticisms
on grange management. This, he
treated uuder the heading of Grange
Graft" showing that as master he had
received but an average of $3.50 year
for salary and $1.s5 per day for expen-
seS.
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

The industrial and commercial actiy-
ity in the Southern States, and the no
less remarkable agricultural develop
ment, have caused much comment.
Judging from the catalogue of the
Neale Publishing Co. of New York,
recently received, there has been an
equally astonishing literary output.
This catalogue of Y pages is devoted
entirely to the works of Southern au-
thors. These include histories, histori-
cal romances, novels, poems. biog-
raphies, autobiographies and cook
books. We notice among them ''The
Olivia Letters" by Mrs. Emily Edison
Briggs, who for forty years was the
Washington correspondent of Forney's
Philadelphia Press, and 'Thirty-Six
Years in the White House by Thomas
Pendell, doorkeeper under Lincoln,
Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Ar
thur, Cleveland, Harrison, Mckinley
and Roosevelt. Three times Thomas
Pendell opened the door of the White
House to messenger bearing mes
sage of four words-words freighted
with woe to the mightiest nation the
sun shines on: ''The President is shotW
In his simply written, interesting book,
Mr.. Pendell tells how, once, he told this
news to Col. Robert Lincoln, and how
poor little Tad came home from Ford's
Theatre and ran to him, sobbing: ooh,
Tom Pen! Tom Pen! They have killed
papa dead" Eighteen years ago when
the writer revisited Washington Mr..
Pendell officiated as guide at the White
House, by direction of one of Presi-
dent Harrison's secretaries, which gave
admission to rooms not open to the
general public, a personal introduction
to the President, and history of the
pictures, plate, china and works of art
in the various rooms. Mr.. Pendell be-
gan his duties at the White House I'M
der Lincoln and in figure was not un-
like the martyr President. Mrs. Briggs
("Olivia') is pleasantly recalled as an
occasional visitor to the reporters gal
leries of Congress in the los. There
are two books by Alexander Hunter of
Alexandria, Va, frequent caller at
the office of the Washington Sunday
Herald-"The Huntsman in the South"
and Johnny Reb and Billy Yank." He
was a sportsman then, and no doubt
has so continued, for it is said of the
book first named: Through Virginia
and the Carolinas, over bog, thicket,
morass, stream and field; by schooner,
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

The mosquito has been found guilty
of spreading yellow fever and sentenced
to determination; and now the house
fly is accused of being disease carrier
and is subject to the death penalty.
This is good news for the bald-headed.
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

The Waterville Sentinel thinks that
the State Grange has taken a mean
advantage of the Hon. Bert M. Fernald.
Besides being farmer, milkman and
a statesman, Mr.. Fernald is corn pack
er. It is in the latter line that the State
Grange hit Mr.. Fernald where he lives
by adopting a resolution demanding
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

The Boston Globe has published a
special from Bath concerning the
unusual increase of ship building" in
this State, and we wish that half of it
was true. 1t said that in the year just
closing the Bath Iron Works ''has
launched the steel turbine steamship
Camden for the Eastern Steamship
Company, and has also completed her
sister ship, the Belfast, for the same
company" The Camden was launched
in 1905 and the Belfast is not only far
from being completed but work on her
was suspended some time ago. Two
four-masters are said to have been
completed at Belfast, but no vessel Of
any description was built here this
year. Rockland is said to have built
this year two three, two four, one five
and one six-masted schooner, and Mill
bridge is credited with launching a $50
foot side wheel passenger steamer
the City of Stamford, intended for
service between New York and SIAM
ford, Conn., The Globes correspondent
evidently has a fertile imagination.
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

In the interesting "Talk' of Phillip
Willis Mcintyre in recent issue of the
Portland Sunday Times were some once
familiar names. The campaign of 1879
brought many noted newspaper men to
Maine, of whom Mr.. Mcintyre makes
mention. Col Frank A. Burr is recalled
as a reporter on Col. John w. Forney's
Chronicle in, Washington, D. c., of
which w. c. MacBride, later Washing
ton correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and now manager of the
Washington Post and personal repre-
sentative of its proprietor, John R. Nc
Lean, was city editor. Moses P. Handy
began his newspaper career on the
Richmond, Va, Despatch, and having
done some work for the New York
Tribune was sent by that paper to
Cuba at the time of the Virginius
affair. He scored "beat' over all the
other newspaper correspondents and at
once came into prominence. He later
had many important assignments, and
was chief of the press bureau of the
Chicago Exposition. Edmund Hudso:
came to Washington in the 7Os from
Gardiner, Mass, as an assistant to
George W. Adams, correspondent of
the Boston Herald. He married Mary
Clemmer Ames, Washington CORE
spondent of the New York Indepen-
dent, and well known writer, and
started two weekly papers at the Ma
tional Capitalize Army and Navy
Register, whose name indicates its
field, and Democratic paper name
not now recalled, intended for national
circulation. The Register is still pub
lished but the other is not. In recent
write-up of Newspaper Row Hudson
was said to be the editor of the Hart
ford Times. Howard Carroll was for
time the Washington correspondent of
the New York Times, but through his
marriage later became connected with
a steamer line, with headquarters in
New York city. Charles C. Couillard
was we'll known Maine newspaper
man, long connected with the Boston
Herald. Burr, Couillard and Handy
have gone to their reward.
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

In view of the prevalence of that
ansidious disease people who have lost
their grip are to be congratulated.
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

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The Republican journal., 1907-12-26
Final Crop Estimates.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 The Department
of Agriculture today issued report giving
final estimates of acreage, production and
value of farm crops, showing winter wheat
acreage to be %, lS2, 900; production, 400. 49,
900 bushels, value per bushel, 49, cents.
Spring wheat acreage, 17O790OO; produc-
ton, 224, 645, 900; value, Sc cents.
Corn, acreage, 99,931, 900, production, q
$50, 32O, 900, value, SIT cents.
Oats, acreage 1885,, 900, production, 1884,
443, 900. value, A cents.
The average weight per bushel is 500
pounds for spring wheat, $50 pounds for
winter wheat and g. pounds for oats.
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26

the packers "an increase of half cent
a pound on sweet corn" Our always
sympathetic and charitable Waterville
contemporary condoles with Mr.. Fer
maid, thus left without an equal chance
in the fight with Mr.. Haines. 1t says:
Mr.. Haines buys no corn. He is a
farmer, too, albeit not a Granger, for
reasons. He raises corn. He buys none.
The same act which struck at Mr.. Fer
maids financial prosperity Injured to his
opponents benefit. Every pound Of corn
which Mr.. Haines raises on his Water
vile farm went up cent. The Grange
is compelling Mr.. Fernald to finance
his opponents campaign.
The Republican journal., 1907-12-26
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO, 49,

LUCAS COUNTY.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use
of Halrs Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres
ence, this 9th day Of December. A. D. 1885.
A. w. GLEASON,
rSEAI1 NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system Send for testimonials free.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-08
HIGHER SALARIES.
This Question a Grave One In
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Chicago. Oct S-Reports received
by the Tribune from ten of the Meth
odist Episcopal conferences In Illinois
and neighbOring states shows that the
question OF higher salary for the aver
age minister of that church has reach.
ed a crisis The generally expressed
opinion is that religious work soon will
suffer for lack of preachers unless
salaries are raised In many of the
conferences just held was an exodus
of preachers from the pulpit to enter
business life. The higher salaries
movement was discussed and advocat
ed at practically all the conferences.
Salaries have been advanced about
500 each during the last four years,
but this Increase, which has not kept
pace with the increase in cost of living
has failed to stem the ministerial
stampede into business life.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-08
TERRIBLE MURDER.
Body of Little Girl Mutilated
In Horrible Manner.

Camden, n. j., Oct. S.-The murder
Of nine-year,.old Ethel Evans Or Marx
of East Camden, whose mutilated body
was found in a thicket not far from
home, is complete mystery, although
the police arrested August Dongas
in connection with the case. He is
held for examination. together with
Joseph Wood, sixteen years old.
Wood was arrested primarily be-
cause Mrs. Harry Marx, mother of the
murdered girl, was wont to leave him
in charge of her child while she was
on shopping tours, and Ethel had said
she was afraid of him. Who'd denies
knowledge of the crime
Since the arrest of Wood the police
say they have found a witness who
says he saw him on Thursday in the
brush near where the body was found
armed with Ratchet
An autopsy performed by County
Physician Jones shows that the child's
head had been cat off with a Ratchet
Her jaw had been broken on the left
side, and there were several cuts over
the eyes. In the opinion of the ply
sicians the child had been maltreated
after she had been felled by a blow
on the head.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-08
HE IS SIMPLY A STEWART
Rev. DR.. Macarthur Quotes
Remark of Mr.. Rockefeller.

New York. Oct. S.-John D. Rookie
fellers private conception of himself
that he is only the steward of Standard
Oil company wealth and responsible
to God alone for his stewardship, was
quoted Sunday by Rev DR.. Robert S
Macarthur pastor of Cavalry Baptist
church, before the young peoples
class DR.. Macarthur said that few
years ago some one asked Mr. Rookie
Teller privately why 1t was, since he
had such a tremendous fortune and his
tastes simple he could not possibly us.
one-tenth Of his income, that he did
not retire. Mr. Rockefeller then made
this reply. which he did not intend tC
be made public. and which gives the
attitude Of his mind never before APP
preciated by the public: Il am the
trustee IT the property of others" he
said. Through the providence Of God,
committed to my care. am the
steward of the vast interests belonging
in great rart to widows and orphans.
and Othars actually or relatively poor.
Fol tHlo HolulAS ain ieSpolSipIe "
God. Were | give up my interests In
the STANDARD Oil company I would i'm
peril the interests Of these people. Ac-
cording to popular superstition my
withdrawal would hurt the company's
business Therefore, | feel it my duty
to God and to the people whose money
is invested in my company to continue
active in its. welfare"
Dr. Macarthur said the quotation is
authentic and he intimated that he
himself was one who heard Mr. Rookie
Teller SO characterize his position in
the world
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-08
WHEEL PLANT IS RUINED
Dreadful Results Of Upsetting
of Metal Pot.
FOUR DEAD, THIRTY HURT
Arms, Fingers and Ears Are Burned
Off, Eyes Out, Legs Cooked to Crisp
and Other Men Injured In Disaster
That IL Awful

Butler, Pa, Oct San explosion
caused by the upsetting of metal pole
in No l cupola of the Standard Steel
company here caused the death of four
men, fatally injured twenty and seri.
ously injured ten others. Most OF the
men are foreigners. The large wheel
plant was demolished, causing a loss
estimated at 100000. The dead are:
Mock Dorna, Nicholas Blottera, John
Vloack aud an unknown man.
The condition Of the injured is pitt
able. Although still alive, the features
of the majority are mutilated beyond
recognition. The hot metal was shower
ed over them, causing horrible inju-
rles. Arms. fingers and ears were
burned off. while number of the men
had their eyes burned out.
Several men are In the hospital with
their legs burned to crisp.
At midnight the physicians attend
Ing the injured said at least ten of the
men would die
The explosion was caused by the
upsetting of metal pole in the Gu
pola, which contained 5000 pounds of
metal ready for casting. A span in
the pot broke. allowing the liquid iron
to spill over the wet sand An explo-
sion followed SO quickly that none of
the workmen in the building had a
chance TO escape. Streams OF the
burning metal poured on the workmen,
some of whom were engulfed and lit
orally cooked. Twenty men in the GU
pola had every thread blown off by
the force of the explosion. Many were
buried under the wreckage. and were
not rescued for an hour after the ca
tastrophe, Buildings in the city, from
the force of the explosion. shivered as
If shaken by an earthquake. and the
people rushed from their homes panic
stricken. When flames shot from the
burning car works fully 10000 people
rushed to the scene blocking streets
and interfering with fire companies
and ambu.aLces. Twenty minutes aft
er the accident fifteen doctors We're on
the scene and the wounded were car.
ried into the office Of the car company
where they were cared for.
Through lack of room many of the
injured compelled to lie for an hour
OH cots in street cars before it was
possible to take them to the hospital.
mile and half away. The compa-
ny's office represented frightful
scene. Twenty men, nearly all of
whom had been stripped Of their
clothing and their faces burned be-
yond recognition, were hurried there
and provided with protection against
the cold. AS in every case of so ter
rible nature, friends and relatives
Of the victims crowded the hospitals
and street cars, and would have risked
their lives at the burning plant in
search Of those they knew.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-08
OFF HALF COOKED.

Our morning neighbor. The Times, il
ITS anxiety to catch at straws" with
which to guage the political wind, SC
far as its candidate. Mr.. Sanders, is con
cerned, publishes with an editorial gloa,
that Mr.. Pujol. Commissioner of Police
and Public Building in New Orleans
had backed down. from a bet thai
Henriques would not carry the Thir-
teenth Ward by 100 majority, and that
the ward does not go for Sanders by a
vote if to L
Mr.. Pujol, one of the principals and
the alleged back downer," is out in a
statement (see New Orleans Item, Sat
urday evening" denying in toto the story
Of "crawfsh."
On the contrary, Mr.. Pujol's money,
$ooo, is up in Mr. Tins, the stake
holders hapds.
And more, there is 500 looking for
the Sanders better on the same terms.
Then MIR. James Laughlin telephones he
has $500 also, and Captain Picheloup
can accommodate Sandersite with $500
on the propositions.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-08
ARM PULLED IN TWO.
Tendons and Muscles Are Torn
Up to Shoulder.

Beaumont. Oct S.-W. n. Richard
son. an elderly man, was brought to
the Sisters hospital from Merriville,
La, where he was frightfully injured
in the sawmill of the Sabine Valley
Lumber company. MIR Richardson was
employed as engineer. While en-
gagged in his duties hand became
entanglei in pulley and he was jerk,
ed from his feet and was swung three
times around the shaft and his arm
was pulled entirely in two near the
elbow.
The severng of the arm was all
that saved his life
The accident was unspeakably pain
full, as he arm was fairly pulled in
twain, the tendUns and muscles be-
ing torn from the arm as far rs the
shoulder. One OF his legs was also
broken in three places, and he was
otherwise bruised and injured 1t
is believed that he will recover. the
injuries not being of a fatal nature.
but the shock was terrible.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-08
CASES ADJUSTED.
State Receivers Penalties In IL e
Livestock Suits.

Austin, Oct S-Adjulant General
Newton and Captain J. H Rogers OF
the state ranger force returned from
NacOgdocnes. whore they have been
in attendance at the trial OF Dec
Bailey, The negro convicted Of killing
D. Owen General Newton issued a
statement i'll which he denies that OK.
Sheriff 'Spradley of Nacogdoches coun
~ was roughly handled bv rangers
without cause as appeared in some OF
the newspapers. He also denied tn Il
ranger was knocked down. BRailoy
was safely landed in the Rusll peni
Tertiary pending the date fixed TO!
his execution. General Newton said
the same course would he again he
resorted to if the occasion hernandez,
it.
w. c. Wilkins OF Austin. enc Of til
state bank examiners, has resigned his
position on account Of i'll health Bank
Superintendent Love said he would
announce the appointment OF a sue.
cessor 20 Mr.. Wilkins Oct. IL
Supreme court and court of civil
/
court of civil appeals transacted no
business. liz the supreme court man
damus proceedings OF j. G. Griner "
B. c. Thomas. district judee ct al
from Valv2rde county. involving .culiu
ty judgeship of that county, was SUB.
mitted on Cral argument
The condition of Judge A W. Ter
rell, who is critically i'll at Seton In.
Urinary, was reported somewhat I'M
proved Monday morning. He stood
another operation Sunday.
A settlement was reached in the
antitrust cases of the state against
the Fort Worth Livestock EXCHANGE
and various commission firms, which
has been pending in the Twenty
district court. According to settle
ment judgment is rendered in favor Of
the state for penalties agsregating
SIT ,500-un e-half under the antitrust
act of 1899 and the other half under
the act of 1908. Judgment also is for
cancellation and forfeiture of charter
of Fort Worth Livestock Exchange
Also for perpetual injunction restrain
ing the exchange from doing business
in Texas IN the future. The injunction
also applies to all other defendants,
restraining these commission com
panies from enforcing any of the rules
of the exchange. The state reserves
the right to bring suit for any viola
tons of antitrust laws not specifically
pleaded IN petition of the exchange.
The Texas and Pacific and several
other railroads have instituted suit in
the Twanty-third district court against
the railroad commission for writ of in
junction to enjoin the commission
from enforcing its order requiring
uniform system of bookkeeping.