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The sun., 1907-08-12
THOMAS B. REED once wrote the follow
ing tribute TO Now Bedford:

THOMAS B. REED onoe wrote the follow
ing tribute 10 Now Bedford:
Il hops you viii permit me 10 express my good
viii toward the TYPICAL New England city which
has snown itself capable Of keeping Up with chang
ing world. u iW sturdy people could no longer
roam the sess. oonauerns It's hu9ose menster. they
could make the spindiss whiri with successful hfe
on shore"
One Of the institutions OF New Bedford.
and the most tnhusntisl In promoting the
interests Of tho city that once led the world
in the whaling industry and now holds the
American prirnaoy In the manufacture OF
fne cotton goods. n the Mercury, which was
100 years old On August =. To celebrate its
centennial it published q magazine supple
ment which contained the history OF its con-
tinuous issue. q fascinating story Of the
great whaling industry. particulars OF the
prosaic but moro prosperous reigning In
dustry, and "reminiscences OF it's editors.
among whom was the eloquent WILLIAM
ELLERY CHANNINo. The publication for the
excellence of it's illustrations. composition
and paper would be q credit to any printing
plant. New Bedford with its population OF
over 90 900 and its great wealth OF textile
resources has good cause to be proud OF the
Mercury. which for public spirit. indepen-
dence and intelligence may challenge COM
parison with any newspaper published in
3ew England.
The sun., 1907-08-12
The Automobile a. q Dust Raiser.

To TEE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr, Mr..
Angus Sinclair in a letter to TIE Srx makes
very positive assertions Of 'facks that amt
So"
He says it is not true that motor cars
smother fields and gardens with dust torn
from the roads.
neighbor OF mine built . grapery seventy
Ave feet from the road before the advent of
automobiles and obtained good crops of
fruit, OF late years he has been unable TO
use the grapes at all because before matur-
ing they become so thickly coated with dust
stirred up by the devil wagons" that they
are useless for any purpose. He is going 70
tear down the vines, The dust in question
is thrown up from the road by automobiles
In much greater quantity than by horse
vehicles. not withstandnR Mr.. Sinclair's as
severation that no person can deny" pre-
cisely the contrary.
My observation, which is confirmed BY the
experience OF road makers with whom have
talked, 10 that Mr.. Sinclair is wrong when he
says that motor cars scatter less road surface
than horse wagons. II he would sit on my
top rail and compsre the clouds raised by
each as they come up the road. he would have
to admit his error. JERsEYMAN.
MIDpLETowN, n. j., August o.
The sun., 1907-08-12
Success Of . Charity Industry.

From Daily Consuldr ana Trade Reports.
Consul Albert Halstsad reports that . number
OF charitable people In Birmingham about nve
years ago started small hand loom factory TO pro-
vide q useful and remunerstlvo employment for
crippled girls. Many OF the delicate fabrics arc
srtisucsly hand woven in silk. serge and nax:
aad the results are most attractive. The product
of the factory which Is also school in hand weAv-
ing. 10 acquiring reputation for artistic merit and
quality. and the enterprise is now paying Its way.
II seems 10 the Consul II this Brmingha charity
should be Of interest 70 people In the United States
who desire 70 help In making crpples self support
ing and at the same time In procuring textiles of
an attractive kind.
The sun., 1907-08-12

With emotions which we shall not attempt
to describe We record tho simple fact that
the Hon. FosrEs DwIoHr CoBuRN. tho
prose laureate OF appropriate agriculture
and tho invinoible boomer Of Kansas. de-
clines In tho sarne breath to become either
Governor Of the Sunhowsr State or Secre-
tary Of Seeds In Mr.. RoosEvEIr's Cabinet.
His present once is good enough for him;
re may truthfully add that CoBURN is good
enough for his present once.
The sun., 1907-08-12

Automobile Owners warned That New
Jersey 10 Rising Against Them.

Jersey 10 Risins Against Them.
To rHE EDtToN or THE sUN.-Sif Ms,
Angus Sinclair In his letter In THR suN OK
August 0 says:
I abhor the seorcher with deadly repuRnAnee,
but do not consider II would be fair close up this
source OF my pleasure because fools are at thA
steering wheels who ought 10 be In prison.
II is just this inability TO suppress the fools
with all the laws enacted that. fear. will result
In the exclusion Of automobiles from New
Jersey.
All tho talk Of automobiles running the
roads In or no consequence whatever. ~
means merely q little more or a little less coN
Of road making. and the farmer or the pedes.
shout the extra taxation. But what vtaIl1
concerns every user Of highways In the state
is that the private carriage and Its occupants.
and the pedestrian. are entitled to the same
security on the public Highways that they
are excluded; II is proposed TO- close Central
Park 70 them: they are not allowed in Bar
been passed TO exclude them at a future ds'e
Now the automobile OF high grade run
ming at the same speed as the average horse
nuisance: but unless an automobile is moving
at great speed. say thirty or forty or hfty
miles an hour. 1t gives no pleasure apparently
to many owners. IL IL the practice OF "scorCh-
ing that has provoked q resentment which
IL now at fever heat, against the use Of auto
mobiles at all on public highways in the State
of New Jersey.
The scorcher must be eliminated or there
will be stringent laws passed against auto
MODELLING. ! also enjoy the sport bui my life
Of the machines ! meet are driven Al a fear
ful rate Of speed. The deaths OF Elliott
Zborowski. of Frank u. Harmon. OF young
Croker and Of hundreds OF other capn ble
"autoists" convince me that the insane desire
for speed is 80 common as TO render public
highways unsafe. Unless remedy is speed
lily effected the democracy Of the million will
vote automobiles into oblivion. Eorewarned
Is forearmed. {. D. l..
EAToNTowN. n. j.. August 0.
The sun., 1907-08-12
c.naries and Gsdsies as Bequssts.

From me London EpeniNg Standard
Besides instructions as to the disposal OF large
gifts 10 charities the following appears In the will
Of the late Miss Mary Ann Mason OF Ealing: To
the Corporation of Nottingham, tho last mule
canary that travelled from CHAM 10 the Cross
Keys Wood street. Chea pside on the (slmosp last
old Times Coach driven by Old Joe Pearson las
the next visit made to LoughborouEh, Lcicester,
was by railway. Also tho two Eadnies, which are
slsoin the same glass the canartes and were
caught Of Prince Aiberts Exhibition In 1851 Hyde
Park. Also some curious trimming material OF
Court dress Of the seventeenth century. and old
fashioned bodice Of that century"
The sun., 1907-08-12

have no hesitation in saying that corporations
in the perorms of their legitimate business are
entitled 10 fair treatment, and that n were Gov
ernor would not use the business interests Of the
State as a political football.-From a speech bv
HENRY NJ WHITNEY at Nantdskct Beach.
For a candidate for the Governorship OF
Massachusetts, Mr.. WHITNEY is singularly
rash in his statements and reckless as to
his pledges
The sun., 1907-08-12

The crime wave reached its supreme
crest when a man in Harlem carrying his
own child was pursued and beaten by q
mob as . kidnapper because the infant
cried. Il was already risky to pass child
on the street. and fatherhood may yet In
c,ir dsath
The sun., 1907-08-12

visit Iceland. some OF the tourist ships st
least will not only ahow you the inspiring
panorama Of the southern coast and the
quaint little town OF Rsykjavik but will
also brave the more northern seas and
carry you around TO the north coast, where
the lords are deeper and the cliffs more
beetllns and awe inspiring Last year q
steamer with three hundred tourists, half
OF them women. entered the great fsa hord.
II was the first large vessel that had ever
ploughed its waters.
II was the intention Of this ambitious
excursion TO visit the Island OF Jan Mayen,
which has had its share Of Arctic tragedies,
but there was too much pack Ice In tho way.
That Island may we'll DO omitted from tour
ist itineraries; II . steamer reaches IL, tho
difficulty Of getting back again may be too
real for comfort.
The tour around the north OF Iceland is
practicable, and " the traveller have good
sea legs the magnificent scenery may repay
him for some fogEy weather and squally
days, He will be surprised TO nnd one con-
siderable town, Akursyri, the central point
Of the northern fisheries, with good wooden
buildings, a large schoolhouse, hotel. and
a postmaster, who is said TO groan over tho
deluge Of letters that pours into his ONCE on
the day that q tourist steamer In In port
The real taste Of the Arctic comes after
Iceland 10 left behind and the course is
shaped for Spitxbergen. the greatest re-
frigerator on the list OF tourist resorts
The sun., 1907-08-12

ern tours are extending their routes. Some
OF them now embrace about ss much OF ths
Arctic Ice, land and sea - the ordinary
globe trotter cares TO experience. II you
The sun., 1907-08-12

Rank and title crowd on that amiable
gentlemaa CpRrIs GUILD Of Massachusetts,
in spite Of his Indifference TO distinction
and his plain demooratio ways. He was
already hia Excellency, Brigadier- General
Of Volunteers. U. 8. A.. and Commander
in-Chief Of the National Guard OF Massa-
chusstts. whom he boarded the training ship
Newport With . contingent Of the naval
militia. bound for jamestown. and hoisted
his dag as Rear Admiral.
The sun., 1907-08-12
The "Crime wave" and the Mob.

From the Hdrrisburo Patriot
The wave Of crime" In New York which
we are now hearing so much about seems
TO be the hehest In the ofiices Of the yellow
journals
Undoubtedly some very horrible crimes
against women and girls have been recently
committed in the metropolis. In fact such
crimes are always more or less prevalent in
such a great city and its purlieus. in which
there are tens OF thousands Of vicious per-
sons, but IL is quite evident to the discriminate
ing reader that many trivial Incidents soma
Of them entirely innocent. are magnined and
distorted into attempts at dastardly crime.
These publications have wrought UP the
ignorant foreigners. by whom certain sections
Of New York are densely populated. to'a con-
dition Of hysteria that manifests itself by
outbursts Of mob violence often almost be-
yond the power Of the police to control and
utterly disgraoeful to great American city.
An example Of this occurred on Tuesday.
when a party Of sightseers, many Of them
women and girls were beset by q huge mob
because the automobile in which they were
riding had. without the fault of the chauffeur.
run over q boy who had been stealing ride.
With great difficulty they were saved by a
company Of reserve policemen from serious
injury, perhaps from death.
On the same day q man returning from
work guiltless OF any offence whatever was
because some irresponsible boy pointed him
out alleging untruly that he was a friend Of
some other man who had misbehsved.
In such communities as New York the mob
spirit is easily excited. and those newspapers
which pander to it are as depraved and far
more powerful for evil than the criminals
whose deeds they exaggerate OF invent
From the American Druopisf.
Psychologists who have made a STUDY Of
the subject tell us that there is such thing
as mental contag gion. which manifests itself
In crowds or among groups OF individuals
that may be scattered In time and place.
The iuTid stories Of assaults and viola at0ns
which the -yellows" delight to publish are
factors OF suggestion In mental conta gion.
and this section Of the newspaper press should
be held responsible for bringing about by
their suggestive stories the very evils of
sexual alteration which they profess TO de-
plore. No matter how many policemen We
may have and how vigilant they may be in
detecting the kind of crime In question, the
violence will continue so long as newspapers
give circulation TO the morbid details Of such
strocious acts as have shocked the commu-
nifty Of late.
The sun., 1907-08-12

We agree with Tsrna JnG that good Eng
lish is much 70 bs preferred TO bad Latin In
inscriptions on public buildings.
The sun., 1907-08-12

knieker-Are your sympsthies with the teie.
graph company,
Hsnpskt-yex sssy charge extra for over sea
wordA
The sun., 1907-08-12

II ouy friends rho fdror as Hdh ri1nuSerfps for
publication ush % hare rejected drces returned Mep
must IN all cases sssd stamps ror thGt purpose.
The sun., 1907-08-12

Paris once ~ Rue Louis le Grand. The daily and
Sunday editions are sale at kiosque IL near the
Grand Hotel. Kosque ~. Boulevard des Capucines,
corner Place de Opera snd Kiosauc ia Boulevard
des ftaliens corner Rue Louis le Grand.
The sun., 1907-08-12

An applicant for naturalization was asked By
the Court 70 tell who made the laws OF the country
and promptly replied: It y DoRB Roo0' vK1r.'-Fron
vestsydap's Ssws.
Who shall blame the unfortunate mani
The sun., 1907-08-12

unassirao1ss.
Enickss--csat you ssti ysuS pssmf
Pvss-No;you might think h wsss DH cent bond
The sun., 1907-08-12

Published by the sun Printing and Publishing
AtAociaton a. 40 Nassau street In the Borough OF
Manhattan. New York. President and Treasurer
OF the Association. william NJ. Lansn 10 Nassau
street. Secretary ~ The Association Franklin
bAItlett. Nassau sireet.
The sun., 1907-08-12

Hs Meets the Test
To TEE EprroR or Tun sUN-Sr. Would sln'
lar roussy A. . niehef j. ~
pAxlnsoN. August 10. saAnnaaa-a----'
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
BEES AND BLUEFLoWERs.
English Naturalist Discredits a Fairy
Tale Of Science,


There are few scientific theories
which have enjoyed wider popularity
than that which ascribes the origin of
flowers to the relative action of in
sects, says The London Globe. In the
Origin of Species" Darwin expressed
the opinion that if insects had never
existed We should have had no beau
tiful flowers, but only such poor flow
ers as are now borne by frs, oaks,
docks and nettles, and it was his beau
tiful theory" that the world is indebt-
ed to the bee for the blue flower Grant
Allen expressed it that flowers have
become blue because blue is the favor
lite color of BEES and this evolution
has become a classic in the fairy tales
of science. But G.. w Bulman re-
cords in The Nineteenth Century his
experiments on the subject, and the
results of continued watching of bees
in garden, and he comes to the con-
clusion that it would be difficult to
name any color which the bees do not
appreciate just as much as blue; not
that the bee despises blue flowers.
There are blue flowers much visited,
but these are neither more numerous
in species nor more frequently visited
than green, yellow or white If the
bee is to evolve the blue flower for
man it must net only prefer blue flow
ers, and visit them rather than those
of other colors, but it must be con
slant in its visits. But this any OBJ
server can see that it does not do,
and we can only conclude that the evo-
luton of the blue flower by the bee is,
in truth, fairy tale of science.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
JEs HER WAY.


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she tmean harm
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28

A laborer in eastern Indiana died
recently and the members of the fra
ternal order in which he held mem.
bership called upon his widow to find
how they might be of most assist
ance in her distress. They made all
arrangements for the order attending
the funeral, but before settling upon
the final details for the obsequies they
desired to know if the deceased had
any special church affiliation.
did your husband belong to any
church," was aked.
IVY, no." said the woman, in as
constituent, "he never done nothin
to belong to church fur. Chicago
Daily News.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
The Monkeys Escape.

With a swift gulp the crocodile
seizes the monkey in it's jaws.
What are you trying to do?" chat.
tiers the monkey.
Il am going to dine-on you," says
the crocodile
"Ha, hal" laughs the monkey. Go
ahead. There is a nature faker in the
jungle, and he will see you Inside
of two months the world will be criti-
cising him and you, and the prepond-
erance of authority will be that you
are vegetarian. Then, when you
are captured for zoo, no more fresh
meat
Realizing the weight of the argu-
ment, the crocodile releases it's hold,
and the monkey hastens away.-Chi
cago Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
Holland Sea Signals.

Holland seems to be pioneering a
new development of sea signals which
may render coast lightships of double
utility to vessels in time of fog. At a
point of the North sea, northeast of
Texel island is noored the Dutch light
ship Haaks, which for some days now
has been equipped with novel sys-
tenn of submarine signals by means
of sunken bells. In fog, snow or hail.
or whenever from any cause the
weather is judged thick" enough,
these bells can be sounded once every
three seconds. The system has been
inst1lled as practical working test,
and If the results are deemed to be
good enough it will be adopted gener-
ally on all Dutch Iightships perhaps
also on those of Belgium. London
Globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
From the Soil of One County.


Thirty-seven years ago Sioux Coun-
ty, Iowa, was first settled. It's land
was then wild and valueless-at least
its value was unrecognized. Now the
auditor Of the county has just COM
pleted an abstract of the returns
from the assessors books of the vari-
Gus townships of the county, and the
results show a marvellous example
of wealth production from thrift and
industry.
The farm land of the county, valued
at about one-half its worth, is placed
at $20,000,000.
There are pianos on the farms in
the county worth 5000.
There are 10000 hogs in the coun-
ty, about four for each person.
There are $4,000 head of cattle,
1880 sheep and $4,000 horses.
The wealth of the county cannot
be less than s75,000,000, and is prob
ably more than that.-New York
World
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
4aH7S(IEE[N,(EaAD

H. M. Battleship Venerable has TAX
en- 700 tons Of coal aboard at Malta
at the average speed OF 221 tons per
hour.-Engineer.
Since the sudden fall of the great
Campanile Venice few years ago
scientific experiments have been made
to afford assurance of the stability of
other famous architectural piles in
Italy.
Prof. Berg of Buenos Ayres says that
he has discovered there fishing spid-
err This spider spins little net be-
tween two stones and then drives tiny
fish into it. They are captured and
eaten as the spider feels hungry.
Cows wearing smoked glass specta-
cles may be seen in the interior Of
Russia, where great tracts of country
are covered with snow six months of
the year. The COWS become afflicted
with snow blindness while looking for
fine grass under the melting snow.
Active exploration Of new Cuban
deposit of iron ore, according to the
Iron Age, has brought to light above
5O0,000,000 tons, which would add
percent to the figure representing the
worlds total iron ore supply, as pub
llshed last year in a report of the
Swedish government experts.
A novel English table lamp depends
upon petrol absorbed by porous stone
filling the container. There is no
wick, but air rising through perfora-
tons in the stone carries enough vapor
to light the mantle. Upsetting extin-
cuisines the light, while there is no
free petrol, no odor, and no smoke,
with small consumption of illuminant.
Natural soap baths are not an un-
mixed blessing. The curious soap
spring that forms wonder of a vii
lage in Timor, East Indian Islands,
consists Of small elevated mud cone,
from which. bubbles up water heavily
charged with alkali and radium, the
discharge giving the appearance of a
miniature volcano. A disadvantage of
such washing place is that vegeta-
ton is ruined for miles around.
The crescent-slaped sand dunes
which move in thousands across
the desert of Islay, near La Jo-
va, Peru, have been investigated
by Astronomer S. l. Bailey, who
found the points of a crescent
to be les feet apart, while the
convex side measured ATT feet and the
greatest width was more than 100
feet. The estimated weight was 5000
tons, yet it was carried 125 feet year
by the prevailing south winds.-New
York World.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
WHAT WAS 1T
The Woman Feared?

What comfort to find it Is not
"the awful thing" feared, but only
chronic Indigestion, which proper
food can relieve.
A woman in Ohio says:
II was troubled for years with in
digestion and chronic constipation.
At times would have such gnaw-
ing in my stomach that I actually
feared had al dislike to write or
even think of what feared.
Seeing an account of Grape
Nuts, decided to try it. After a
short time / was satisfied the trouble
was not the awful thing / feared, but
was still bad enough. However, L
was relieved of bad case of dyspep-
STA by changing from improper food
to Grape-Nuts.
Since that time my bowels have
been as regular as q clock. I had also
noticed before ! began to eat Grape
Nuts that was becoming forgetful of
where I put little things about the
house. which was very annoying.
But since the digestiveor organs have
become strong from eating Grape
Nuts, my memory is good and my
mind as clear as when / was young.
and / am thankful" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich. Read
the little booklet, The Road to Well
vile" in packages. There's Rea-
son"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

oylocal applications as theycannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. THERE'S only one
way to cure Deafness and that is by constl-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused byan
mfiamed condition of the mucous lining OF
The Eustachian Tube. When this tubeis in
tanned you have 81 rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infiam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out Of ten
arecaused bycatarrh. which is nothingbutan
mtamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case ofDeafness (caused bycatarrh) thatcan-
not be curedby Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, ..
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
EXPLAINED

Mistress-Norah, told you to give
that man with the hand organ quar-
ter to go down to the next block and
grind his machine in front of Mrs.
Upps-Tart's house, and he's out here
on the sidewalk again.
North-Yis, mum. He says tn Teddy
in tn next block gave i'm half dollar.
to come back here, mum.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
MESSAGE Of Civilization.

1t is sad to think that bombshells
should be necessary to convey mes
sage Of civilization, but when one is
opposed by barbarians who will not
comprehend any other reasoning their
voice must be heard. La Petite Re
publique, Paris.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
CAUTIOUS.

"Are you divorce lawyer"
II sometime handle cases of that
Sort"
What will couple of good di.
vorces cost me?"
Are you married to two women"
mo, but I want to make sure Of the
lob. ''-Nashville American.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28

FITS, ST. VitusDaL ce IN ervous D1seasespors
manently cured by DR.. Kllne's Great Nerve
Restorer So trial bottle and treatise free.
Og. -. b. Kline, Id, 931 Arch ST., Phila., "a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Oh; ldren
teetning, sOftens thegums, Observation-Disclosures
6on, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc bottle
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28
MOST AuSPICIOuS.


First College President-What sort
of an opening did you have?
Second College President-A new
fullback and three crack linesmen.-
Nashville American Weekly.