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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-10
As TO Bindings.

Witness was Examined as to the rela-
I'VE oufanl.tr a. cloth and board bound
books, and lie declared his belief that
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MemDers of Board.

Mr. S. s p. Patteson. A member of the
library board. was called at 4;30 O'Clock.
and Chairman Byrd called his attention
TO Mr.. BELLS references 10 tho witness.
II am in the habit OF dealing with the
Bell Company privately" said the wit
ness. and 1 think Mr.. Bell did show
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Mr.. Bells Letter.

Hero The following letter from tho
Ren company 20 the Library Board was
rooa Roy Chairman D>rd and iaeauaod
by The Witness:
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Afternoon Session.

The committee resumed at Pas =. N.
and Mr.. r. O.. Stcarnes. secretary 70
the state BOARD 81 Education was i'm
Byrd
Did you have any conversation v.t.s
Mr.. Kennedy with reference 10 his pro-
posed trip 70 New York 70 purchase
library books
"On or about September Is Mr.
Esgleston was taken sick and I was
acting superintendent Alr. Kennedy
came into the ONCE and asked for sn
order % g To New York and buy books
ior the library. which be- seemed 20
think Mr.. Eggleston had promised Nj
hSgleston later sent me a list which 7
forwarded Mr. Kennedy. but I took The
ground that any order 20 90 anywhere
70 buy books should come from the
Library Board and not from the super
lntendent. ] reported this TO Mr.. Egrles-
ton and he approved my course"
l'ld Mr.. Kennedy assign any reason
why he thought 10 should have instruc-
IONS from you 10 go to New York;
don't know that he did. He seemed
70 think that he could dc better 10y
going TO New York in person. ana i'm
sisted that Mr.. Egglcston had promised
20 give him the order he asked for"
Witness was now examined as 10 his
views with reference 10 the single and
multiple lists. lie thought one decided
objection 70 the multiple list was the
employment Of loca attorneys by the
competing book companies I'm order to
get their books on the lists.
Mr.. Stearnes declared that he fav-
ored the single book system.
For the Single List.
Mr.. F. r. Norven. editor FOR the B.
T. Johnson Publishing Company. who
had charge OF the last adoption campaign
He thought the last adoption had cost
the publishing houses over $4,000 The
sample books had amounted to about
S62, 600. These samples were sold by
those 10 whom they We're sent. and the
local dealers purchasing them sold them
after the adoption in competition with
the successful contractors. His firm
had sent out TO examining committee
men and others i'm the State some 20 600
volumes. lie thought the postage and
express charges Of his house for this
purpose had been $500 or $4,000.
Witness thought during the last adop-
ton campaign there rad been In the
state some 200 agents at salary ~
$500 per month and SO per day sx-
penses each. He was OF opinion that
attorneys fees had announced to about
$3.50 per county. though his house did
not employ any local attorneys
Witness believed IN the single book
list system. and said that its adoption
would. In his opinion. result in enabling
the patrons 10 get better prices.
Mr.. Norveu took n comparative state
meut and read from il a long list OF
books published by his house and sold
in single list states FOR less money thE
the same books are sold In Virginia,
where the multiple list prevails. He said
his company sold books in all the South
ern States except Arkansas and Florida
at lower prices than they were sold in
Virginia Arkansas and Florida, he said.
We're multiple list States.
Members of Board.
Mr. s. s p. Patteson. a member of the
library board. was called at 1870 O'Clock.
and Chairman Byrd called his attention
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Can you deposit in safer or more con.
sentative institution
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:. rights TO the Mcmillan Company and
/ received n royalty Of 3 1-2 cents per
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SAFEST PLACE FoR SAVINGS
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Resolution Of Mr.. Patteson.

He BELL BOOK AND STATION
cry co. Inc.
The independent., 1907-03-21
WAR OF THE PASTURES.

Georgia Of the south and Wyoming
Of the north can strike hands in SYM
pathy across the great central plain.
They both have a race question
Georgia talks more about the question
Wyoming acts more. In Georgia white
men and negro can live together 50
long as the negro keeps his place, do
ing only those things the white man
does not want to do, wanting only
those things the white man wants him
to have. IN Wyoming ii is different
Sheep and COW can not live together
Where sheep has grazed a ccw will
not and can not eat. Therefore the
sheep man and the COW man can hot
inhabit the government range together
by any such arrangement as permits
negroes to get on with whites after
fashion in the south. Notices have
been posted throughout all northern
Wyoming by the cattlemens ku klux
khan warning the sheep men to vacate
the country. The sheep men are pre-
pairing to fight for their freedom and
their fiocks, and a race riot Of large di-
mensions to determine whether WON
ing is to be a sheep mans country or
cow mans country. This race ques-
tion will have ultimately to be settled
by policy of separate pastures, a
plan which will fortunately work bet
ter in the Wyoming cause than a sim
liar policy has worked in California
schools and on southern railroad
trains.
The independent., 1907-03-21
CANNED OPERA.

Within five years the moving picture
machine and the phonograph have
been perfected to such point that
they have added an entire class to the
amusements OF the people. 1t is now
possible to enjoy in handsome, clean
and well ventilated little theaters in
almost any city, at a cost OF few
cents, entertainments an hour or more
in length in which the biograph is a
conspicuous and worthy feature. In
some places of amusement, indeed, the
entire program is furnished with the
aid of mechanical inventions
The making of moving picture films
is fast becoming one of the fine arts.
Beginning with street scenes, fire de-
partment runs, marching soldiers and
flying railroad trains III 6 makers seen
learned to present series or pictures
in such a way as TO tell a complete
story. With the assistance of trained
actors and an abundance of properties
they are now able to portray any pos
sible or impossible event, from the at
tempt Of belated citizen to find his
key hole to Jail delivery or train
robbery or an Indian massacre. OF
late they have been producing some
remarkable theatrical effects, filling
the stage with beautifully costumed
dancers moving rhymically to au-
dibie music.
One more step, and the vaudeville
theater will be able to give grand
opera, if not for ten cents at least for
half a dollar. The telharmonium will
bring in the music of full orchestra
over telephone wire and the tele-
graphone will reproduce "in the exact
quality of the originals" the voices of
the great singers, putting dozen Of
the worlds stars into q single cast,
and causing them to sing while their
counterfeit presentiments from the bio
graph move over the. stage and open
their lips and gesticulate in unison
with the music. 1t is an alluring
prospect, and not altogether in the
realm of fancy. Mechanical music is
already almost equal to the offerings
of the average comic opera company.
The newer inventions promise to be
as much above those now in use ds
Sembrich's tones are better than Lii
lian RuSselfs.
The independent., 1907-03-21

Is assured you when you buy DR.. Pierce's
family medicnes-for all the ingredi-
ents entering into them are printed on
the bottle wrappers and their formulas
arc attested under oath as being complete
and correct. You know just what you are
paying for and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing In our
American feresg -ssd while potent to cura
are pcrfGctly harmless even to the most
delicate womep a ~ childFenS Not drop
aL-alcshol enteTS into their cQmQosll ion..
a much lsatlsr aGaIsL g used both Tor eX.
E1ctsng and prcSgIyllg -Lne LOeQicinf.l
PRINCIPLES used III tfen., yiZ.--pQre tZlNle-
Tekhed EIyccrine. This agent possesses
Intrinsic medicinll properties OF its own.
being most valuable antiseptic and anti
ferment, nutrtive and soothing damul-
cent.
Glycerine plays an important part in
the cure of indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stomach, attended by sour risings.
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue,
poor appetite, gnawing feeling in stom-
ach, biliousness and kindred derange-
nents OF the stomach, liver and bowels.
Besides curing all the above distressing
ailments, the Golden Medical Discovery
is a specific for all diseases Of the mucous
membranes, as catarrh, whether of tho
nasal passages or of the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs. Even in it's Lucrative
stages it viii yield to this sovereign rem
edy ii its use be perseyered in. In Chronic
catarrh of tha Nasal passages. it Is well.
while taking the Golden Medical Dis
covery" for the necessary. constitutional
treatment, to cleanse the passages freely
two or three times day with DIR. Sage's
catarrh Remedy. This thorough course
of treatment generally cures the worst
cases.
In coughs and hoarseness caused by bron-
chiai throat and lung affections. except con-
sumption In its advanced stages. the Golden
Medical Discovery Is most efficient REM
edy. especially In those obstinate. hang-on
coughs caused by irritation and congestion OF
the bronchial mucous membranes. The DDS
coyery y Is not so good for acute coughs arts
ing from sudden colds. nor must 1t be az
pected to euro consumption In its advanced
stages-no medicine will do that-hut for All
the obstinate. chronic coughs. which. IL neg
lected. or badly treated. lead up to consump-
ton. IL is the bcsf ae1irine that can be taken
The independent., 1907-03-21
FORESTRY FOR PROFIT.

Professor Miller of the university of
Nebraska, publishes figures from the
Robinson cataipa plantation in Pawnee
county showing that twenty acres OF
land planted to these trees in 1889 and
1890 gave a crop of poles, posts and
cordwood in January and February,
1906. that sold for $5,23S1O. Computing
the interest on the investment at per
cent compound and putting in every
item of expense, including labor at good
wages, this crop returned to Mr.. Rob-
inson an annual net income of 1924 per
acre. That was probably twice as
much as the same land would have
yielded him had it been rented for
farming under ordinary conditions. The
stumps do not decrease the value of
the land, for they are left to produce
sprouts, which it is estimated, will give
another profitable crop in ten years.
OF course. in considering starting a
similar plantation at the present time,
it must be remembered that the initial
cost of the land in this experiment was
less than it would be at the present
standard of Nebraska prices, and that
the interest would now be larger
membered that Mr.. Robinsons crop
came to marketable stage during a
period of high prices for ali kinds of
material. But after making all these
deductions the figures indicate that the
man who can afford to wait for his in
terest and dividends can make good
return by planting rough and other
wise unpromising land to timber.
The independent., 1907-03-21
yULGARIzING THE WORLD.

Rather more open approval wou'i
be heard In Great Britain for the
good company" argument for high
Pullman car rates than in this conn
try. The increasing difficulty of the
high born to distinguish themselves
from the low and vulgar is causing
open complaint in that country,
whereas any such feeling gets public
expression only by accident in our
democratic commonwealth. A lady
wrote sorrowfully to The Throne, a
British magazine, lately: II have
little sapphire and diamond lace
brooch which cost quite a respectable
sum; my housemaid possesses one of
sham stones which might be its twin
sister In the shop windows are yards
of lace marked two and something
three Of the identical design of the
nearly priceless flounces put away to
adorn some day a certain small daugh-
ters wedding gown. The expensive fur
toque I bought last week has its dl-
pIicate in dyed rabbit skin on the head
of my laundress' daughter" With
Pullman privileges extended and par
ticuarly il automobiles should be
greatly reduced in first cost and cost
of maintenance, it may ultimately be
necessary for good company" to dis
tinguish itself by badge worn like
policemans star to announce the
vearer's rating in Dun's or Brad
streets.
The independent., 1907-03-21
MARCH 81. 1907.
REGULATION IN NEW YORK.

Governor Hughes of New York has
earned such confidence in his integrity
and good judgment that his proposals
for the regulation of intrastate public
service corporations have unusual in
terest and weight. A bill introduced
by Sena tor Page includes the COVER
nor's views. Two public service COM
missions are provided, one to have
jurisdiction over Greater New York,
the other over the rest of the state.
These commissions have the most
sweeping and comprehensive powers.
They investigate and act upon COM
plants regarding charges or service
Of city railways as well as steam rail-
roads, gas companies, electric COM
panies, in fact every form of chartered
public service except telephone COM
panies The bill is criticised for this
omission. Complete publicity of ac-
counts and methods of all public SER
vice corporations is provided. Bonds
and stock cannot be issued without
first convincing the commission of
their legitimacy, Ballooning capitaliz-
alton, holding companies, the control
Of one public service corporation by
another after the Hartman plan, all
these sleight of mind devices for get
ting money out of the public pocket
ana INTO the pocket Ol lHe pupl1c ser
vice exploiters are made impossible,
given able and honest commissions.
Such control over corporations whose
operations cover more than local scope
has been provided for by railroad con>
missions in other states;- but in ex-
tending tine jurisdiction Of the two
commissions over the public service of
cities the law proposed by Mr.. Hughes
goes farther than anything now in
force in any state. 1t is not too dras-
tic if it be considered worth while to
try to check the spread of the munich
pal ownership movement. Such a law,
stiffy enforced, will have that effect
if anything will.
The independent., 1907-03-21

never have been deforested. Switzer-
land and parts of Germany would be
uninhabitable today but for an enlight-
ened policy of forest preservation go
ing back, in the case of Switzerland,
five hundred years. In the United
States, when it is proposed to prevent
without cost in the west such disaster
as now threatens the Ohio valley,
there are senators to oppose the ac-
ton. Public opinion in the United
States needs to reach point that not
only supports and insists upon the
present policy of western forest re-
serves, but will approve the reforest-
ing of areas already ruined themselves
and damaging others by lack of
timely action in other sections.
The independent., 1907-03-21
PRIMARY PROBLEM.

KEN ESAW. Neb.. March f5.-To the
Editor of The State Journal AS a con-
sistent and persistent friend OF the di-
rect primary. / would like The Journal,
its ablcst champion, to answer two
points made by McMullen against pro-
visions in tine bill as II passed the
house.
The expense OF getting on the ticket.
The making OF the platform by the
candidates.
The first makes IL too difficult for
any but the rich or the corrupt 20 got
on tho ticket. and the second gives the
same rich the right 20 make tho plat
In tho hands OF tho people IL Ia placed
The independent., 1907-03-21
TIMES FORELoCK.

The Ohio river takes a belated and
disastrous part in the forest reserve
debate. The denuded hillsides Of Penn
sylvania, Ohio and West Virginia Of
fer the strengthening spring sun free
scope with their snow fields. The rain
fell, the snow melted, no trees prevent
the water from taking the quickest
and most direct course to the rivers.
Result, fiuted hillsides and in the val
leys flooded cities and farms. italy
is spending twenty dollars an
acre to reforest her mountain sides.
France is now spending twenty -four
million dollars in preserving her for
ests and reforesting areas that should
The independent., 1907-03-21

1t could be granted that these asser-
tions are true, and yet be proved that
the direct primary system would De
substantially better than the system
that Is being got rid Of But that IS not
necessary.
1t is not true that a nomination costs
more under the direct primary lnan
in a convention. The misapprehension
on this point arises from the fact tnat
a man who wishes to prostitute hin-
self and betray his neighbors can get
a nomination at the hands of conven-
ton at little or no direct cost TO nlin-
self. He has only to bargain for IT
with nomination dispensing macnlne
built up bv and for certain rich" in
terests The cost of this nomination is
tremendous. but it is paid for out of
the money and rights of his constitu-
ents sacrificed by his service in office
of the interests in control of the ma
chine instead Of the general interest
Ordinarily to get nomination from the
people under the convention system Is
extraordinarily expensive for the rea-
son that to beat the machine requires
to get the people almost solidly behind
one, whereas in the direct primary
nomination requires but majority.
The specific answer to the expense
argument is that the law forbids any
candidate for state office under pain
of invalidating his nomination to ex-
pend more than $3.50 in his canvass.
And II Is q law that can be enforced.
AS to platforms: Under the state
wide direct primary two ways are open
for making a state platform. conven-
ton could be called to draft plat
form; or the candidates just nominated
could meet and decide upon state
ment of principles and policies. In
either case the makers of the platform
would have a direct mandate from the
people. But the candidates would have
been chosen more carefully and with
more reference to their views. and the
fact that they are soon to be asking
for popular support at the polls assures
a careful effort to reflect public opin-
ion; certainly not plutocratic opinion.
in the platform When they are elected
the fact that they themselves drew the
platform would be an earnest of
keeping the platform pledges. Mr.. Nc
Mullen would hardly be trying to per-
suade his party in the legislature to
violate its direct primary pledge in
made platform thus promises to be as
satisfactory in every respect as the
convention made platform, and more
so in important particulars 1t seems
totally unnecessary and unwise there
fore to go to the extra trouble and ex-
pense of a convention.
The independent., 1907-03-21

Few women are careful enough about
keeping control over their facial ex-
preston. They are entirely too apt
to frown and look serious, thus implant-
ing lines and wrinkles which, once
they come, are hard to erase.
The independent., 1907-03-21

before admixture. Lastly add enough
water to make the whole measure ono
int. Perfume with cologne or lavender
water. Moisten the hair with the
fluid before putting 1t In papers or
pins.
IL person Is seized with violent
commissions and loss Of consciousness
you may know that he has a fit OF
some kind. The head should be raised
a little, and no stimulant given; th9
limbs should be allowed plenty of free
dom, and a little beef tea or milk
should be given on recovery.
Winter plays havoc with the most
beautiful complexion and during this
season OF sudden changes Of tempera-
ture and cold bleak winds the skin
should receive constant attention OF
an intelligent sort, remembering that
what improves in one case will go to
the other extreme in another
When little scraggly ends OF hair
lang down over your collar all you
need Is a good brush, some back combs
and a little perseverance to make them
stay up with the rest. When arrang-
ing your coiffure brush these ends UP
brlSkly and tnen place TWO Dack COMBS
where they are needed A few invfs-
ible hairpins will also conspire against
widow locks. A little downy growth
of hair on the cheeks should not be
tampered with. When genuine bris-
ties deveiope the electric needle should
be used TO annihiiate them.
A good method Of scenting the hair
is to drop five or six drops OF oil Of
iessanine or some other perfume Of
the same kind into the palm OF the
hand and rub hard over the brush, 80
that the oil Is transferred to tho
bristles. The hair should then be well
brushed and will be found to be quito
sufficiently perfurned by this method.
This should be done after it has been
first washed. Damp hair loses its curl
Hot weather increases the perspiration
Of the scalp and SO causes much tried
woman a little extra trouble. There
are many excellent lotions for prevent
ing and remedying the mischief Here
Is prescription: Five parts of haze
line. two parts of eau de cologne and
one part OF spirit OF rosemary, well
shaken together
The independent., 1907-03-21

A good was for whitening the skin
Is made by adding half wineglassful
of fresh-strained lemon juice and a
little rose water to half pint of dis
titled water. Keep tightly corked.
Applying several times a day with a
piece of soft linen. allowing II to dry
In.
The independent., 1907-03-21

To make the hair fluffy. when put
ting It up on curriers' use tho following
lotion: Take of gum arabic. ono
ounce: good moist sugar. half-ounce;
pure hot water. three quarters OF a
int. Dissolve. When this solution In
cold add alcohol two fluid ounces; sal
ammonlac. six grains each The last
two should be dissolved Ia the alcohol
The independent., 1907-03-21

in the hands of an olgarchy OF the
opulent, leaving the people nothing but
the veto power. l. D. EVANS.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-19

There is nothing better for stomach troubles than KODOL, which contains the same juices found in healthy stom- ach. KODOL is offered on a guaranteed plan for the relief of heartburn, fatu- lence, sour stomach, belching of gas, nausea, and all stomach troubles. So at times when you don t feel just right, when you are drowsy after meals, and your head aches or when you have no ambition, and you are cross and irrita- ble, take KODOL. It digests what you eat. It will make you healthy. Sold by Hanna's s Drug Store.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-11-19
BUREAU OF MINING

Whether or not step forward was made at the last National Mining con gress toward the creation of bureau of mining under government supervi- sion, remains to be seen, but it is cer- tain that there has been no retrograding Tn the attempt to add portfolio of mining to the presidents cabinet.
 In recent issue the St. Louis Globe Democrat says editorially of the move ment:
 The annual meeting of the American Mining congress has just been held at Joplin, Mo, the center of the greatest zinc mining district in the world. One of the delegates made the announcement on the strength of a recent interview in the White House, that the president s message shortly to be submitted to con- gress will include a recommendation that a government bureau of mines be S''"piohOu' IiOhi tO tlllc RON- ernment reports have set forth the great expansion in the mineral industries of the United States. All the old forms of mining are growing fast, and exten- sive new ones are added to the list ire quently, the general increase each year amounting to many millions.
 Reports on mining at present come from the United States geological sur vey, which is conducted under the di- rection of the interior department. Ac- cording to the official figures published at the end of last year the value of the metallic and non-metallic mineral pro- ducts of this country increased from $364, 100000 in 1880 to $l, ,623, 100000 in 1905, greater rate of growth than has occurred in any other form of Ameri. can industry. Within twenty-five years this country has taken the lead in coal,