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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-28

Coy. Beckham Of Kentucky has appointed
r. w. Bingham mayor OF the city Of Louis
Vile. to succeed Mayor Barth. who was
dep0sed BY the court Of appeals.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
RuhIes and Diamond.

Heirs to the dream Of the alchem.
lists. who sought to transmute base
metals into gold, many scientists to-
day are striving to unite the cheap
elements which make up precious
stones, and 70 build US jewels while
We wait Theoretically the task IL
simple. Practically. the. dimculty Of
counterfeiting that welding point Of
heat and pressure which existed
when the molten earth was cooling il
very great. Apparently It can be
dons. whoever fuses alumina with
chromium oxide in the oxy-hydrogen
dame may obtain q veritable ruby.
The diamond IL . tougher opponent,
but Moissan points out the road to
success. By saturating molten iron
with carbon In the electric furnace at
. temperature of $500 degrees. and
chen suddenly cooling the mass. he
produced the pressure necessary to
crystallixe the carbon. and obtained
minute but real diamonds. Lately
SAk AuuICW NOOAc OUIsIuou y WOtAu
record temperature Of $500 degrees
from the pressure OF cordite exploded
In closed vessels of iron. and In the
residue Of the explosion chamber
small diamonds were found. In the
near future. perhaps. methods will be
found Of producing all crystals in the
size. homogeneity Of texture, and col
oring which make them precious
stones. No longer. then, says Col
Hers. will the blood-stained gems Of
Indian princes glow in the pages Of
sixth-rate novels. In our children's
children. It may be, the tales of the
Arabian Nights" win wake no Wis
ions Of unearthly wealth. and the ad-
venture Of Mowgli with the Bandar-
Log Of the Forgotten City win have
to be explained.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
TO ALL
Giant Mail Order Concerns
Are Sappins Country Of
lts Wealth.
SMALLER TOWNS CRUSHED
By Assisting In the GENERALIZATION
Of Wealth, Patrons Of These In
stitutIons Contribute to Their
Own Injury.

Copyright, 1906. by Alfred C. Clark.)
Every year millions upon millions OF
dollars find their way from the towns,
villages and rural districts of the coun-
try to the Golfers Of the mail order
houses in the cities. and go to the up
building of enormous institutions in
the centers of population. Naturally,
the sources from which the contribu-
tions are made suffer accordingly.
Figures ever tell q better story than
words. Here are figures which tell
a story 20 stupendous that its full sig.
niflcance cannot be grasped in q mo.
ment. but the mere sight of which are
awe inspiring:
In the year 1905 two mail order
houses, located In Chicago, did q bust.
ness amounting in round numbers to
$s0,000.000. In the year 1904 these
same concerns did q business of about
$s2.000.0 900. q gain of 10000 or
nearly 30 per cent in single year be-
ing thus exhibited.
These figures represent the sale last
year Of one dollars worth of merchan-
disc for every man, woman and child
in the country by two catalogue houses
alone. and those operating from the
same central point. Dozens more OF
varying size and Importance are oper-
ating all over the country from coast
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
DOLORES STAR
Published Weekly.
charjes oasrs 9dltor and Proc.
DOLORES. COLORADO.
Terms: 900 Per Tear.

Interesting Wives Of eerdId Men.
Occasionally one comes in contact
with q number Of ladies who are
much more Interesting than. their hus-
bands. They know more outside Of
the sordid and dull business OF money
making. know a farmer and his
wife, writes q correspondent Of Mon
treal Herald, who hardly seem to live
in the same world. The farmer is .
nice fellow. but his interest In things
IL bounded by the fences Of his farm.
with q hazy-eyed look koccasionally ut
party politics. His wife. on the con.
trary. Is an Intellectual force In the
neighborhood. She has made reading
Of the better sort popular within her
sphere OF influence; and there are
few subjects OF human interest upon
which she has not formed an fntelli.
gent opinion. 1t is not that her ori.
ginal education was any better than
her husbands; but that she has had
more time since to supplement 1t, or
at all events has taken more time.
In many cases It is opportunity which
gives the wife the better education
the higher culture. The husband 10
so busy manipulating stocks or hand.
ling his business that he has no time
or mental force for the study OF art.
the reading OF good literature or the
cultivation Of musical taste. His
wife. on the other hand. is put by his
Efforts in 30 happy financial posi-.
ton that she enjoys considerable
leisure: and she spends 1t on mental
culture instead Of taking an empty
course Of Afternoon functions" and
keeping up to the latest thing In fash
ion and gossip. Europe is full Of
travelling tourist wives who are both
interested and interesting. touching
all that makes up the culture of that
continent. while their husbands will
only run over occasionally for its curl.
osities and amusements. For the vast
majority who cannot go to Europe
there il the home culture Of the IL
brary.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

that by placing present restriction the author
benefit being conferred the nation The member Of congress
but matter of fact he making publisher present book
all books lived this would be all right only
few what is the of taking the little scrap of bread
ter which the authors children get from copyright?
early CO.'S books
launched 20 years before only had been recopyed In those
5000 books published each and only two Of them lived
These books Crisan Science HEALTH Mary Baker
Eddy, and my Innocence Abroad"
inclined to think that the copyright the latter will expire
before this bill passed shall hardly be in heaven before children
will not have a book to live
When have passed 40 not aborng for yourself
You aboring the wife and the children This of
body the author who stopped by the at certain
His restricted while the publisher under the
copyright may take the profit that properly belongs the author
add it to his
The publisher ought learn by experience that the very the
copyright published book half dozen publishers ready
bring cheap edition. with the result that nobody gets
profit
The books which have been profitable right along under the copyright
law to be when the copyright After the haozen
fishers rushed in likely that the book will left alone
again. Sometimes publisher will be hardy enough bring
the book longer has the life would had had it's
iy remained unbroken.
limited copyright law damages literature just much it dam
ages the author.
There few books that live AZ years. should really like
how books this country has produced it became republic
which still live There certainly not great many although
published in America in this time 100000 books.
What the putting limit the American books that
been published during last century, when than thu
total number have survived?
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

pie a. . whole shall be prosperous.
Such general prosperity as may exist
cannot be retained II the institutions
OF the already larger and wealthier
communities are to continue to be
built up by contributions that should
be spent at home from the thousands
Of smaller communities
The need Of the country, = desper-
ate need upon which the welfare Of
the individual depends, IL for the
upbui1ding and continued progress Of
the smaller communities, 20 that the
wealth OF the country may be distrib-
uted over the entire country, and not
congested and controlled in large
amounts in a comparative few centerB
Of population.
Therefore, the man who sends away
from his own community money which
he might have spent at home and per-
mitted fair profit to the home mer.
chant to be retained there for the
benent Of the community. is injuring
his community. and thereby the pros
poets for his own future prosperity.
In q large number Of instances he II
doing more than this. Unwittingly, or
unthinkingly, perhaps. he II violating
his own principles Of right and justice.
for. at the expense Of his own COM
munity, he is needlessly contributing
profits to the capitalistic combinations
which he continuously cries out are
menacing the country.
The mall order giants direct their
energies particularly toward the peo-
pie Of the smaller towns and the agFi-
cultural districts. In hundreds Of
thousands Of the homes of these the
catalogue of the mail order house il a.
regularly received as the home paper.
The man ON the farm last year sent .
very large portion Of eighty millions
Of dollars to two Of these institutions.
in one community, alone.
In all sincerity we ask: Admitting.
purely for the sake Of the argument.
that the farmer or the resident Of the
small community can save q few dol.
lars on some Of his purchases, or even
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
Giur tlrr Drn1karn
Il Gtattrr
By LEROY B. CRANE.
New York judge.

Louis Mo- Judge Pollard given hearing the subject before
the house Of and his method receiving trial
police courts.
have used the method indicated by Judge Pollard
thoroughly.
When before charged with drunkenness try
ascertain FIRST whether not he confirmed dnkard
whether not he has family at home needing his support
find that he is not hopeless suspend sentence pu
him probation for certain length Of te during
port weel probation officer and he promise
abstain from all intoxicating liquors during the probation period
charge him wholly
find that the man before has family put him proba
on often when know him be habtua Why
him when his family at home needs earnings every days
he put in? And why fine him when ts taking
mouths Of his wife end children?
believe, however, that when it down solving
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

to coast and from border to border.
A fact not generally known is that
hundreds of concerns throughout the
country which now are doing business
through the regular trade channels are
awaiting only parcels post law to
unloose literature. already prepared
In many instances, which would pro
ject them into the mail order field, and
this does not take into account the
hundreds and perhaps thousands of
entirely new mail order concerns
which inevitably would spring into ex-
istence under such friendly auspices.
The two Chicago institutions re-
ferred to. already occupying immense
buildings, found themselves cramped
for room. One of them expended not
less than 81. .000. 900. and probably more,
for q new home. The other lately has
secured a new location and also will
expend at least 100000 for an i'm
mense new building.
Anyone who viii reflect even casual
~ ON the subject must become I'm
pressed that the influence of the mail
order business is toward the central
lxation Of wealth, and how enormous
. part It is playing in this direction
will be understood from second
glance at the figures which have been
given above.
Il II due to himself that every patron
|of the mail order house should inquire
honestly Of himself what the final out
come ia to be II the mail order busi-
ness shall continue to make the great
strides which have marked its prog
ress duriAe the last half decade.
It Ii useless to repeat the well worn
argument of the mail order concerns
that they are selling goods enough
more cheaply than the merchants in
the regular channels Of trade to leave
their customers more money than
ever to devote to home enterprises
and institutions. The fallacy of this
statement has been proved over and
lover again by actual and minute COM
|parisons of goods, as to their quality
and prices. Te refute it finally and
Ilndisputably by a simpler and more
direct method 1t is necessary only to
Rsk the reliable business men Of any
|of the smaller communities to show
the evidence from their books and ac-
counts of the harm the mail order
habit II doing their communities.
II IL q truth AZ old as the hills and
1 as certain as the rising and setting of
| he sun that no country or section Of
10 eegntry can prosper unless the peo-
a.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

Appearances arc deceitful at times
in regard to . person who il sup
posed to be dead. We have had sew
eral instances Of the sort Of late. A
woman who took poison woke mp and
told the undertaken not to be %
rough. A man supposed to be dyina
In New York hospital Jumped out Of
bed and whipped another man. A
woman in that city. after her husband
had shot her. made her husband think
that she was dead 20 that he wouldn't
shoot her again.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
The Puzzle Solved.

Some time ago Q merchant in Mar
blehead. Mass, was discovered In his
store at very late hour, and in reply.
ing to inquiries, he said:
my confidential clery Is missing"
And what Of 1T"
why. I'm looking over the books,
but they seem to be all right"
Have you counted your cash?''
Yes: and 1t is correct to q dollar.
Looked over your bank book?"
II have. and it Is satisfactory.
That's the puzzle, you see. Hes
skipped, and l can't make out what
for"
Been home since noon?"
NO"
Perhaps he's eloped with your
wife"
He hurried home. and found this to
be the case.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

tuGtT way TITO xno e0ner8 OF g0o mail
unIties to which II belonged, and which
accordingly.
that he could do SO on all of them, can
he afford to continue to impoverish
his own community, upon which his
own prosperity. the very value of his
LAND depends?
II he will ask himself this question
and consider 1t soberly and fairly in
all of its phases. including the many
which cannot be touched upon within
the limits of single article, we think
his answer must be that he cannot.
The wonderful productivity of this
country has been sufficient to over.
come the various adverse economic In
fuences which have existed during the
period of years in which the mail or.
der business has accomplished its
greatest growth. Everyone has been
getting along pretty we'll" While the
increasing flow Of golden millions from
their source in the land of the coun.
try to the already great centers of
money and population has held back
the growth Of the smaller commune
ties, It has not yet occasioned a great
disaster. The test will come with the
first pinch Of hard times" q condi.
ton which no country ever has been
able to escape at recurring intervals.
When this time arrives those COM
munities win best stand the test which
have best conserved and husbanded
their resources.
JOHN 8. POTTS.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
shakespears as Novel Hero.

William Shakespeare is the hero Of
q new and striking novel by the DAN
ish woman writer Sophus Banditz.
Moreover, British and American read.
ers will probably soon have q chance
to read this tale, for Queen Alexandra,
who recently read 1t in the original.
was 70 much impressed by it that she
advised the authoress to have IL
translated into English. This transla,
ton IL now proceeding and the Eng.
lish version IL to be dedicated to the
auean, who II herself Q Dane.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

P<yHna Is hoHsehold friend in
more than a million homes. This
number is Increasing every day.
Peynna has 6eeome household z00rd
all oper the English speaking aO0rlG.
IT is an cid tried remedy for oil ca
fayyAaI diseases Of the head, throat,
lsnes, stomach, kidneys, bladder ana
female organs.
Ask Your DrgGgisf for Free Peruna
Almanac for 1907.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
I see that London il

I see that London i
greatly excited now over
the probation method Of
treating drunkards who
are brought before po-
lice magistrates. This
system was recently in-
troduced there through
the efforts of Judge VIII
liam I. Pollard, of st.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

A Paris Journalist has founded 4
babies club. It ID spacious and
pleasant building. with q garden and
I clubhouse where games Of all kinds
are provided. There Is a Punch and
Judy show. with q cafe where sweets.
cakes, tea. milk and various kinds Of
lemonade are sold to members and
their parents. while there are also In
numerable toy-shops and a theater.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

forts to the children rather than to the grown-ups
believe that children should be taught temperance and
general morality in public schools just they are
taught reading writing and arithmetic. Morality ought
to be drilled into them from the moment they become
old enough to understand. If we get to work on the
children today in another generation or two we won't
have any bother with grown-ups.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
Ilf1 Of Her.ee and Doe.

Tho statement has been made that
horses average from 20 to 80 years Of
life. and dogs from IL to IA years. A
French encyclopedia credits the horse
with so to 40 years. the dog with 20
to "a. There is sufncient range Of
uncertainty in these figures to cause
doubt whether detailed study has been
made Of the subject.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

An Illinois court has ruled that .
whisky jug is deadly weapon. In
this case one man threw jug at an
other. 1t doesn't appear to make much
difference. then. as far as defini-
lions are concerned. whether the VIC
Tim - hit with the inside or the out
sids OF the jug.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

Building materials for the recon
stspctton of Valparaiso Will probably
~ exempted from import duty. A
prupc6a1 to this end Is before the
fH1le6n eovefnment.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

Woman, having gain
ed liberty, is now de-
manding license.
Barring woman suf-
frage, I am a believer in
the equality Of the sexes ;
but "the equality Of the
sexes" often means in
modern jargon the supe-
riority Of the woman,
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25

All for l2c postpaid in order to intro
duce our warranted seeds, and if you
will send Ice we will add one package of
Berliner Earliest Caulifower, together
with our mammoth plant, nursery stock,
vegetable and farm seed and tool catalog.
This catalog is mailed free to all in
tending purchasers. Write to-day.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box W.. La
Crosse Wis,
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
A Enrn'a @pintu11
nf mnntatt
BY LORD EDWARD TURNOUR,
English Noblsman Now in America

which is absurd Woman wields influence man now in
than thousand and and the influence mostly for
good give the ballot will become if not dan
geE, irrepressble nuisance.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
Wise David.

Wife-'Why do you always sit as
the piano. David? You know you
can't play motel" 'Neithas
can anyone else. while am herei.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
RIch Men Work for pleasure.

Theodore Gill, the worlds greatest
authority on fishes, works for the
United States government, receiving
one dollar month for his services. He
is a rich man on whom many univer.
stiles have conferred titles and de-
grees. DR.. Harrison G. Dyer. another
wealthy man. who knows more about
mosquitoes than any othsr living per.
son, devotes much Of his time to gov
ernment receiving $26 month. Gif.
ford Pinchort. q millionaire. Is head OF
the United States forestry service, but
he is comparatively we'll paid. his sal.
ary being $45 per annum. Several
other rich men are on the government
pay roll at nominal figures. working
for the pleasure Of doing things" as
President Roosevelt puts 1t.
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
Gnpuright Lam AnJ,1at tn
Airtflur ann fia Ynatfrtfy
~ sAr1uEL NJ clzr1zNs OZARK TwAIrD.

Nearly 1000 books appear in America every ysar
Ten may live 2s years, and by the renewal Of thei,
copyright their lives may be extended to 40 years
The author dies about that time. His copyright per
ishes just in time to permit his children to starve
which is not quite fair.
It is a fallacy. that the public gets the benefit
when copyright expires. There is vague idea il
the congressional mind that it is not fallacy, and
The Dolores star., 1907-01-25
A Bio Bargain for i2 Cents Postpaid.

The year of 1908 was one of prodigal
plenty ON our seed farms. Never before
did vegetable and farm seeds return such
enormous yields.
Now we wish to gain 100000 new Gus
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-07-31
WIRELESS FOR RAILROADS.
German Invents New System Of Wire
less for Use ON Trains.

Berlin, July 25.-American rail-
road trains may soon be equipped
with wireless telegraphy outfits en-
abung them to communicate with each
other While flying at express speed.
The invention of new system OF
wireless telegraphy by a German en-
gineer IS expected to accomplish this
result.
Her Nicke, the man who invented
the new system is said to be nego-
eating with one of the great Aneri-
can railway systems for the installa-
ton of his device, but the name OF
the company is kept secret.
The principal feature Of his appa-
ratus is its tabloid" size. Both trans
mitter and receiver can be packed in
a case weighing 30 Kilograms and can
easily be carried on a mans back
An entire wireless station outfit costs
about $500 and messages can be
sent thirty miles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-07-31

Il will mail you free, 20 prove mer-
it, sample Of my DR.. Shoop Res1ora-
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Don't make the common error OF
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treatment is treating the result Oh
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Weak stomach nerves-the INSIDE
nerves-mean stomach weakness, al
wavs. and the heart and kidneys as
we'll. have their controlling or inside
nerves. Weaken these nerves, ana
ycu inevitably have weak vital or
gans. Here is where DR.. Shops Res
torative has made its fame. No other
remedy even claims to treat the IN
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use DR.. Shops Restorative. Write
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DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis. The Restor-
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-07-31
Home Endorsement.
Hundreds Of Sumter Citizens
Can Tell You AL About It.

Home endorsement. the public expression
of sumter people. should be evidence beyond
dispute for every sumter reader. surely
the experience of friends and neignbors.
cheerfully given by them. will carry more
weight than the utterances OF strangers re-
siding in far-away places. READ the follow
ing:
Geo Ingram. farmer. well-hnowr in Sum-
ter says: i believe you have most vaiua-
bic medicine for bacSache. for | never hao
anything do me so much good as Doan's Ma"
ney Pills which Iprocured at Dr.. Al emma
Drug store. My back has caused me lot Oh
suffering; did rot know that it was my kld-
neys but thought had malaria all through
my bones fer they acfed SO. The aching eS-
tended all III and down my back GEAR mo
my shoulder. and down my legs. 40 hoI
think had spot about ne Witere tne pam pam
did not strike and every once in a while ad
a duh Snawin@ kind OF pain across ti!e
small of my back and then again sharp shoot
ing pains all over used numerous rem
edics and make-shifts but found nothing 10
do me any good. The kidney sccretionS be
when left to stand and get cold. They were TOO
frequent in action and disturbed my
rest nights. The first night after | useo
Doan'S Kidney Pills told rny wife felt pet
til after using the pills couple Of days wheh
! anew the pains were lessened ana the Sc
cIctions from The kidneys seen ceased TO an,
! noy me as they formerly did have not had
, a retur: If the aching and paii since USED
FOR For sale Ivy all dealers. Foster-A. ,lburn
Company Buffalo. y. y. sole agents for the
United states.
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