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The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Patriotism.

Editor The Washington Herald:
None OF the patriotic men who partici-
pated In the stirring events Of the Amefi-
can Revolution. which gave US a govern
ment of and by the people, are living to
witness the great progress In all lines Of
human energy for the prosperity and i'm
provement of our country, and wherever
civilization marks its benefits to man
kind Very few Of their sons are left as
Intermediates between them and the pres
ent generation In most OF the States
there are none Throughout the United
States ia 1890 there were twenty-five Now
in Massachusetts there is but one. Two
months ago there were two-the sons Of
Lieut.. Isaac Clark. a Revolutionary sol
dier. One Of these, Anson B. Clark. passed
away March 81, in his ninetieth year. A
few days before he mingled with the citi-
zsns Of Hubbardston, Mass, and voted
It the town election. Such examples Of
civic duty performed should stand as a
lesson for Americans 20 heed for the
prosperity Of our rights and privileges as
freemen.
In our own country It is the duty Of
the citizen to take a positive interest in
the affairs Of the government. to be a
politician. ia understand the science Of
self-g0yernment. and be able 10 teach its
problems at his home, that our land be
permeated with patriotism, and not pol
luted with political corruption. The eX-
amples Of patriotism the men Of the Rev
Olution exhibited. the veXatiOns and suf-
ferings they endured. the reyerses they
sustained, and the briiligat victories they
achieved are as necessary to be kept in
remembrance and taught now as az any
other time in our cOuntrys history for
the good influence they will exert I'm the
preservation OF our national principles.
Our school histories and readers should
abound with apt Illustrations Of this ma
ture. derived from the experiences Of the
American Revolution 10 captivate the
youth in our public schools. impress them
with patriotic notions. and teach them the
beginnings Of our system OF government.
APPLETON p CLARK.
Washington d. G,
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dence Of the people in railway securities
now sadly impaired by what has grown
to be the COstliness and ineficiency OF
labor in the last two or three years, and
by the reckless hostility Of the Chief
Executive Of the nation to corporate
interests
Specifically. Of course. the bond market
has been depressed by the large quantity
of new security offerings at high rate Of
interest, over 5000 ,000 Of railway stocks
and bonds having been put out last
month alone so as 10 yield a return
varying. as a rule. between 5 and 81 per
cent Such news as was received last
week regarding the conditions of affairs
In San Francisco was not at all enCOurag-
ing in a stock market sense except, per
haps, as indicating that the troubles there
had become acute and that a conflict be-
tween the forces of order and disorder
was on in dead earnest which looked
forward eventually to a permanent set
tlement
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Should Condemn Alley Property.

Editor The Washington Herald:
In the article about the alley commits
sion seeking additional authority the
statement is made that every one agrees
that the alleys should be opened into
minor streets. 1 beg to differ with the
gentlemen, as l have failed to find any
one thoroughly familiar with the subject
who does not contend that the opening Of
alleys into small streets is but remaklng
tho blunder that was made when alley
houses were first allowed to be built
When I say persons familiar with alley
conditions, 1 do not mean persons who
get their views Of the question by riding
by the mouths Of the alleys in automO-
biles, but people who have dwelt for years
in front of the worst of them and know
whereof they speak.
II the Commissioners and Congress are
sincere in their desire to get rid of the
alley nuisance, the matter Is very easy Of
solution and at less cost 10 the District
than turning them into little streets 10 be
eyesores and plague spots forever Let
Congress pass a law to condemn all alley
dwellings, pay for them under the same
system as for ground for a public build
ing. tear the frame shacks down, resell
them for stable and warehouse property
(the brick houses can be sold for the
same use), and then prohibit the opening
Of any street in the District Of Columbia
Of a less width than ninety feet.
To illustrate. the alley in the rear Of
where ! live contains twenty-five dwell
ings. The condemnation value Of ali Of
them would be less than S20.g1. 1t is safe
70 say that about half this amount could
be realized by a resale Of the sites. leav-
ing the cost OF clearing the alley less than
$1,000
II would cost $4,000 70 open minor
street Which is the better plan?
B. EDWARD McCANN.
sE Fouraud-s-haf street southwest, Washington,
ID
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Christian Church is the preaching Of
Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Other
foundation can no man lay than that is
laid"
Summarizing: To promote more con-
sistent churchgoing in Washington (and
elsewhere), let the first day Of the week
be observed Q) as a holy day, and not as
holiday. 90 as devoted to the spiritual
rather than the secular interests of man;
% as for Goodness rather than for gain;
(D as for love of God and man rather
than for selfish pleasure and frivolity.
c. HERBERT RICHARDSON.
Rylsnd NJ E. Church, Washington, ID. e.
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Government Ownership in Canada.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Opponents Of government ownership Of
railroads in the United States need search
no further for an example than Canada.
where the government control Of the
Intercolonial Railway is costing the tax
payers a pretty penny. Red tape IN the
management easy working hours TO
please the voters and make an attractive
argument for continuing in power the
Liberal party, and the constant play Of
tie party In power to use the railway
20 increase its political strength. all have
resulted in a steady and serious drain
upon the Dominion treasury. The tax
payer. whom government ownership Is
supposed 90 benefit. pays the deficits.
whether he will or not
The InteTcOlOnial up to 1895 represented
an investment Of public. money TO the
amount Of S55.O00,0oo In that year the
Liberals. led by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, came
into power and have since remained in
control, and during the twelve years
there has been added TO the Intercolonial
capital account the considerable sum of
sE.00G0 900. The extensions and improve
ments represent a comparatively small
portion or TINS sum. most or II being due
TO the accumulated losses Of the road
Regularly TeCuTTent deficits have been
charged TO the capital account. instead of
10 profit and loss.
Here is an instance: Last year there
was deficit between the earnings and
expenditures Of the road of S3, 200. 2jj This
deficit is accounted for by the addition
Of a corresponding amount TO the capital
account although experts who have ex-
amined it declare the only amount proper
iy chaTgcable TO that account is about
$Se0000 for Improvements. leaving a net
loss for the year OF over 50, 10000.
The inordinate cost Of the Intercoloniai' s
operation would soon send a privately
owned road into bankruptcy. 1t is 1850
q mile, while that OF the Grand Trunk is
s5.oo0 a mile, and the Canadian Pacific
even less; and there is no comparison in
the amount Of business done by these two
privately managed companies on the one
hand and the goyernment-oWned road on
the other.
Railroad experts here are not surprised
by this showing. They say nothing less
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Once More. the Excellent Blackbird.

Special to The Washington Herald
The grackle. or crow blackbird. is not
as black as you have painted him, as he
is a great destroyer of worms and grubs.
Like his relative. Cornus Americana, he
is. as you have characterized him, a
thief and a robber l saw one once pur-
sue a crow. which took refuge on the
rear end of the weather vane of the
Smithsonian Institution. The blackbird
rested on the other end, waiting to at
tack his enemy when he took flight
The red-winged blackbird is Of a differ
ent species. The male has q red spot on
each wing, and the plumage Of the female
is gray The red-wing is edible and the
grackle is not The former is most In
evidence in August and September, when
on the Southern migration. and is mainly
seen in the marshes here with the reed or
rice bird. or bObOlink. The red-wings and
grackles are both Northern nesters. l
have seen great fiocks Of the red-wings
at Mile-Run, about daybreak, COM
ing from their tree-roosting places down
20 the marshes to feed. II they have any
gift of song, | have never heard IL nor Of
1t. AS the song of nearly all song birds
is confined 10 the nesting season. doubt
If the Southern editor ever heard them
sing even if they could.
have never been fortunate enough %
have heard the bobClnk sing, whose
notes, ] am told, are enhancing.
When they are here their notes are con-
fined 10 a small "chink." very much re
sembling thai Of brier birds, which also
appear about the same time or some
what earlier. The Ted-wings have a sim
liar note, but coarser and louder
GEO. C. HENNING.
Washington, d. G.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

graph-these people did not foIm the
habit Of ehurch-going In youth, conse-
quently it is not any part Of their scheme
of living. and is not likely to be. Let the
children be taken to a church service
every Sunday morning for ten years. and
a habit Of church-going will be acquired
which will last through life, unless too
much is said about the church debt or
the sermons are too long. More people
would attend church If pew rents were
abolished, and admission tickets and re-
served seats substituted.
JOSEPH BURDEN.
coz G street northwest, Mashingion. u. ..
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Why Pews Are Empty.

Editor The Washington Herald:
And l, If I be lifted up will draw all
men unto me" When men stay away
from church. it cannot be that He is lifted
up there. Boss rule is as much in evi-
dence in the churches as IN the govern
ments. Thinking men DO not want this.
and wisely stay away from church The
fruit Of higher criticism is seen In empty
pews. The laws Of the land governing
conduct in church are not In harmony
with the perfect law Of liberty The
Christian life without ceremony is a Joy
forever.
r. G. SOAIERYILLE.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

sents that ideal, and with instantaneous
results. The leaven is working and moth
ing can prevent the realization of the
ideal in the coming campaign.
In each community a Democratic club
should be formed The spirit Of liberty
should break forth in organization and in
challenges 10 joint debate.
GEO II SHELLEY.
Bliss Building Washington, ID. c.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Rights of Pedestrians.

Editor The Washington Herald:
There are many thousands of other citl-
zens who are anxously awaiting an
answer TO Mr.. W. D. Nesbit's questions
to the Commissioners regarding the
rights of pedestrians, to which reference
was made in The Washington Herald Of
May % r. L. MILLER.
ISIS l street northwest, Washington, D. c.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Too Cool for Tobacco.
scial 70 The Washinrton Herald.

Special to The Washington HenId
Lynchburg. Va. June 2-The weather
during the past week was a tritle too cool
for the tobacco plants. set out recently in
the Lynchburg district. to make much
headway. A considerable portion OF the
crop is planted. and favorable weather
will give it a good start after the recent
rains. The sales on the local market last
week aggregated $1,000 pounds. or 14.OO0
pounds less than the week preceding. The
crop is practically all marketed. Prices
remain stationary, with good demand.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
XATHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ITO
w VIEWS ON TIMELY TOPICS

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does m nnym mT h F Mon expires
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
LATE SEASON HURTS
Market Conditions Depend
on Climatic Phenomena.
BUSINESS ABROAD ALSO BAD

Better Prices, However, May Com
pensate Farmers for Short Crop,
but Affect COuntry's Trade Bal
ance-Other Influences Felt in
Trade Channels and In Wall street.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
A Pastors View of ChurchgOing.

r. G. SOMERYILLE.
aO5 Second street northeast Washington. D. c.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-16
SANO.

Mr.. F. T. Abrell and Miss
Myrtle Harmon were married at
the residence of the bride Dec.
10Th by Rev. D. G. Shepherd.
Born to the wife of Fred Shaw,
a boy.
James Campbell has returned
from a visit to relatives in Put
nam county, Tenn.
Brockman & Brockman are
closing out their stock of goods
at cost.
Loe Bryant and Sam White
have returned from Illinois.
Isham Kerns has moved from
this place to Kerns.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-16
LULA.

Steam boats are making regu-
lar trips.
Rev. F. M. Flatt will move his
family to Greensboro in the near
future.
Mr.. Lee Snow happened to a
very serious accident last Satur-
day by a mule kicking him in the
right side. He is thought to be
some better at this writing.
John Dunbar sold a cow and
calf to F. M. Flat the other day.
Price unknown.
Misses Minnie and Ersie
Vaughan, of Gar, and Laura
Jones and Essie Vaughan, of
Kendall, were the guests of Lula
Morrison Sunday.
The school at this place fought
by Mr.. Marcus Hale, will close
Jan. %. Prof. Hale has fought
a very successful school.
Mr.. Elmer Wheat, the County
Clerk, of Jamestown, made a
flying trip here New Years day.
Mr.. Owen Mckinley, of Sewell-
ton, visited his uncle, VIM. Nc
Fall Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Marcus Mckinley, of
Bart and Mr.. James Smith, of
Ono, was here last week on bust
ness.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-16

'"They like the taste as we'll as maple
sugar" is what one mother wrote of
Kennedy's In tive (containing) Hon
ey and Tar. This modern cough syrup
is absolutely free from any opiate or
narcotic, and does not stupefy or con-
stipate. Conforms to the Nationa Purs
Food and Drug Law. Sold by DR. J. N.
Page, Columbia, KY.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-16
A Wonderful Happening.

Port Byron, N. Y, has witnessed one
of the most remarkable cases of heal
ing ever recorded. Amos F. King, of
that place says: ''Buckeln's Arnica
Salve cured sore on my leg with which
1 had suffered over 80 years. l am now
eighty five." Guaranteed to cure al
ores, by T. E. Paul, Druggist 25c.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-16
HELENA, ARK.

The News came yesterday for
the first time since l have been
in Helena. 1t is not only one OF
the best local papers in the 18th
Congressional district, but the
best, and I congratulate Bro.
Harris on the improvement.
also received a copy of the Spec
tator and note that George and
May are doing their best.
The world is now the only
Daily in this section, the Daily
Bulletin having suspended pub
LEGATION yesterday. M e m p h is,
which is eighty miles above
Helena, is our nearest town
having daily papers and it does
not effect our interests in the
least. Helena is the best town
I have ever been in and it's peo-
pie the very best to be found
any where. It has a population
of $4,000 and is the terminal for
three railroads, with another
road building. Besides these
advantages, the town is right
under the levee on the Mississippi
river and it's shipping facilities
can not be surpassed by any town
on the Mississippi river The
water used is artesian, and the
supply is abundant for a town
having three times the popula-
ton of Helena, and the location
very healthful. To the rear OF
the town are the hills where the
battle Of Helena was fought
during the civil war, and on one
of these hills is located the res
ervoir which supplies the city
with water. This morning Mr..
Burks, foreman of the Worlds
printing department, and myself
went out on battle hill, which
overlooks the city, and spent
several hours looking over the
field. Forty years of storm and
rain have washed away the earth
from the trenches where the
dead were buried after the bat
tie, disclosing the skeletons of
those who fell during the three
days fight, and in many places
bones are lying scattered about.
We found one skull partly en-
bedded in a sand bank and on
digging it out it crumbled away.
The view from the battle hill
is magnificent. In the vallev
below one has a line view OF the
city and harbor and the large
plantations across the river in
Mississippi. By invitation of
Capt. Carvil, of the steam ferry,
Zerah Jr., which by the way
is a better boat than the Rowena,
Messrs. Adams, Burks and my
self went aboard and had de-
lightful trip to the landing on the
Mississippi side three miles up
the river. When we reached the
landing we found a large crowd
of plantation negroes awaiting us.
AS soon as the boat touched the
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-16

aboard and the Zerah immediate
ly put into mid-stream where
she lay-to and drifted. Capt.
Carvil explained that it was the
custom every day in the week,
and especially on Sunday, to take
the negroes aboard and sell them
whiskey and beer as they lived
in local option districts. With
this information l went below
and found two bartenders, with
their sleeves rolled up. busily en-
gagged in dispensing "bug juice"
and beer to the thirsty blacks.
Having supplied their wants, the
boat put back to the shore and as
the "coons" walked down the
gang plank each one carried one
or more bottles of rectified spirits.
After having shipped a cargo of
+ cotton the boat started on her re-
turn trip, and the Captain and
crew served refreshments and
drank to the health of the World
and it's new management. The
World force retaliated with Miss
issippi water?
There are quite number of
Kentuckians here and while the
memories of the "Old Kentucky
Home" are sweetly fragrant to
them, they like Helena best and
are content to spend the remain
der Of their days here, for there
is something worth living for in
this country. The dear old state
has it's warm, generous hearted
people, its clear running streams
and many other attractions, but
its resources in many places are
about exhausted, while this coun-
try is in its prime with great
possibilities for the future and
then it's resources are ineXhaust-
able.
We are busy fitting up our
building and installing new
machinery. For twenty years
the World has been using six
horse steam engine, but we are
putting in three motors and a
gas engine, and in a few days
will put the old engine out of
commission. At present we arel
running only Linotype and three
jobbers but as they are made
quate to the demands we will in
stall another Linotype and an
other jobber at an early date.
We have now twelve persons on
the pay roll in the office and still
we are unable to supply the de-
mands for job work although we
work night shifts. This work
comes to us unsolicited. This
beats rafting your bones over
rocky roads hunting for orders
and finding them scarce.
With best wishes for the News,
it's force and all Of it's readers,
/ am sincerely, j. M. SCOTT,
managing editor of the World.
The News and Louisville Daily Her
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The News and Louisville Daily Her
aid 81.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-15
carneau,s unconxentionality

The sculptor Carpeau was always q
bohemian and generally absentmind-
ed. Invited once to the TuiIeries by
Emperor Napoleon III. and the En-
press Eugene, he pulled out his pipe
after dinner, filled it and, discovering
that he had no matches. took a scrap
Of paper. climbed on q chair and light
ed the pipe from the great chandelier
above the table. You don't mind smok-
ing, do you, ma'am?" he said to the
empress. He once accepted from rich
patron an order to make a sculptured
.phemus crushing the youth Acis under
a rock Carpeau had no sooner ac-
copied the commission than he regret
ted it, for the subject had no fascina-
tons whatever for him. He put the
matter off again and again, but was
urgently pressed to begin it by his pa
iron. At last one day Carpeau took
the impatient patron to his studio and
showed him a great rough block Of
uniformed clay. There is your group"
said the sculptor. MY group? Where?'
'Why, this is the rock" That's all
very we'll, but where is Acis?" Under
the rock-crushed quite out of sight, OF
course" but where is Polyphemus? ?"
'Oh, he? Why, do you think he would
remain anywhere about after he had
done a thing like that?" This was as
far as the classical GROUP" ever got.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-15

In Laos, an undeveioped region of
French Indo-China, there is something
out of the way in the shape of a vii
lage of lunatics. The most common
form of madness there is belief among
the lunatics that buffaloes are inside
them. When these madmen get too
troublesome they are at once removed
to the village. But previously they are
tested for madness by being bound
hand and foot and thrown into a river.
If they manage to swim, that is a sign
Of their being of sound mind If they
sink to the bottom, as is most often
the case, isolation in their village is
the sentence-in the event Of their be-
ing rescued alive.-South China Post.
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