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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20
Paying His WAY.

a hundred thousand dollars is the price
Pittsburg millionaire is repnted to have
paid for a box at tho Metropolitan Opera
House. Still. It Is Eprobably the Cheapest
way of breaking ihto NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Bulletin
man. who is compelled to take much eSer-
cise in the open air, has walked son a board
walls on his premises e,53a miles since lasr
May.
4 Rev William II. Toll, who hus Just enter.
ed on his now duties as arohdeacon OF the
Chicago Diocese of the Episcopal Church,
was born In Bedford England. He was
ordained In Chicago, however. by Bishop
Whitehouse In 1871.
brace of phensarts toEuvery omnibus driver.
una conductor In London. and the drivers
display the Rothschid colors on their whips.
Last Christmas he gave away 1900 brace
or pheasants
s. There has lust entered tho School ot
Commerce and Finance Of Now York Url-
vcrslty Mr., Enki Ri. the son OF ono OF tho
preparing thus to take charge OF his father's
and his grandfather's great tea ana oil
interests.
4 The> youngest mountaneer who ever set
foot on the Jungrnu summit Is Ida LIechti.
She Is only ten Years old. and Is the tlaugh.
ter Of the Jungfrnu Railway manager. Shs
was born und raised among the Alps and
learned to climb like n goat when hardly
moro than an infant
duchess Maria Josefa, who performs this
8cnerous duties or liostess OF the Vienna
burg. and yet manages to supervise tho
charitable institutions tsot Austria Hungary
! sthe best loved woman within the E.'.s@
pires OF Austyts. ,gi,g3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20
BAROMETER nIROs.
Tie, Change Color with the Weather AMI
Mover Make Any AEStnkcn.

With collection OF boaIs' tngi<r. rh-
noseros horns baxs and poisoned arrows.
strange birds. tho Swedish bark NotrkopinS
cas-, anchor Off Stapleton. s, L., recently
alter fine trip OF ninety.t~o days frun,
Pemba Bay. Portuguese. East Africa,
Friends OF the crew put off from shore,
and soon the sailors were Waiting on deck
with pretty girls To the music OF that nni-
ycrsal solaeo and friend OF tho deep water
rover. accordion.
In cages OF Morse architecture SLEPT
lazily on their percbes flock of small
birds. OF about the size OF canaries, onca
gaudy ornaments of tho mansrose trees
of tho east coast. but now sobered in color
and Temperament and abbreviated In plum
ago by climatic changes.
Captain c. p. Mattsson interrupted q game
of scat In the after cabin to tell of tho
wonderful things he had seon ut Pcnba
Bay. Attracted by beautiful little birds,
with long, curvins, gandy tail feathers, like
birds of paradise, he bought n collection OF
them. They were mnny-cotored. sweet
voiced, and chung to tho bark of the man
grove.
the captain tllat these strange little Great
ures were both barometric and thermot1,e-
trio. They kept changing color as the ship
progressed north, and their beautiful tail
feathers came out
After the Norrkopng had crossed tho
Equator the birds had become a sober gray.
low in tho sunshine and turned dark a, tho
approach OF foul weather
The birds had tho faculty, also. OF mes
mcrizing Tom. tho ships Swedish cat
which never offered to touch them.
The Norrkoping started with a lot OF
gcets, chickens and monkey. but tho crew
ate the goats and tho chickens, and thu
morley, WHILE gambling along tho bull
wark. gave n jump Mt tho same moment
the ship lurclied. and it was goodby to Mr..
Monk.
In that strange country @bfrdseed grows
upon ,cobs, and when the steward Of the
Ncrl koping fed the fentheCed barometers
he Just placed an unshelled ear of brdseed
within each cage.-Ncw York Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20

-
lSupNfiEht 1875, by Joseph Il. Bowlcs.)
for many years Chicago has been
VIZ headquarters Tor the SwindlerS
ana confidence men of the country.
ehicaSo heing the great railroad and
dlslriputihg centre of the West,
stransefs are drawn ilerc' in great
numbers and Tor many years they
nave supported a large class of men
WHO I'VE by their wits. Because of
tlie ease WIN which money Is obtain
cd by various kinds of swindles the
swihui"r mas ilourishcd in Chicago,
uespise INC utmost vigilance and activ-
lP oil Inc officers of the law, both
t STATE sana Federal. In dcvising
sSheliieS, sWindlers always have III
, n,an w S opleHth. flssl, obtaining
,,io M aetoiia, egaalhS
ti,csa ~ IL T., insenuisN a'spiaYed ny
the ttn,,nay fo, INT t,iei,t Aapie' A
nfjer l,is ,Iion. -, .''si'i :"
az .i,.+ ,,,n,' - @ . .ot'sie.eu'
ran,,it,. ana, no,.s;s.o,aa ss.ie ~
busircss that H., N.Y., ~ s'.,.'
swinI,ns .n ,.a.,i, 80 - Ann9 ',,.s
laire
NJ,
49,, ,, ro."t,"" w the swimming
60 uu,t.is VIZ lasl ,"ehlS-iiVe years
,.'',.,,,s i"ehtS-il'e years
aSfs re. sheu OUT precarlous
rinal a. ~ -, ~, ~
49, ~, W Wv niie, shortcomings.
n,inar ,i,,isn, l.at' opus, spiu-orlch una
| snhn,n.,. ,,,ar ,,ai.a.1 1a"''s .nese
nnnnia ~ 49,. -, upon eou,'t,s
| nlYain,i ,rI'a, 'i' , su,'.s oouiu ne
! n,nortant sno,,,,.a 'ei1eu ".o1 .s
! swjn1io In tbot ti,dra ..ie ..ouI. -
Far deranua T., ne,r "as 10 paoaisi .,,
/ worlxed thaSo ..cI,o,' ,,a ti.u.e, VINO
avoiding 1etnt,jan In, ,hs,, 49,
make no defense 70 M sci,er,o ,tse1s
This was dnngern,s an,1 ern,,a.
some method Of nroced,,re ana a,,r,r :,
4 the last decade has haan aunersade a
lby the confidence game nr schen,a
| derraud in its modern form.
In t,o .nos ,r.aa .,a .
I eyhihft sor,n af ~ aIt., oesan
/ modern nerfection mr. ,,sl.ts ~ W.
4 "a Vac ~ oonh,ia+ t, i.ie.hop uuopi-
4 c1aho,,s,to ,,,,ita,ta, w , smi.'u,a ~
oSs An e%o,,rr,Is ,, ~ pusiiiess it'll.
adya,ca ~" No. I,,"t ,,n VII snow .he isrea,
r,e,hnG IN 49,, .'."us oser wy o.u
ana ,nse,., aaysnt; , mou'u open an once
$500 ~ ~ ,,a,' IN we papers
barge capital wished man to renresen NJ
/, In various States nj sItbatantiol snI
aries. This would attract score, ~
men who would come ia In. ot,i,o
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20

OF tic erowdinE. and tho steAmshiu
owners Of the world have complained
again and ngain OF tho heavy tolls.
Not ionE ago IL was stated tint ti,l
money was ready IN London TO build a
BRITISH canal ut a cost .fron, $3O,Ooo.OOa
70 sso.OoO.OoO, ana 1t was suggested
that such . canal might be construct.
ed from tho town Of III AriRi on tl,a
Mediterranean on the borders OF Egypt
10 Akabal, ON the Red sea beyond tito
GgSDtian frontier. Such canal
would take advantage OF the Gulf os
Akabnh. but 1T would. am told. ba
sun about twice as long. MS tho snca
canal According to the concessions
granted to tho cnnnl company any
Egyptian canal made parallel 10 thu
present one Will iavc to be made by
IT or with Its consent.
FRANK a. CARPENTER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20

Conference Of cotton Growers, Spin
ners and Mnnufaeturers at At At nat,nn
industry from all oyer the world npet
early this month. The cotton n men =, as =
tho National Association Of Audubon
Societies, who has Just re t neg from
other Audubon ta official, that they reals
ICED that the native BIRDS had az, been y,,n,
means OF checking the boll..Weevil and
other pests that thGir er tnn
abolishing OF which was successfully
ppessd the udnb9n W4fke py l tna
cotton ,tsu' cnnrersnce, and the extension
q its work rasom n Gsts1m ~ m te
econoinic value OF various bird species
by Its scientific examination OF the
Although Audubon campaigning mas
resulted In the pas;sItnf o. va nIoss nMtT
ern State where I'VE years ago no such
statutes existed, ills the 1A5ens'eR OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20
Copyright, 1907, by Frank G. Car
pontcr)

Fort TtWffX.
~ w YtLL the Panama Canal pay
NV My Investigations at Port
wv Said and Suez chow that !
Wv 1t will. and that Uncle
On w, ,siti ae,,,n d,,. aud
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
Jimmie

and had nasty pains in his side, and
seemed to be burning all over-
He moved in on the morning of
Christmas eve, and explored the
house with kind of numb curiosity.
He spent most of the morning in the
shop parlor in the armchair in front
of the fire He did not even go out
to the quick-lunch room for the beau
tiful dinner that he had promised
himself. He had taken a lot of milk
from the milkman, and he kept drink
ing that. He did not seem to care
about anything but milk, and every
thing felt strange and uncanny. The
figure on the mantelpiece-a white
bearded old gentleman which he be-
lieved was called Santa Claus-was
the strangest and uncanniest of all
The fire was almost out, so he put
on some more coal. He saw that it
was nearly four o'clock 'Lumme!"
he muttered. I've let the day go, an
'aven't done no business. This won't
do. I'll take down the shutters, an
open the shop
1t had been hard autumn. and
the people on whom Paxton alley
preyed were short of money. So Pax
ton alley was short of money, too.
II few entered the shop, there we're
enough outside. A dozen cold, red
blue noses flattened themselves
against the glass; dozen shrill
voices clamored; a dozen little hands
pointed with grimy, chilblainy fingers
here and there.
Jimmy remembered when he was
kid" how he used to spend hours at
the toy-shop window, and how the
woman he lived with then had thrash
ed him for spending on marbles
penny of the money he had taken for
papers. 1t was his own money, he
held, or he wouldn't have done it.
For, by some freak of nature, Jimmy
was honest But now he could hard
ly sit up in a chair, and he didn't
believe he could walk; but when a
woman came in for a ten-cent doll,
he managed to crawl to the window
to serve her.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
Jinnaie's
Stocking
By OWEN OLIVER.
kev.eY.eY-eweys.e.vey-e
tcopyrsht. 1907. by Joseph Bowles.)

- HERE is honor among the deni-
Ill zens of Paxton alley, but Mr..
Smiths toy-shop stood at the
very entrance, and they reckoned him
out of bounds.
From time to time evil-looking men
muttered to one another about the
long stocking that Mr. Smith was
supposed to have filed; but he had
figured in the prize ring in his young
er days. and he was said TO sleep
with big knob stick beside him.
SO the matter ended at mutterings.
A big, powerful man was Mr.. Smith;
and he had a powerful edge to his
tongue. Every one in the alley feared
him except Jimmy
Mr. Smith knew him as the extra
ordinary paper-boy who brought back
a dime given him in mistake for a
penny, an event which was his
torical in the alley. At the time it
gave rise to doubts as to Jimmy's
sanity. but afterward it was held that
he was playing up to the old
man"
Anyhow. Mr.. Smith took two pa
perS regularly atterWard, and the day
after his funeral-which was the day
before Christmas eve-a sleek man
In a shiny top hat invaded Paxton al
ley. escorted by a policeman, and
took evidence as to the identity of
the boy called Jimmy who sold pa
pers" to the public generally. and in
particular to the late Mr.. Smith
When the sleek man was satisfied
upon this point he proclaimed Jimmy
the sole legatee of the estate, which
comprised the little shop and house
and all their contents
You'll find a long stocking some
where, 1 expect" the lawyer said,
"and you'd better bring it to me to
take care of; and il | were you /
should take the name of Smith"
Under ordinary circumstances jim
my would have been elated by his
good fortune. but somehow the world
had not interested him lately. He
had had a terrible cough for weeks
his business exposing him to the
climate-and just now he felt tired,
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19

ever, that congress appropriated $780,
900 with which to build six frigates.
Among these were the Constitution,
now the oldest ship afloat under any
flag, and a training ship for appren-
tices at Portsmouth With this fleet
and its later auxiliaries Decatur
taught the rulers of Algiers and Trip
oil stern lesson, and America soon
took her place among the naval pow
ers of the world, a place which none
disputed after her victories over Great
Britain In 1S12-lS15.
Quick Work of Preparation.
The president issued the orders for
the sailing of this fleet on August 20,
and since then coal mines, railways,
provision dealers, and manufacturers
of heavy ordnance and ammunition
have known the busiest season they
have had since the Spanish-American
war. Altogether 35 vessels go to San
Francisco. and when all have as
sembled In the waters off the coast Of
California. Fighting Bob Evans will
have under his command the largest,
most invincible, the most perfectly
equipped feet that has ever moblized
in one place since the history OF the
world began
The aggregate displacement of the
vessels sailing is nearly $4,000 tons.
and the aggregate power Is G64 guns of
four inch calibre and over. The four
divisions OF this feet will carry 581 of
ficers and IL 500 enlisted men, as fine
an array of jackies as any navy has
ever known, and an earnest and eager
set, too, for as soon as the news of
the cruise was noised abroad enlist
ments increased rapidly throughout
the navy and desertions became prac
tically unknown
The moaern wife who puzzles for
days over the packing of her hus-
bands grips and lunch basket when
he is off for a weeks hunting trip,
can never begin to appreciate the
enormity of Columbia's task in fitting
out her 1880 sons for an outing of
lis days, in which they are not ex-
pected to set foot on land at all Be-
sides all the stores that each ship
can carry when her capacity is taxed
to It's fullest, there will be two ships
that carry supplies alone, the Glacier
and Culgoa, and they will carry many
novel foodstuffs that have never yet
been carried by any navy of the world.
Immense Supply of Coal.
The item of coal alone is not in
considerable. On October 12, contracts
were let for $4,000 tons to be deliv.
cred at the six seaport towns where
the feet will stop, Trinidad, Rio
Janerio. Punta Arenas. Callao, Mag
dalena bay and San Francisco. 1t is
mined in West Virginia, shipped by
rail to four tide water cities of the
Atlantic. and whom there is handled
by five American companies in 30 for
eign steamers to the ports named,
where 1t is piled on the piers ready
for the battleships. Fifteen OF these
steamers go all the way to San Fran
cisco with their cargoes. The cost of
the coal will be abouts$3 a ton, and
the cost of transportation will come to
over s755.O0O.
Eight golfers accompany the feet
The Marcellus, Hannibal, Leonidas
and possibly the Sterling accompany
the fleet to Trinidad. and then re-
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19

| turn for more coal. Others will go
as far as Rio and return to join the
fleet again at Magdalena bay, and all
that have free space tween decks will
carry general supplies for the Mare
Island navy yard. The Connecticut
carries $50 tons of brlquettes made
of slack coal and pitch to test them
as a suitable fuel for use In the navy.
The cost of coaling, exclusive OF the
amount of coal carried by the ships
from Norfolk to Trinidad. will be
Si,229,2S0. sum more than equal to
the bonded debt of the state of Idaho
or the state OF Washington.
Provisions in Plenty.
AS to provisions, Columbia must
pack enough in the giant hampers to
feed her sons for the long lis days,
and have enough extra goodies for
Christmas, New Years and Washing
ton birthday dinners, and the list
shows she has not been niggardly in
her selection. Five million pounds of
provisions are carried on board the
l6 battleships and the supply ships,
the supplies from the attending yes
sells being transferred to the battle
ships when they stop at the ports for
coal. There are 10000 to $4,000 pounds
of fresh meat in the refrigerators OF
each ship, and for the first tirne there
will be a widely varied bill of fare
where the meats are concerned.
There are a variety of foodstuffs, Ii
Guiding tons OF cereals. salt meats.
dried fruits and canned goods, and
do ~ f1r tpx
fresh bread in lieu of long anathe-
matized hard tack. There are tons OF
dessicated foodstuffs that have al
ready been tested and found good, and
the more recent additions-dried eggs
and dehydrated vegetables. There are
5000 pounds OF dried eggs, an equiv
alent of $4,000 dozen fresh eggs, and
when the Christmas baking is on and
the 10000 fresh eggs also carried are
not available, the mixer of cakes will
find that the dried product when
mixed with water will froth as easily
as the fresh
New methods of communication be-
tween the ships have been installed, and
new methods Of controlling the fire
from the guns. So new Is this system
vi nft control tnat q retired naval Of
ilcer was heard to remark when the
news came to him: That is a good
idea, good idea. | am glad to hear
1t, indeed. for fire is a most dangerous
thing aboard ship," The Colorado
was first in this experiment Wireless
telegraphy has been part of a bat
teship's equipment for so many years
now that 1t is quite an old story. but
the fleet decided 1t must have wire
less telephony. too, SO the past few
weeks have Witnessed busy scene In
Hampton Roads. and in New York and
Brooklyn harbors. where experts have
been busy putting In the appliances.
Connecticut Is Flagship.
Admiral Evans chose the connec
ticut as his flagship. Capt Ingersol Is
her commander and chief of staff of
the Atlantic fleet. Upon the shoulders
OF Rear-Admiral Brownlow at Wash
ington. much of the work OF prepare
ton fell. The splendid condition of the
fieet when 1t left its anchorage here
to-day shows how well he has done IL
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
zYE R1zZz61ap Tc2HYzSZcuYs- So

Hampton Roads, Va, Dec. 16.-The
departure to-day of the great Atlantic
squadron for the Pacific is only an
other of the many great proofs of the
nations marvellous growth and devel-
opment. The iron clad warship is only
40 years old, yet, passing through
process of swift evolution to its pres
ent perfection, this American discov-
cry has revolutionized the science of
naval warfare throughout the whole
world. There are now 270 vessels in
commission in the United States navy
where at one time, In Washington's
administration, there was not one.
OF these there are 13 battleships of
the first and second class, carrying
guns into whose mouth this country's
first and only "commander-in-chie of
the navy" Esek Hopkins, might easily
have hidden his disgraced head when
an outraged continental congress sum-
marily dismissed him.
1t was in Hampton Roads that the
first chapter in the worlds history
OF iron clads was written. 1t was
in Hampton Roads that the nation
gathered 10 of her finest sea fighters
ready for trip of nearly 10000 miles.
Where the Merrimac swung clumslly
across the channel long ago and drove
terror to the hearts of seamen who
had never yet seen such a monster,
Iron clads as graceful and as swift as
greyhounds have come and gone all
summer until they have become a ia
Tniliar eight Anpp1 tba.a Il, .lo
Minnesota, the largest of Uncle Sans
big battleships, and next only in size
to the Dreadnaught, which King Ed
ward OF England launched with such
ceremony year or so ago, and to
the Satsuma, Japan's new monster of
the deep.
History Of American Navy.
The first appropriation made for
navy for this country was that of the
continental congress in ITS, and the
sum OF 100000 was expected to pur-
chase, equip and generally outfit 13
ships. For the present year, ending
July, 1908, the navy will have needed
s125 041 S99. an increase of $4,000, 900
over last year. Nine million alone go
ASt otoiCbs ne ldbL
priation of congress for the building of
ships was $20,000.000 to be expended
on two big ships, each of which is to
measure $40 feet in length, 85 feet
beam, and make 81 knots an hour
Three million dollars was appropri-
ated for submarines of the Holland
type, and in September FIVE torpedo
boat destroyers were contracted for
Think OF this in comparison with the
100000 that cost the continental con-
gress SO much thought, and which was
furnished by the people of the colo
nies after 80 much privation.
"If we are to have a commerce we
much have navy to defend It," wrote
Col. Humphreys from the Barbary
States in 1893 after he had been sent
to see II there were means of stop
ping the piracy of Algiers and Tripoli
on american trading vessels. For
years the nation had endured the hu-
initiation Of paying tribute to these
and after Washington had
Incorporated this sentiment in his
message of 1894 the United States still
paid tribute, because there was no
navy to prove her Independence. How
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19

- HERE is honor among the den
u zens of Paxton alley. but NJ
Smiths toy.shop stood at III
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-13
President Roosevelt Down
The Father of Waters
The Famous Steamboats, of Old Days When Every Boy
Hoped to Be River Pilot

Washington, June 9.--Recognition of
the value to this country OF the water
route afforded by the Father of
Waters is likely to be more general
than ever before, after next October.
Over the long aqueous highway where
once thousands of passengers each
month made the journey by boat from
st Louis or Cincinnati to New Or
leans, the president of the United
States has promised, unless some I'M
foreseen exigency prevents, to make
9 tour of inspection next autumn. MIR.
Roosevelt is anxious, it is well known,
to see both what has been done on the
greatest of American rivers and what
larger projects remain to be complet-
ed In order that the revival of the
routes of inland water transportation,
for which the chief executive has
pleaded eioquently, may take place
The needs Of the Mississippi are, OF
course, typical OF the needs of lesser
rivers 1t is significant that govern
ors OF sixteen states have united in
urging President Roosevelt to make
this trip He has accepted their invi
tation and coupled with 1t state
ment of belief that the improvement
of conditions of traffic on our water
ways is Of vital concern to every com
mnnity of this country.
All apart from future requirements
OF t1e natural highways of Uncle
Il iii. A.
~ Of down the long winding stream
will be of a kind to appeal to the
Imagination of man OF President
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-13

spoonfuls of baking powder. Into this
work one-half of cupful of shortning,
either butter or butter and lard
mixed. Add suficiet sweet milk to
make soft dough, turn out on a
Toured board, divide in two and roll
each in sheet which will fit in a
jelly pan. Bake in a quick oven.
When less crust is desired put one
sheet in pan, brush the top with
melted butter, cover it with the sec
ond sheet and bake, separating when
taken from the oven.
As filing for such a cake the fruit
par excellence is now the strawberry.
From the fruit used reserve about
one-quarter of the finest hulled Der
rise. Rinse, drain and crush the re-
mainder, adding sufficient powdered
sugar to sweeten- Spread this be-
tween the cakes and top all with the
whole fruit. With this serve either
cream and sugar or thin egg Gust.
ard.