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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

might pass through the tail OF comet without
the slightest harm and possibly without the
incident being noticed Much surprise was
caused a few days ago. therefore. by the an
nouncement that Professor Matteucci. of the
Vesuvius observatory. had predicted that dis
astrous consequences would follow such a col
lision next month. Fortunately for the Ital-
ian's own reputation az we'll as for the public
he had an opportunity TO deny the story, and
he did with emphasis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

postpoDe the coming of this day? Can they take
their stand at some narrow pass of the Matter
horn and beat back the inquisitive convenience
loving millions who would invade their shrine?
If they cannot they may retreat gracefully by
joining fire departments, lifesaving crews ana
poison squads" In these walks of life their
fnnlhardIne will nav dividends to society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

There can be no doubt that the unfortunate
outbreak of typhoid fever on the Connecticut
was caused by contaminated water or food. II
it Should prove that such supplies were pro-
cured r his one battleship at a port that was
not visited by any other vessel OF Admiral
Evans's command clew to the mystery might
be obtained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

From The Tribune Burcsul
Washington. Feb. @1-Secretary and Mrs shaw
were the guests for whom Justice and Mrs
Ihomas H. Anderson entertained at dinner to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

1t now seems certain that about 200 of the 524
members of the new Russian parliament will be
radicals and revOutionists. about twice as
many belong to any other party. Whether
among the others A stable majority coalition
be formed is question upon which the working
success or failure of the Douma depends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28
Mr.. ROCKEFELLER TO RETURN SOUTH.

Augusta. Ga. Feb 27-It is stated that John D.
Rockefeller will return 10 Augusta early next week
TO spend the remainder OF the winter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

Miss Isabel Cary has left town for California -
stay with Mrs Walter Power at RedIauds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

Mrs. J Plerpont Morgan. Jr.. Is entertaining her
sister Mrs. s Van Rensselaer, Crosby, o. Boston,
AZ her house in Madison avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

Mr. and Mrs Richard T Wilson. i-.. leave town
morrow for their place in the South.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

Mrs. Herbert L. Sa,terlce. Mrs Lor.Uar7 Sre--
GER Mrs Ralph Pulitzer and Mrs Frederic r. Hal
scy among the patroresses o. a concert to ,F
given this afternoon az the Wa-Lorf-Asto-ia e.-
Sembrch. NJ Gilbert and Victor Herbert and bis
orchestra Will constitute the chief attractions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

M and Mrs Henry Spies Kip have leased Fs1
Shingles from Mrs. q. J. White al CedarhurS1
Long Island for the summer and s 7. Schoor-
maker Will be at Briar Hall. which he has rented
from 5 p HInckIey. Charles r AUchinc,1zs Will
spend the summer at Lawrence, Long Island,
where he has taken the yelling cottage. while
Johnston Livingston. jr. has the Flsss place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

Mrs George OgiIvy Haig who has been staying
with her mother. Mrs Astor, the latter's houss
in Fifth avenue. is booked to sail for England on
March O
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12

ues, and buying the property of
the people at a fraction of its
value. In taking steps to prevent
those having but a small amount
of money from becoming panic
stricken and, by withdrawing their
money, aiding these schemers to
rob them of their property, the
bankers have acted wisely. If the
people keep their heads there is no
fear Of the big iinancierS being
able to carry out their scheme, and
congress, when it meets, may be
relied on to relieve the situation.
In the meantime, times will be
Just what the people make them,
and there is no reason why bust
ness should not so Oh exactly as
before.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12

or theatre. This structure is to be
% feet wide, IS feet long with IA
foot wall. The first floor will have
a seating capacity of 800 while the
balcony will accommodate 200
more, thus seating a total of 500
people.
Mr.. Moore Informs our reporter
that it will be a modern play house
in every respect, having all the
modern conveniences one would
naturally expect. He expects to
have it completed and ready for
use by Dec. l. As matter of fact
he has already booked one play for
run OF several nights.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12
SECOND MUNICIPAL TICKET
Opposition to The Good Govern
ment Ticket,

The municipal situation as it
stands today looks as if the ticket
in opposition to the good govern
mcnt candidates would be COM
posed of the following men, headed
by VIM. J Pced for mayor, and
and 4. +. Reed or Geo. Devices
for councilman from the third
ward; in the first ward c. S. Pal
mer, and councilman al large, D.
c. Clark. For city clerk Martin
Cameron or Jacob Poser city at
torney, the names Of J II. Nc
Daniels and y. Mares have been
spoken OF as having the matter III
charge.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12

are not good citizens, and the only
thing which prevents them from
being positive menace to the COM
munity is lack of ability.
Did YOU ever stop to think that
the money you have i'll your pos
session does not belong to YOU 1t
IS circulating medium, issued by
the government i'll order to pro-
mote trade, and belongs to the peo-
pie. 1t being i'll your possession
means merely that you are emil
fled TO the amount of this world 5
Goods which it represents. If you
do not care to spend it, deposit it,
Getting credit at some good bank
or buy postoGficc orders with it. or
establish a credit with it i'll the
manner that may best appeal to
vo,,r Judgment. But do not put it
where it will be equally useless to
Yourself and the people. 1t was
NOT intended for that purpose.
The fact that we are doing busl-
;, ,ss all over the country today on
clearing house receipts means we
have buried our talents, and the
circulating medium which the GOV
ern,nent has 50 wisely provided is
locked up by some ignorant or
criminal people for the purpose OF
If creating a panic, ursetting val
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12
WHAT BANKS ARE AND HOW
They Are Conducted-An Item
Of General Information.

The following timely article we
believe is worthy of a careful pc
rusal for the valuable information
it contains.
What is bank
A bank is an institution which
deals in credits.
Why doesn't a bank always have
enough cash to pay its depositors'
Because few of its depositors
ever put any cash in the bank.
Most deposits consist of drafts or
checks, or credits based on collat
eral put up with the bank as Sc
curity for loans. In ordinary par
lance it is said that man borrows
$4,000 at the bank. As matter
Of fact the transaction consists in
renting the credit of the bank for
short time, under an implied
agreement that when he wants any
cash he gets it. Likewise when
man says he deposits SO, 900 in
the bank he is not giving an ex-
act description of the transaction if
his deposits are checks and
drafts. What he has done liter
ally is to deposit some orders for
the transfer of credits from other
accounts to his own. Ninety per
cent OF banking business consists
IN this transfer of credits from one
account to another, through the
use Of checks.
Is bank required by law to pay
cash on demando
Yes. But it frequently happens
even in normal times that bank
aas larger demands for currency
'nan 1t can meet, and SO finds 1t
necessary to borrow temporarily
from some other bank. The large
customer, familiar with banking
procedures, would think nothing
wrong if his bank could not imme
ulately supply him with an extra
ordinary amount of cash.
How much of a bank S business
is done with CASH.
such all insignificant portion
mat little attention is paid to it III
ordinary times.
Why are the banks unwilling to
pay cash ON demand now
Because of a general scarcity of
small currency throughout the
country.
Why is currency scarce?
Because business has been very
scove, keeping more than usual
~ active circulation; because peo-
pc are prosperous and carry more
Juan usual and because the recent
financial upheaval in New York
''afted a movement among tirnld
people to withdraw money from
the banks and hoard it.
Why do some banks issue cash
At S checks pay able through the
clearing house:
10 avoid paying out currency
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12
&c. KITITAs County, WASH, Nov. II, 1907
The Little ToQvn of Talbot.


lou cSn p1"S' ABOUT yer 'i'ieS ana their STEADY
A.,a I-, 'l1 'll'
'nO ''"s "o'o' yel country seats ana business
.
e.11o anu '"e'o 'e'' anu "'' S'''
N
"
you KIN hafp ABOUT yer churches with their
''NoPNo ~ 'ne Ni0uu''
ana gas ABOUT yer graded Streets ana olow
oou' q Oi0"u>'
you KIN talk ABOUT yer theatres" ana all you've
81 ~ 'eC'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12
VOL. XIV.

dilu eXnauStlng their cash reserves
and to furnish a temporary substi
tute tor currency. These cheeks
VIII be received the same as money
by merchants who will re-deposit
them in the banks, and when the
need for them passes they will be
Cancelled by the banks.
What is cashier check?
1t is check Issued by bank on
itself.
What is meant by Payable
through the clearance house,
When a check thus stamped is
deposited i'll some other bank than
the one issuing it, the receiving
bark cannot collect the cash on it,
but it must be settled through the
clearance house.
What is a clearance house,
An organization for the purpose
of facilitating settlements between
banks. Each day every bank in
the clearing house takes all the
checks OH other banks that it has
received to the clearance house,
where an exchange is made be-
tween the banks and the balance
is settled. Each bank has num-
Der In the clearance house. If
bank No. 6 goes in with checks on
other banks aggregating two mil
lion dollars, and other banks go in
with checks amounting to 50, 200,-
900 on bank No. s, the latter bank
owes balance of $500, 900 to the
other banks which, in normal
times, it would pay in cash or i'll a
draft Oh all Eastern bank.
What is a clearance house GER
tihcate:3
1t is note issued by the clear
ance house, based on securities put
up by each bank, and is used in
stead of cash, to settle balances be
tween banks. Suppose bank No.
7 finds itself indebted to bank NO.
9 for $780, today. A month ago
the debt would have been paid III
cash. Now bank No, I takes Sc
curities worth S45, 900 to a clear
ance house association. A com
mittee passes OH the value OF the
securities, and finding them to be
rood issues a certificate for $50,
600 and transfers the certificate
70 bank No. 9 in lieu Of cash. 10
morrow the balance may be the
other way. Bank No. 7 takes up
the certificate, and if the balance
in its favor is greater than the
whole amount it must pay, re-
ceives certificate against bank
No. 9.
WHY do the I$llensburg banks
refuse to pay currency except III
small amounts
If they had not they would nave
been called upon to cash drafts OH
other cities to amounts running
into the thousands every Day
They could not have stood II al.ei
the New York, Chicago, Seattle
Tacoma and Portland banks le
fused to ship currency to take up
their own drafts No one CITY
could have furnished money tor the
whole country. 49,.
How long will this condition
last. ,.:
The best bankers say cond'''o'''
:o-o1,;po RAPIDLY.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12
NEW PLAY HOUSE
Geo. Moore Building Pay
House on Pine Street.

Last Friday Geo. Moore closed a
deal with sam Pearson for long
term lease on the lot between The
Dawn Office and the Dye Works
and yesterday bright and carly had
a crew of men at work on a new
building to be usetl as a play house
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12
BOARDING MONEY.
Not Intended for That Purpose
Useless to Self and People,

Those who are boarding their r
money! in safe deposit vaults, and
,hnct1iug over their farsightednesS
,nu't deserve to have it. Ihey
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-12

Every school director i'll the
county should be present at the di
rectors meeting i'll this city, No
veinbet 80.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16
Looking
Backward

Twelve years ago lum-
Der was selling at ruin
Gus prices, came near
making bankrupts of all
lumbermen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16
Boil 1t Down!

It is the short piece, be it letter or
editorial. that catches the reader, and
correspondents who wish their letters
to be read should never extend them
beyond a quarter of column, and half
that length is preferable. Condensa-
ton is an art, but it can be acquired
with little practice Never try to
see how long you can make your ar
ticle. but how short. Use never a
superfuous sentence or word. Be as
brief as an ineligible statement Of the
case viii allow and you will have ten
readers where the long winded fellow
viii have One.-Richmond Dispatch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16
FENCING OUT RATTLERS.
A PrecautiOn of Animals That Man
Uses to Advantage.

FrecautlOn of Animals That Man
Uses to Advantage.
Did you ever hear of a rattlesnake
fence-not one made of rattlesnakes,
of course not, but one made of prickIy
thorns to protect one from the rattlers
and keep them away? That is what
the Arizona campers build. and the
only way to keep these deadly poison
ers away is by building one of these
fences Of oktea, shrub covered with
thorns which grows on the desert.
AS the tents have no doors and are
not set much above the ground, it
would appear easy for Mr.. Rather to
effect an entrance. Imagine the sensa-
ton Of crawling into bed some cold
night to strike against the clammI
skin of snake, and this is just where
Mr. Snake likes to snuggle, in among
the warm blankets.
To avoid this men who work in the
mines have found that snake viii
not go near this 0ktea. and they have
built closely knit fences around their
tents, with little gates to go in and
out, and beyond this the RATHER will
not penetrate. 1t was first the In
dams Of the desert who discovered this
deadly shrub, and they got the secret
from birds and animals, which, to pro-
tect their young, travel sometimes
many miles back and forth, bringing
the thorns with which to cover their
little nests. Gophers and other small
animals there cover their nests IL this
manner.
1T is strange that In that country. so
dry and forbidding, many things grow
In exuberance. and especially noticea-
bic are the great fields Of Brown Eyed
Susans. the yellow daisies with the
brown centers. They grow SO high
and wild that you can step in a field
and your head viii just peep over the
top of the nodding sea Of bright eyed
faces.-Los Angeles Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16
UNIFORM STEPS.
With Them Many Falls Downstairs
Would Be Averted

Falls on staircaseS are of rather COM
mon occurrence, especially in houses
where the stairs are steep. dark or
built with sharp turns. The frequent
causes of serious falls have suggested
that the likelihood of accident of this
kind would be lessened considerably
If all steps were built according to a
standard Of height and breadth.
A child's fall OH the stairs is apt to
be bad enough. and for an adult it
may have serious consequences. but
for an aged person the result is not
unlikely to be fatal: hence 1t is held
that the construction of staircases de-
serves more attention than is ordina-
rily paid to it.
The trouble is that stair climbing is
not a natural method of progression
for the human being. A child may
learn to walk with ease. but it is a
long time before ii can ascend stair
way in an upright position without
losing its balance. Stairs have been
brought about by necessity. however,
End the ordinary person has become SO
accustomed to them that he dashes up
and down them without paying any
more heed to his steps than if he were
walking on surface level. Motion be
comes purely mechanical, without any
effort of will. and the muscles of the
leg automatically adjust themselves
so as to lift the foot to the height of
the steps on the stairway most fire.
quently used. The stride unconscious
ly becomes adapted to a certain height
in taking steps.
This unconscious estimate of height
often is the cause of many falls When
a different stairway is used the foot is
unaccustomed to the pitch, and hence
a trip is likely to occur. On narrow
and steep staircases there should be
hand rail on each side The instructive
clutch following a stumble would
mean the saving of many limbs and
heads. But the surest way to obviate
accidents would be to standardize all
stairways. at least in the matter OF
height.-New York Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16

Never say of anything, Il have lost
IT, but, II have given 1t back" Is
your child dead? 1t has been given
back. Is your wife dead? She has been
given back Is your estate taken away?
Well, and is not that likewise given
back? But he who took it away is a
bad man. What Is 1t to you by whose
hands he who gave 1t has demanded 1t
back again? While he allows you to
possess 1t, take care of it, but as of
something not your own, as travellers
do Of an inn.-Epictetus.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16
First National Bank,
REDWOOD FALLS. MINI.
tsaalar Banking Business Transacted

Established in 1872 Incornorated into a
State Bank in 1891
Authorized. Capital, $4,000.
Paid Up CAPITAL. s25 600
Surplus fund 10000
Undivided Profits 81 900
OFFICERS:
A. {. BURMEISTER. President
q. D. BALDWIN. Vice President,
n. A BALDWIN, Cashier,
w. B. CLEMENT, Asst Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
A c. Burmeister. n. D. Baldwin, E. A
Luscher, A. E. Ward. c. A. LusCher, H A.
Baldwin and Emil kue NJ i.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16


and Governor Johnson will come in
line with his message this week with
the same demand. All this shows an
aroused public sentiment which has
greater moral force than all the laws
which all the legislatures combined
can enact. Public sentiment is strong
er than an army and there is no doubt
that this harmonious demand simply
voices the feelings OF the people and
It is only question of time when the
sentiment win prevail. The conse-
auence is that while the legislature
will be very busy one it will also be
as important as any which has ever
been held in the state and the public
will watch very closely the omnibus
and other appropriation bills lest the
feeling should take possession of the
| members that because we have so
much money in sight it is all right to
spend it freely. This is not the part
of wisdom or prudence and have no
fear that the legislature will make
any such record.
The governor and state officers-elect
will take their oaths of Office on Jan.
and from that time on the legisla-
ture will be in full blast. The wisdom
or unwisdom of its course for the next
| four months I will leave the record to
determine rather than speculate in
| advance upon what will be done by
| the lawmakers. Still it can be felt
that there is no danger of any calam-
ity Detailing the state from the action
of the legislature. II. P. HALL.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16
The Last Course,

"Paw. when there's a big banquet,
why do they always have spoiled
cheese to wind it up within"
Because, my son, it makes you for
get the earlier courses - Chicago
Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16
High Life In Gotham

1.-THE way them New York folks act
Is dreadful curious" said my aunt
Betsy. "They dew say as Mrs Demil-
lion is at home on horse I'm glad
bhe amt one on whom / call. for
calculate l shouldn't know exactly
aow tew act. -Harper's Weekly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-01-16

Bear the best humbly and the worst
esignedly.-Homer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-18
Lewiston, Augusta and
WaterviIIe Street RAILWAY
Time Table in Effect June 9th. 1917.

Time Table in Effect June 9th, 1857.
Cars leave p. O Augusta as follow. n.
winthrop 600. $50 500 900 1000. Ii.0o.
l2 !" !, I@ 1!5'. 800. 400. 500. 500. TO- a0O.
FOR TOGIrS-5.so. 100. Then svarv hon,
till y. M. and 1890
For HALLOwELL AND GARDINER
500 A. M Then every half hour TN u
T. N; 70 g and 100 Hallowell only.
Then every half hour TIL Io.i5 p. N. 10 q
for Hallowell AMI Car House.
rh WINTHROP TO ADJUSTABLE A. II.
TOGuS TO AuGUSTA-s 90 ana 10 A,
NJ; 20 Then every hour till $40 p. N. and
LOCAL CAR-Ieaves north end Stats
Street for Hospital at A NJ, and
every hour TIL p NJ.
RETURNIEG LEAVES HOSPITAL
I@ A NJ an. and every eye. hour TN sM r: N.
two hours later In the morning.
Pleasant Sunday afternoons cars run
through to Togus without change Of cars
TRAIN CONNECTIONS AT WINTHROP
The s;1h A. M. car from Gardiner. SIS
from Hailowell and go FROM Augusta
with the 1000 A. M. train for Lewiston
a ana Ear, bennington n way. also connects with
The ii 90 A. NJ. car from Augusta COM
meets at Winthrop with train east at 12H
The 1.66 p. M. car from Augusta con-
meets at Winthrop with train east IT 3.6s
The SO p. N. car from Augusta con-
meets at Winthrop With train east 1t T. n.
All trains from Lewiston way make
good connections with electrtcs at VIM
fthrop for Augusta, Hallowell and
Gardiner.
The regular forenoon train leaving Oak
lind. $40. Belgrade. s.S8 and Feadfield
| throp with 1000 O'Clock car for Aus
gusta, arriving at Augusta at Lon O'Clock.
Returning, car leaves Augusta at 155,
| connects at winthrop with M. c. train
| going east. 253. This gives nearly TIRES
hours stop in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-18
Miscellaneous Notices.
NOTICE.

Public notice is hereby given Of the IN
tention of the town of Stoninston, Maine,
on Sept. =. 1897, to redeem its bonds num-
bered one to twenty inclusive, each of
the denomination of One Hundred Dollars
and issued June IL, 1865; and the holders
of sal! bonds are hereby requested to
present the same to the Treasurer of said
town of Stoninston. at the Treasurer
Office in said town, on the second day of
September, y. d., 1891, for redemption.
and payment Of the principal and interest
then due; AT which time the interest on
said bnEhS shall cease
Date at Stonington, Me, May 10. 1907.
FRED f.. WEBB,
Treasurer of the town Of
Stonlnston, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-18
EASTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY
KENNEBEC DIVISION
SUMMER SERVICE

Commencing Saturday. June %, 1907,
steamer CITY OF AUGUSTA will leave
Augusta week days at / - p M,
IEallowell ut 80 j. NJ, connecting with
Main line steamer leaving Gardiner
Dresden ut 425 +. NJ. Bath at 700 g.
NJ. and pOpham Beach at 7.45 =. NJ,
for Boston.
RETURNING
Steamer leaves Union Wharf, Boston,
week DAYS mt 800 T. NJ, for Pophan.
Eeach. Path. Dresden. Richmond and
Gardiner. connecting with Steamer
CITY OF AUGUSTA for Hallowell and
Augusta.
First class fare between Boston and
Augusta 500 one way; $3.50 round tLip.
:. Freight rates always as low as other
lines.
All freight, except live stock, is. in
sured against fire and marine risk.
ALLEN PARTRIDGE. sAgt.
Augusta, Maine.