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THE COMING HOUSE.
4 Specimen Already Completed Out
in Illinois.


"A house Of cement. q house without
chimney. a house with plenty OF arti6clal
light and heat and yet without a bit q
FIRE. a house without coal, without ashes
without dangerous gases
The pleasing picture IS the way Frank
y. Bauskett describes in The Technical
World his idea Of the house % to-nor-
row. But il IS not altogether house Of
tomorrow. for the reality already exists
at CarrolIton. Ill
This model twentieth century home at
CarroiIton is thirty-fCur BY thirty feet.
two stories high. with attic and basement,
and has eight rooms on the two main
floors.
The. foundation and walls are Of con-
crete blocks These blocks were nodded
right On The ground as they were re-
us.fred. so there was no waste Of material.
The floors are Of hardwood and The IN
terror Is finished il plaster and csk- such
a house requires but little wood in It's
construction. The style OF architecture
IS Of plain. substantial mission type. this
idea being carried out throughout the in
terror.
The house is fronted with a large porch.
and the whole construction. or rather tie
entire cost, was less than S3.511
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CZAR THE RICHEST MONARCH.
Emperor of Russia Is paid 81 600, 900
Every other Week

Every Other Week.
Considerable interest will be created by
the forthcoming discussion in the Prusslan
Parliament. or Lau6taE. Of the Kaiser
request for an inc-sase Of salary. VIII
helm II, as German Emperor. receives an
an n.ual grant q only $4,000 from the
state His salary as King Of Prussia IS
more in keeping with his needs. the
amount being Sa.5o3.0c0. During the twenty
years Of his reign the German Emperor
has received many legacies from wealthy
subjects. In this respect he is the luckiesr
Of all monarchs. FOR he has benefited 10
the extent Of nearly S5.0oo.o10 in hard
cash. and. In addition. several fine estates
have been left 70 him
The Eaisers mode OF living is one OF
unparalleled uaEuihceuce- He IS a con
nolsseur in the art OF choosing apparel
and .u the art Of wearing il TO the best
advantage. ana his tail0rs bill runs into
thousands Of dollars His majesty pos
sesses sufficient castles. palaces. and
country houses 20 enable him 20 live in q
different one each week OF the year II
he should feel so disposed When he trav-
els nothing that may lend spleldor and
iupressiveness 10 his progress IS over
looked. and here many Germans see an
FEFlE LaTlALE TFT Ls-eT hdlSer 20 EC0-D-
ulze. they would prefer him 10 omit some
Of the poup and ceremony which sl--
round him when 5ourneying IN his own
realm.
One Of the disadvantages under which
the German Emperor labors IS that he
must provide for his family out Of his
Own income IN England on the con
trary. each member of the royal family
receives q yearly grant Of SO 015 or over
from the state. while King Edward him
self gets S2.S50.01o- OF this sum. barely
0ne-fourth goes into his majestys ovu
purse. as he defrays the salaries and ex-
psnses in connection with the royal house
hold, and also provides pensions for his
. sCperannua-ed servants
The Gar is the richest monarch in The
world IN his case. the crown properties
actually belong 10 him These imperial DO
mains include more than 2IurJ 90 acres
/ of cultivated lands and improved forests
AZ well as several Siberian mines A state
grant OF S--51j,0o added 10 his Other
re-enUes. brings the Cars gross income
a7 20 S-loQla.92u a year. Out OF this sum
T however. he has 70 bear all the expenses
Of his lands and mines. as well as OF his
i great estates. No data OF any kind ars
Z available regarding the amount OF. clear
i profit which the Car receives. but BE bas
T Is, .109 year for his private use
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did not find his true field of endeavor
until after he had tried several other
things. First he determined on a natural
lists life and went 50 far as to accom-
pany Louis Agassiz on one OF his deep
sea expeditions. but when he returned
home James announced that he couldn't
be a nsturalist-tlA names Of fishes and
other naturalistic stuff with which he
came in contact were too difficult 20 re-
member, he said Then he turned 10
medicine and took his degree; and not
until after he had taught anatomy and
physiology at Harvard for several years
did he get started in the line Of work
through which his fame has come He
lacked two years Of being forty before he
struck his gait, he is now siXIy-eight-
W F Barrett. professor OF physics at
the Royal College Of Science. Dublin. and
a former assistant to the late Prof. Tyn-
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dali. has been a consistent seeker for
evidence Of a spirit-land since the day,
tWenty-six years ago. when he helped TO
found the English Society for Psychical
Research Like Sir Oliver Lodge and
Sir William Crookes. he is a former pres
ident OF the society. which also numbers
among its former heads and present ac-
tive members the Right Hon. Arthur
James Balfour. sometime premier Of the
British empire Lord Rayleigh is another
prominent English seeker after possible
evidence OF a future life; in the world OF
science he has been a big figure since tie
late '70's his specially being physics.
Prof. Simon Newcomb is a former pres
idert Of the organized researchers in this
country
Gets Into LfmeIighf.
Here Prof James H Hyslop is IN
doubtedly the most prominent Of the
psychical researchers; he has got into
the full glare Of the limeiight from tims
to time by his various announcements
that he has held communications with the
spirits Of departed friends. Also. his po-
sition as secretary OK the American So
ciety for PsychicaI Research has fire.
Quently brought him into the public eye
Prof. HyslOps career as a college
teacher goes back TO the SOS. AZ pres
ent he is professor % logic and ethics al
Columbia, from which important post
various unsuccessful efforts have been
made 10 oust him by persons not al al in
love with his connection with psychical
matters
Here. then. is an appreciable quota OF
the worlds leading thinkers-most Of
them scientists-Seeking more or less fer
vently for possible evidences OF the ex-
istenCe OF a spirit-Iznd- Some of them
have many years before them in which
TO continue their research, others are
drawing 70 the close Of life VIII any
one Of them succeed In obtaining evidence
that will scientifically establish the ex-
I istcnce Of a future lffe2 or viii all OF
them pass beyond leaving us in as great
darkness-eNCept for faith-2s that in
which we now walk
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ged, as have many scientific men; on the
contrary. his quest seems 70 gain zest as
the bald spot on the crown OF his head
spreads down toward his neck
When all is said and done. It was only
through accident-a fortunate one. in
deed. for the world-that Sir Oliver be
came q man Of science The son Of an
English pottery manufacture. he threw
aside his books and set about 10 learn
his fathers trade when he was seven
teen For several months he kept at the
work. with no thought OF ever going
back 10 his studies Then. one DAY. in an
idle moment, he picked UP an old book
from a desk. began reading casually,
then with absorption. and when he pur
the book down it was with the determine
-iou 20 become a scientist The book he
read was The English Mechanic" and
from u he gained his first definite idea
that there vas such q thing as scientific
world
with his initial savings Sir Oliver
began his seIf-education as scientist
he purchased scientific books and pOred
over them assiduously whenever his du-
ties in the factory would peruit-and
sometimes when they wouId1'-. r. He made
all manner Of amateur experiments IN
chemistry and physics; he became com
pletely wrapped up in his scientific pur-
pose and his father despairing Of re-
awakening his sons interest in pottery
making. let him 60 70 London as sta
dent in the University College
Professor of Physics.
Lodge was thirty when he began his
real Ife's work as a teacher Of science
In Liverpool His position was that OF
professor Of physics i1 the University
College There he remained for nine
teen years. during which period he built
I'D his worldwide reputation as an au-
tEority IN mechanics. electricity. and 9TH
er provinces Of science Electricity has
been his speciality. as is pretty generally
known, but II Is not so vel known that
long before Marconi and other wireless
/ wizards flashed above the scientific
I horizon. Sir Oliver Lodge conducted ex-
I tensive experiments looking toward wire
! less teleEraphy- ElectrO-ma gnetic waves.
/ the basis Of wireless Jelesraphy. were
practically jointly discovered by him and
Hertz, working Independently, and be
/ cause Of this and his subsequent invesJi-
cations. Sir Oliver has been called the
/ father Of wireless telegrsphy. though. OF
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02

nation BY the enforcement Of the two
thirds rule. despite the fact that he com
manded a majority
The Mysterious Telegraph Wire.
The convention Of 1874 vas the first 20
have its proceedings reported By tele-
graph. From Baltimore 10 Washington
the news Of wrights nomination was
sent over the mysterious wire- Indignant
a. what he considered a base betrayal OF
Van Buren. the Senator declined TIE
nomination by electric telegraph. thus
Distinguishing himself as certainly no
man hed ever done before.
OF the twenty-six men who have filed
the Office of Vice President. four have
been selected for q second term John
Adams served as Wasriugton's potential
successor throughout the drst PTeside--s
two Presidential terms George Clinton.
Of New Ycrk, candidate beth times that
Adams was chosen, was elected 20 the
second plzce with jefferson and James
Madison. dying before the close of his
second term Clinton. william 2. hirg-
Vice President while Franklin Pierce was
President: Henry Wilson. elected Vice
President with Grant the second time
Thomas a Hendricks and Garret A. Ho-
hart al died before the completion Cr
their terms Of ONCE as Vice President
John c Calhoun. the last Of the four
men honore6 by election TO a seconS term
as Vice President. resigned dung his
term OF Office because Of differences be-
tween him ard the President, And-egg
Jackson. During his frsr term as Wee
President JOHN Quincy Adams was the
Executive Daniel d TOmpEius. Vice
President during 2l0croe's era served
two terms. The zumber four Is small IS
compared with the number cf men wEo
have been given second term as P-esi-
cent-ten in all
Succession to the Presidency.
In 1872 Congress passed an a-t F-oyid-
ing that The President Of the Senate. and
after him the Speaker Of The House,
should succeed 20 the Presidency IN case
the. President and Vice President shculd
not be able 20 perform their duties
Of the Office. When Vice President Hen
dricks died. in 1ss5. IL was seen that the
dearH OF the President would place the
government n the hands OF the EspCoI-
cans. though the people had voted that
the Democrats should be III power for
four years. In January. 1sss- Congress
passed a new Presidential succession act
Gv which after the President and Wee
President the members Of The Cabiae-
succeed 10 the Presidelcy-the Secrst-ry
Ct state, the Secretary of the Treasury.
. the Secretary Of War, the Secretary Of
the Navy. the Posruastsr General. the
4 Secretary Of the Interior. and -le Atro--
I uey General IN the order Of The creation
. % the departments. down 10 the time of
E the act. which does not include the later
/ Departments - Agriculture and Of Com
ns-ce and Labor
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writing 10 one medium and half 10 still
another medium Each half was TO be
until combined with the
other when the writing in the package
would be made plain.
Contents Are Revealed.
one OF the friends 10 whom the pack
ase was iutrusted was Sir Oliver Lodge.
who has declared that its contents were
seemingly revealed in the way that the
dead man had planned At any rate. he
could ascertain no fraud in the revela-
tion. still. as a man Of science, he could
not hold that this was proof Of the ex-
.stence Of spirit world. and since the
occurrence Of this incident his research
for spirit-land might be called monu-
mental In this search he has not lag
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
NEW YORK TENANTS LUCKY.
In Comparison with the Man Who
Rents n House IN London

Rents n House in London
According 10 Sydney Brooks Lcado1
correspondent FOR Harper's Weekly New
Yorkers who live in rented dats OF houses
are enjoying q condition OF paradise COM
pared with the lot OF the London tenant
The British landlord. he complains, IS q
tyrant. and the louE-Iease system is the
basis OF his tyranny The system os
twelve months leases that obtains 4
New York IS the Magma CEa-tz OF the
tenant Il has done infinitely more for
American happiness than either the Dec
Isration Of Indeperdenca or TIE divorce
laws Il makes landlords compliant and
confers upon the tenant a status Of some
thing very Ike equality
To be able 20 take a house OF a fat for
year. with the option Of renewal al rhe
same rent-a rent that IN houses includes
all decorations and repairs. and in rats
includes steam heat. electric light and
perpetual supply Of hot vater-is % Be =
free maa.
What London landlords are apparently
on the lookout for Is "a slave and a save
vno. besides being q uaiIll-lai-e- VIII out
live Nethuselah- Virtually q Is nothing
more than the skeleton framework Of a
nome Il3L ne names over 10 YOU -l-
twenty-one years The tenant does tle
rest
Il he wishes TO add new window or ID
put in the electric light. Il must ae done
at his own expense You are . ina s--s
q procession of tenants passing through
every London house each one ct them
laying out money on some pet improve
me1t Of his ovn-this one adding a BILL
liar1-rOom. that one concentrating On q
gas cooking range. third lav-s1--g par
. Cuet flooring upon the dra wi1s-roorl- 2
/ fourth bringing the bathroom Up 10 date,
E q hfth installing q heating system and
Z so on. And every one OF these additions
. becomes in the end the landlords prop
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
PROUD OF SPITE FENCES.
PittsburG Takes Pride in Structure
Erected by Rev Dr. Mckee.

rr0l i1e San FTaGCl5cU Cal
Pittsburg IS all hunched I'D with pride
because Rev Dr. Mckee has erected a
spite fence forty feet high 10 shut OF the
daylight from q fashionable fat building
A J McSorIey built next door TO the min
ister's home PittsburE's press agent has
spread himself OF adjectives in announc-
ing the fact 10 the world. Anybody who
did not know better would fancy that this
was the first spite fence America had
ever known But san Francisco is not 60
ing TO let such an error pass current as
truth We invented the spite fence. and
don't care who knows f. The most ia
nous was the Crocker-Yung fence. but
there was the Barues-8IcDorald one that
was pretty nearly as celebrated. I be
lieve the private history Of the latter.
which divided the residences Of the late
Gen. Barnes and DIT. Mcdonald in Sutter
street. was never made public. but the
fence is remembered as q substantial af-
fair. with a brick foundation. boIted to-
Eether with iron rods. and meant 20 out
last time Il was shortly after this par
ticular fence went Up that the Law limit
ing the height Of 8 division fence to ten
feet was passed
The CEocker-YuEg fence was put I'd
soon aileT TIE CnArleS CROKER mansion
on Mob Hill was built. Crocker had
bought out all the other small owners in
the locality. and the Yung fence took
bite right out Of his garden The million
sire offered YUng. who was an uadertak-
eT, a fair advance on the market price.
but Yung refused it. He thought he con-
trolled the selection and decided that
he could ask any old sum he pleased and
his richer neighbor would pay IT, Ny i'm
preston is that C7ocl1er went as high as
$1,000 in his bid. which was an enormous
valuation for such q tiny lot Several
times the millionaire made offers for the
Yung land, even getting other persons to
bid for him, but always TuRg discovered
who the real bidder was and refused to
sell Then he threatened TO use his place
for the manufacture Of collins and to dis
play his wares cons3icUously in full view
OF the Crocker windows. Then C-ocker
dropped all mention OF purchase and put
Up a fence that boxed the undertaken s
house IN as securely as II in one Of his
own caskets. Eventually, after TunEs
death and that OF his wife. Crocker &C
Quired the property at a fair price. about
a quarter OF what had first been refused
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when the Senate Elected.

Only once has II been necessary for the
Senate 10 exercise its right TO elect the
Vice President q right conferred by the
twelfth amendment Il no candidate for
the Vice Presidential Office receives g ma
i0rity Of the votes This happened in ISs7.
when Richard n. johnson. nominated on
the same ticket with Martin Van Buren.
received just One-half OF the "a electoral
votes The amendment provides that
from the two highest numbers on the list
Of those voted for as Vice President the
Senate shall choose the Vice President
To do so q quorum OF twO-thirds Of the
whole number OF Senators must be pres
ent. and majority % the whole number
is Necessary 70 q choice
Two men nominated for the of1ce OF
Vice President have refused TO accept the
honor. Al a Democratic caucus held in
washington May L. 1872. james Madison
received the unanimous vote Of the eau
Gus. y votes. for President John Lang
don. Of New Hampshire, was nominated
for Vice President. receiving e. Of the s.
votes Lang5on declined the nomination
Al s second caucus. held in June. FL
bridEe Gerry was nominated. was elected.
and served as Madison-s possible success
sor-
At the Democratic convention OF 1874
United States Senator Stlas Wright. Of
dent IN the hope that the friends Of Van
Buren would be plscated. Van Buren had
been defeated for the Presidential nomi-
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A Link with the Past.

From The London Standard
The other day there died az Kairpol
near Christchurch. an ancient Maori
chief, named Maka Makomako. some
ninety years OF age. believed 10 be the
last Of the twenty-siX principal chiefs"
who sold the first block Of 10000 acres in
the South Island. intended for the settle
ment Of Otsgo. Of which the fiourishing
city OF Dunedin is the capital. The deed
executed by the natives, dated July 81
1874. conveyed to Col Wakefield agent FOR
the New Zealand Company. the land in
question for sz40o, being at the rate Of
about nd per acre To-day there Is land
IN the city Of Dunedin worth at least $50
per foot frontage.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
CrooLes' Opinion Valuable.

For almost half a century Great Brit
Amin fact. the entire scientific world
has been giving serious heed TO the pro
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-10
Hobos Passed BY.

A carload of 100 weary Willies ar
rived in the city Wednesday morning
from the south and were about to
come ashore in Grants Pass when
City Marshal McGrew got wind Of
the approaching army and, after some
psrlsying compelled the railroad COM
pany to take them on north. They
all went out together in an open coal
car. The next train from the south
brought in cargo of 10 more which
the railroad company was determined
to discharge here, but City Marshall
McGrew was again Johnny-on-tse-
spot. The rairload company said that
the train would not move until the
"boes" got of, whereupon Mayor
Smith advised the company that it
was immaterial TO him how long the
train remained here, but that its
cargo of unfortunate human freight
would be kept ON the cars il he had to
detail 100 extra policemen. II is
scarcely necessary to say that the
train won't out on schedule time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-10
Sensational Prices on. clev-
erly and artistically designed
Wall Papers at O'Neill's.
CARTER EXONERATED
BY CORONERS'S JURY

A special from winnemucca says
that the Coroner's jury summoned to
inquire into the death Of II. Arm
strong, who was killed at that place
a few days ago by William II. c arter,
formerly Of Kerby, Ore, brought In
a verdict fully exonerating Garter.
The testimony sho we'd that Arm
strong, who was drunk and looking
for trouble, drew q revolver on man
named Fitch In the Palace saloon, aud
when Carter, who IL manager OF the
place, interfered, turned the gun on
Carter. Before Armstrong could
shoot, Carter drew his own revolver
and shot Armstrong dead. Armstrong
was recently fromIOklahoma and
posed as bad man.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-10
Child Falls Into River.

Little Johnnie. ~ years old. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry B. Wickham of
Galice. was drowned in Rogue river
about 10:30 yesterday morning. The
mother and a neighbor lady were in
the house talking, when the little
fellow went out and it was supposed
he was playing about the yard. He
was soon missed, however, and q
search about the premises failed o.
discovery. The WicKham home is on
the bank of the river and they finally
discovered that the boy had walked
down on a sand bar aud it is pre-
sumed, fell in. The body was re.
covered in . few hours and brought
here on this mornings train by al
uncle and taken to L. b. Halls
undertaking parlors to be prepared foI
burial. The body was taken to Ore.
gon City, the home Of the bereaved
mother, on No. IA this noon, for bur.
ial. The young mother is distracted
with grief Mr.. Wickham. the father
of the deceased, is superintendent OF
the Alameda mine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-10
GRANTS PASS TO
THE FRONT AGAIN

Last Friday Miss Ethel Palmer,
the music teacher with five of her
most apt pupils went to Medtord to
participate in musical reception at
the Presbyterian church where a
similar number from among Ashland s
and Medford's best talent also took
part. The coterie from Grants Pass
include Misses Alma Woke, Lacosta
Mangum, Lucille CARRIER, Flavia
Hsckett and Leilah Caldwell.
1t was decided at the close that the
Grants Pass girls excelled and the
visitors from here and from Ashland
were then rendered reception by the
Medford class. Miss Palmer and her
pupils returned home Saturday night
Justly proud of their success at Med
ford and were highly complimentary
in their expressions of appreciation OF
the cordiality and hospitality of the
Medford people.
The achievement of Grants Pass
ia a credit to the city aud splendid
attest to Miss Palmer's ability as q
teacher Of music.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-04-10
MINER CRUSHED AT THE
AFTERTHOUGHT NINE
Herman Fisher Meets Tragic
Den tn While at Work in
Drift

News reached here late Tuesday
night of the tragic death of Herman
Fisher at the Afterthought mine ON
Thompson creek at / 80 Tuesday
afternoon. Fisher and his partner,
John Whitehead had set of a number
of shots in a drift before going to
dinner at noon and had just returned
to work at O'Clock.
Fisher had entered the drift aud
was picking the loose rock off the
side walls and had been at work but
half an hour when suddenly mass
of rock from the roof fell upon
him. crushing life out instantly.
His body was completely covered with
rock.
Mr.. Whitehead, his partner. re.
moved the rock rs quickly as possible
but life had gone out. The body
was taken to Jacksonville where an in.
quest was held Wednesday.
Fisher was SO years old and wa,
born In Canada. He was unmarrid
and the only relative here is a
brother at Jacksonville.
Fisher was an old miner and well
known In this section. He had alsc
mined ut Gold Hill. He had lived on
the Appleeste for several years.