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To be Continued.
cat" and "AcrosS."

Dissenting from the opinIuu OF
most of his fellow-countrymen, Pro-
fessor John Lester, an English speak
er. at a meeting of the Friends
Educational Association, in Phila'
delphia, declared that the manners
of boys in the United States were
better than those of English lads,
This he held was due to the influence
of American mothers and woman
teachers in our schools.
"The American boy" said Pro-
fessor Lester, learns his first lesson
in morality at his mothers knee,
The English boy generally learns his
across his fathers Home
Companion.
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He Knew.

The pretty teacher was trying to
explain the difference between good
conduct and bad. Good actions"
she explained, ARE the lovely flow
ers. Bad ones are the weeds. Now,
can any little boy or girl tell me the
difference between flowers and
weeds? What are flowers? What
are weeds?"
Weeds" said Walter, who had
been struggling with the sorrel in
his mothers garden, ARE the plants
that want to grow, and flowers are
the ones that don't."-Youth's Com
panion.
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Electric Engines in Mines.

The first electric mine locomotive
was built in 1887. It looks as clum-
81, compared to its modern successor,
as the model of the first railway loco
motive beside the gigantic machines
turned out from the shop in the year
1907.
Some of t early creations. how
ever, have lasted straight through the
period of improvement, and are still
in operation. One such was built IN
1889. At the time of the Pan-Ameri-
car Exposition in Buffalo the officials
whose duty it vas to gather exhibits
for the Electrical Building decided to
obtain this locor I've.
They wrote to the manager OF ne
mine where it had been used to ask
if it could be "resurrected from the
scrap heap" The manager replied,
with some indignation, that it could
not be "resurrected from the scrap
heap" being still in operation; but
that it could be loaned, provided a
new locomotive were to be subststut.
ed to do the work during its absence.
-Cassier's Magazine.
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The Athletes Point of View.

Edward ,Payson Weston, pedes-
TRAN: ION my long walks during over
Forty years in public life experience
has taught m that nature should not
be outraged by the use of artificial
stimulants. On my walk from Port
land, Me-, to Chicago, I drank cold
tea. On the recent walk from Phila-
delphia to New Fork in less than
t%wenty-four hours, I drank milk and
cold tea. On any of these walks a
single glass of wine would lave made
me fail. I sometimes use whisky on
the soles of my feet."-Pioneer.
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A Great Chemists Opinion.

Baron Liebig, the distinguished
chemist: I'VE ran prove it with math-
ematical certainty that so much -four
as can lie on the point of a table knife
is more nutritious than eight quarts
of the best Bayarian beer. Beer,
wine, spirits, ETC., furnish no element
capable of entering into the compost
ton of the blood, muscular fibre. or
any part which is the seat of the vital
principle"
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Definition of Duty.

Duty is a power which rises with
US in the morning and goes 10 rest
with US at night. 1t is c~oextensive
with the action of our intelligence.
1t is the shadow which cleaves TO us,
go where we will, and which only
leaves us when We leave the light OF
life. -Gladstone.
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In After Years.

Mrs. Gushington-"Do you remem-
Der, colonel. the time you proposed TO
me and l refused you?'
Colonel Courtly-"Madam. it is the
one moment of my life that remem-
Der with the greatest pleasure
Judge.
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ReDort on DoWie's Estate,

G. D. Thomas, receiver for the es-
tate of John Alexander Dowie, found
er of the religious community at Zion
City, Ill.,, fled a report to the Federal
Court showing the assets of the estate
to be $1,079,647. Against this are
secured claims of $326,327 and I'M.
secured claims, including a number
still in dispute, of $~4,903,7c5.
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= EumnIenee Zee.

The ladies met last week and with
the assistance of a number of Cart
wright me- cleaned the Cartwright
Church. Bert Ferrin, of Garrett,
papered the walls and oiled the floors
and the church looks almost new
again. While the ladies washed win
dows the men cleaned out the yard
and burned out several bumblebees'
nests.-Tuscola (Ill.) Review.
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An Unmentioned Ancestor.

Mr.. B. is very proud of his ancient
lineage and never lets slip an oppor"
tunity to boast of it. At a dinner
where he had been unusually ram
pant on this subject a fellow guest
Quoted him by remarking: IF you
climb much further up your family
tree you will come face to face with
the monkey."-Lippincott's.
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H,hc BoaSter.

When you find a man who brags OF
his heresy you may be sure it would
not cost much to make him strictly
orthodox.
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r,@sINwgaAA@ %AW2
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81 & SCIENCE = n

The microbe population of a twelve
ounce piece Of cheese has been estt-
mated. by scientists to be nearly 81
600, 900 900.
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Cure For IeDrCSy,

Doctors in Hawaii reported the sue.
cessful use of the Nastin treatment in
a case Of leprosy.f
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The greatest heat is e v found
on the equator, but some ten degrees
to the north, while severe cold
has been registered in Northern ST.
IBERIA than has been found near the
Pole.
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.Janon's Eptertofnmmt.

Japan planned 30 make her enter.
tanning CT the Amssscan feet memoir
able.
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Subject: The Lord Our Shepherd,
Psalm 23-Golden Text, Ps. 23:1
Commit the Entire Psalm
Read John 1O:1.1S.
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England has an organization for
the promotion Of goat culture.
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Pear shaped balloons are the fash
ion in Belgium. The point is upward,
the Lase of the balloon is spherical.
1t is claimed that balloons of this
shape pierce the air vertically with
far greater speed than the ordinary
spherical balloon. Consequently they
are steadier.
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Metals get tired as well as living
things, a scientist declares. Tee
graph wires are better conductors on
Monday than Saturday on account of
their Sunday rest, and a rest of three
weeks adds ten per cent. to the con,
ductivity of a wire. 4
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The surface of the earth is UNDER.
going steady transformation, largely,
through the agency Of man, but per-
haps nowhere. is the plant and animal
life of the region being more rapidly
supplanted than in New Zealand. The
native Polynesian race, crowded by
Europeans, is becoming extinct. Many
of the imported animals run wild,
and multiply rapidly at the expense
Of the native species, even the
streams being filled with European
and American trout, which grow to-
great size. Introduced plants thrive
quite as remarkably. New forests
are being created designedly because
the native trees, though yielding ex-
cellent timber, grow very slowly; and
already 100000 larches, oaks,
spruces, Dougless frs and eucalyptus
have been planted, while seedlings
from them are being continually adj
ded.
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Electricity is now being largely
used in the bookbinding business for
enclosing. With the aid Of the cur
rent it is possible to make 40 I'M
pressions a minute on the electrically
heated enclosing presses. Electricity
also heats the glue pots and the hand
tools used in preparing the leather
covers.
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ger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-09
TAFT GETS ENDORSEMENT.
One Massachusetts, District Declares lie 10
the Popular Choice for President.

BosToN, April g., Resolutions Of prefer
ence for Secretary Taft were adopted
by an overwhelming vote at the Ninth
district Republican convention, held in
East Boston tonight,
Edward G. Graves. president Of the
Republican city committee. and William
+. White. chairman OF the Ninth Ward
committee, were elected delegates from
the district to the national convention,
President Graves has not announced
himself as being in favor Of Taft's
nomination, but /; is generally understood
that he is for the Secretary. Mr.. White
is a red hot Taft man, and he won a place
as a delegate largely on this account.
The resolutions OF preference say that
the delegates to the convention realize
that 1t is unwise at this time TO bind the
national delegates by any hard and fast
Instructions 10 vote for any oneImAn for
the Republican Presidential nomination,
but they feel il proper TO express what
seems TO them to be the feeling in the dis
trict that at the present time William II,
Taft ia the choice,
BY a vote Of 50 TO s the resolutions went
through.
~ 10 halu NldN NHN ibnDilAlOho "lh bN n
model for all district conventions in the
State.
A meeting Of the executive committee
Of the Taft League was held this
afternoon to decide whether the league
should undertake to press a resolution
Of preference at the State conven-
ton notwithstanding the opposition Of
both Senators from Massachusetts and
the withdrawal OF eG-Gov. Bates from
the delegate fight in the interest Of har-
mony. Many Of the members favored
such a resolution, while others we're OPP
posed, and the meeting was adjourned with
out taking q vote. The question will be
decided tomorrow, but the indications
now are that the league will abide by the
advice offered by Senator Crane SOM
weeks ago and seconded yesterday by
Senator Lodge.
Senator Crane said at that time that he
believed the delegates should be "unhAm-
pered by instructions or resolutions and
should he absolutely free to do that which
seems wisest and best for the party and
the country"
Yesterday Senator Lodge agreed that
II would be unwise to pass a resolution,
even one expressing a preference for Taft.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-09
EMMA GOLDMAN IN MINNEAPOLIS
Says shes an American Because K~oersner
Her Husband, Was N~aturaIIed.

MINNEAPOLIS. April s.-Emma Goldman
and DR.. Ben L.. Reitman, the long haired
eK-King Of the Hoboes, arrived In Mime
apolis early to-day. Reitman was met at
the station by Emma Goldman, who had
Just arrived from Winnipeg. Speaking OF
her detention on the frontier Emma Gold
mar said:
Il am here and that's all there is to it.
| had no trouble whatever In Canada.
will hold no meetings in this city but will
leave either tonight or early in the morn
ing for the coast.
1T required a board Of three to pass on
nv papers and they found that am an
American citizen, becaise | married an
American. My husband. J. +. Keersner,
was a foreigner at one time, but he became
Americanized. / do not think there we're
any special instructions from Washington
in my case
WASHINGTON. April s.-No of1cial report
reached Commissioner Sargent concerning
Emma Goldman this afternoon. Montreal
agents we're instructed some time ago to
keep a lookout for her and hold her until a
comprehensive inquiry could be made az TO
her citizenship and her movements have
been watched by Secret Service men Tor
several weeks.
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JEFFERSON DEMOCRATS SPLIT.
COnnerS'S committeeman Although BeSten
Holds n hump COnN entlOn.

WATERFOWL, n Y, April :. For several
weeks state Committeeman John H. Fitz-
gerald. one Of the committeeman appointed
by Fngy Corners TO try State Committee
man Patrick n. McCarren for boiling the
ticket two years ago. has been travelling
the districts TO gair support for reelection.
Attorney Charles r. Norris Of Carthage
was named by former State Committee
man John y, Carlisle and his associates
to oppose Fitzgerald. and Saturday and
Monday. when the caucuses were held,
ID was decided that Norris had carried
both districts, insurilg his election. Os-
weGo county. which ia also in this Senate
district. has but three delegates TO Jefer-
CO.'S SIX,
The Fitzgerald men in several towns had
nmp caucuses and came into to-day's
convention with contested delegates, Hot
words ensued, and when il seemed that the
delegates would come to blows the Fitz-
gerald men bOlted and two conventions
we're in progress at the same time. Two
sets OF delegates we're elected 10 the State
convention and the contest will he decided
there. Fitzgerald is one OF the three State
land appraisers.
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WARSHIPs NAMING READY.
Battleshlps and Cruisers At League Island
Preparing for Heavy Orders.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April s.-Orders were
said TO have been received al League Island
yesterday to prepare the war vessels there
at once TO sail at any minute.
Admiral Pendleton, commandant Of the
yard, denied tnaU any order lntimating
there would be any trouble anywhere had
been received, but admitted that the vessels
we're being made ready for service in quick
time. This was particularly the case with
the battleships Idaho and Indiana, Both
vessels we're having ammunition placed on
board to-day.
The Mississippi, which only recently
has been placed in commission, is at League
Island, and fully manned with sailors and
marines. The battleship New Hampshire
is now at the Brooklyn navy yard being
equipped for sea duty, having left League
Island about ten days ago.
The armored cruiser Brooklyn and the
commerce destroyers Minneapolis and CO.
lumbia, which are types Of fast unarmored
cruisers, are now at League Island and will
be in shape to sail within a week.
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MCARREN'S FOES BOLD.
VIII Send a Full COntestIng Delegation -
the state Convention.

WIN "NAAAN = y W.
the state Convention.
The ti-McCarrenites will have a full
delegation on hand from Brooklyn when
the Democratic State convention assem-
bles. They have gone through the form
Of holding Assembly district conventions
in the sixteen districts in which they
nut IN contests, and in each Of which they
we're defeated, but the anti MoCarren
managers have really no expectations
that a single one Of their delegations will
be admitted, although they allege whole
sale fraud and intimidations at the pH-
maries.
The seven regular district leaders who
revolted from McCarren on the. eve Of the
primaries will head their respective dele
cations at the convention. Among the
contesting delegates are Bird 8. Coler.
President Of the borough; James Shevlln,
ex-Sheriff Michael J. Flaherty, John H.
Delaney. NO Pass" Robert Baker. ex-Reg-
ister Matthew T.. Dooley and Francis x.
McCarmody.
A call has been issued for a oanvass Of
the sixty-nine delegates to the State oon-
vention at Democratic headquarters to-
morrow night. IL is UNDERWOOD that should
Senator McCarren insist on binding the
delegates 10 act as a unit in the State oon-
vention his opponents would bolt the
CAUCUS.
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JOHNSON NOT HILLSCiNDIDlTE
And He says He's Not Coming Fast TO
Hunt Delegates.

NUM- DtltkAlts.
CHICAGO, April g. Gov. John A. johnson
Of Minnesota passed through Chicago to-day
and discussed his candidacy for the Presi-
dental nomination while his car was being
switched from one train to another.
Il am a candidate for the Presidency in
the sense that IL ! gain the nomination |
shall accept it and make s,eCy effort to he
elected" said Gov. Johnson. Il am not
making any personal campaign and do not
cyccc. t. senl instrPrtnd dalePatcs Soma
Of my friends are making efforts in my
behalf. | consider the ambition to be
President one Of the most laudable to
which any mi can aspire,
Gov. johnson was accompanied by his
wife and his Official staff. The party ia on
the way 10 Shiloh, where a monument to
the Minnesota soldiers who were killed in
the battle Of Shiloh il to he dedicated.
Il do not care to discuss Mr.. Bryan or
any differences In policy between him and
myself, said Gov. johnson. Il have the
highest regard for him as a man. and !
admire his ability and his honesty and we
are friends. so far as | know. My position
ia Just this: II the members OF the Demo-
cratic party feel that | would stand more
chance Of election than would Mr.. Pryan
or n other man | will be glad TO make
the campaign. As view it, the Democratic
party has at least an even chance to win
this year.
Any insinuation or assertion" said he,
that my candidacy IL being advanced by
James j.. Hill and his interests il absolutely
false. have fought him several times and
have never received a word Of encourage
ment from him or any similar source
Gov. johnson said that he had never
received any word from ex-President Cleve-
land and declared that he had no intention
Of going to New York before the Democratic
national convention. Such a visit might
be construed as all effort on my part 20
secure assistance from Eastern interests,
which | have no intention Of doing. said he.
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PIRACY AND MURDER.
Cook With Pistol Drove Captain n Mate
Of CaIlaO AchOOner Overheard.


VICTORIA, B. C., April s,-A remarkable
story Of piracy and murder in the South
Seas has been brought here by the crew Of
the steamship Mariana. The captain and
mate Of a Callao schooner were attacked
with a tomahawk and forced to jump over
board. Joseph Mortimer, a Belgian, D..
Taylor Of Manchester and G. jackson Of
London, charged with attacking them, stole
the schooner, the Nevure TigTe Of Callao,
il 10 alleged, and started for Australia.
The vessel was wrecked in the Gilbert
Islands. where IL was found by Capt. Mar
shall Of the trading schooner Laurel, who
reported the affair to the authorities al
Suva, where the pirates we're made pris-
onens. jackson, 1t is alleged, made a con-
fession, in which be said;
@The schooner sailed under the Italian
flag, being owned by the master and mate,
both Of whom were forced at the point OF
a gun to Jump overheard. The schooner
sailed out Of Callao early in November last,
having on board a crew Of hve-the captain
and mate, the cook, Joseph Mortimer;
myself as cabin boy and j. Taylor. The
vessel had only got about fourteen miles
OF the coast the first day from Callao
when the cook made an attack on the mate
and captain. He rushed at the mate fnst
and struck him on the head with a toma-
hawk.
The mate was felled by the blow, but
quickly recovered himself and took to the
rigging. The captain, hearing the SQUIRTING
came out Of the cabin and he was imme-
diately felled by a blow. The cook then
drew a pistol and forced first the mate and
then the captain to jump overheard. The
mate sank, but the captain struck out for
the shore, fourteen miles distant, and Jack
ened jackson, who agreed to assist in work.
ing the schooner.
THE cargo was jettisoned and We started
for. Australia. The vessel finally went
ashore in the Gilbert group
The prisoners may be sent to Callao for
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WASHINGTON FORECAST ron TO DAT AND TO MORROW
For eastern HsU York. rain iO-ddv; follorsd bv
ekanno and colder IN souhHtrn portion; b1sk 10
mode rdteiv high Southpca 10 nonheeH Tfnd'' far
10. nEOTr0r.
For New England. rain ID. day and slightly cooler
in southern poyions brisk 70 high south 10 vest
winds, fair to morrow.
For eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Della
ware, rain to day, followed by clearing and cooler;
fair tomorrow, brisk 10 moderately high south
west 10 northwest winds.
For the District Of Columbia. Maryland and
virrlnia, rain 10. dSy. followed BY clearing and
cooler falt 20 morrow: fresh 10 brisk west 10 north
wet Wtbds,
For western. NtW York. local rains OF SnoVS
to-day; fair and warmer io-mouoW,
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Upstater to Preside at Democratic Con.
VentlOn.

William j. Corners, chairman OF the
Democratic State committee. said last
night at the Waldorf Astoria that the
chairman Of the Democratic State con-
vention had been selected. but that it
had been decided not TO make the name
known until a day or two before the con-
yention. One man would serve a. tenn
porary and permanent chairman and he
would be an upstate Democrat.
Mr.. Corners said that so far he had heard
no name mentioned for national committee
except that Of Norman +. Mack, who
he intimated would be reelected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-09
The weather.

The Western storm travelled northeAstward
and had It's centre yesterday morning over the
lower Lake regions, causing snow In the upper
AXE regions and northern New England and rain
in the lower Lakes. the Ohio Valley and the middle
Mi,sisslppl Valley and easlwArd TO the coast.
In the Northwest. the Rocky Mountain districts
and westward II was fair.
IL was warmer In Missouri, the Ohio Valley and
east and southeastwArd 10 the Atlantic coast.
. In New England, New York and nom the DskotAs
hpdeastern Montana south TO Texas II was cooler
In this city rain fell during the middle OF the
day: cooler. wind. fresh TO brisk east 10 southeast,
shifting 10 southwest; barometer, corrected TO
read 10 sea level. ats A. NJ, OiG SP. H., 2sS7.
The temperature yesterday, a. tecorued oy the
.rc.l ,hsrmometeI, Is shown In the annexed table;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-09
Ia FOLLETTE'S STATE DIVIDED.
TAFT Is sure 10 Have some Delegates From
Wisconsin.

MmwAUKEE, April s.-Fuller returns
from yesterdays primaries indicate that
the Taft candidacy was received with
greater favor than was indicated by tbs
early figures and it now seems certain that
the State delegation to the national con-
yention will be divided.
Indications late tonight are that there
will be two and possibly three Taft dele
gates. The Eighth district, which was In
doubt on Tuesday night, seems to have 90
strongly favored C.. Nj. Paine Of Oshkosh
as to assure his selection az a Taft dele
gate. The Tenth district is even more
promising for the anti-La Toilette forces.
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formations now nor chanting Of America
but mothers and children fought 70 find
each other and never minded the blood
upon their faces. And In time they found
each other and stole from the yard, furtive
and hard breathing and scared tho mothers
hugging the little ones that the Black Hand
might not take them away from them for
aver
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-09
THE AMERICAN BOY PRAISED.
Two Years Ahead Of EnGlish One, says
w , Leading English Engineer.
SpscidI CabIs DsIpdich 10 THH Sun

SptcllI Cable D1Ipdlth 70 n SUE,
LONDON, April s.-Sir William Henry
Preece. formerly president Of the lnstitu-
ton Of Civil Engineers and now Consulting
Engineer to the Colonies, in the course
Of a lecture before the Society Of Arts
eulogBed the technical education which
is given in America. He said among
other things that the American boy was
mentally two years ahead Of the European
boy.
His ~prsoocity was assisted by his k~eenness
and vivacity. He worked with the deter
miDation to succeed, both at his studies
and his games, 1t was fortunate for the
Americans that education in their country
had been kept outside Of politics, instead
Of. as here. being the shuttlecock Of parties.