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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
The Worlds Best Seller Is
Sankey's Gospel Hymnal.

east the Gospel Hymns" and the BIZ
BILE are today found side by side. And
some of these hymns will doubtless
live long time-although none OF
them is fairly comparable with mas
terpices of Christian hymnology. But
to estimate intelligently the power of
Gospel Hymns and the extent to
which millions of Americans were in
fluenced by them it is necessary to go
back to the time when Moody spoke
and Sankey sang to audiences of 90
600 persons filed with the religious
spirit. Then it will not be difficult to
understand the effect on the masses
Of such hymns as Hold the Fort"
Pull for the Shore" where is My
Wandering Boy Tonight ?" THE Nine
ty and Nine" Let the Lower Lights
Be Burning" and Scatter Seeds of
Kindness.
The enormous sale OF Gospel
Hymns in the past and the continued
demand for them indicate that the re-
ligious fervor existed to a remarka-
BILE degree up to a comparatively re-
cent period, and that, while it may
have moderated to some extent, it has
not been extinguished. AS long as
the presses are kept busy supplying
the demand for Gospel Hymns" it
will be difficult to accept the state
ments of those pessimists who cain
tain that religion has lost its power
over the masses of the people. With
50.OOo,O0O copies of the Moody and
uted in the United States. the phenom-
email sales of the best seller in fic-
ton sink into insignifcance. This is a
fact which should afford at least a
certain measure of satisfaction to thoss
who are mourning over the decline
of the religious spirit.-Baltimore Sun.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
A REVOLUTION PLOT
Republicans in Portugal Plan
To Overthrow the Gov
ernmente
MONARCHISTS FOR MANUEL

Lisbon, Oct. 24.-The newspapers are
publishing startling details of an al
legged Republican plot to overthrow the
government, and the counter plans
made by the Monarchists to retain
King Manuel on the throne.
1t is asserted that the Monarchists,
supported by the Clerical party, are
storing large quantities of arms and
ammunition in various converts here.
knowing that the authorities would not
dare to subject these institutions to in
spection.
The Mundo reports that during last
week twenty cases containing 500 rifles
were stored in the crypt of the convent
of Loios. The Liberal and the Post de-
clare that 800 rifles and a large guam.
tity OF carriages are stored in the con.
vent of Monicas and Quelhas, and that
the Jesuit college of Campolide is a
perfect arsenal"
The Portugas. the organ of the Cleri-
Gals. asserts that at the first opportun-
ity the editorial Offices of all the Re.
publican newspapers will be attacked
and that LOO armed men are ready
for the purpose.
The newspapers on both sides are
unanimous in declaring that the situa-
ton is extremely serious, and the off,
cfal organ, Correio da Notte, says tina,
the authorities must take stringent
measures to prevent a conflict. All the
converts and the Jesuit college are
guarded by troops.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25

Many novelists, poets, philosophers
and essayists, some OF them having
qualities which would seem to entitle
them to more than a brief vogue and
fieeting fame. have their little day,
and are soon forgot except by a limited
circle. Even the best sellers" in fic-
ton ten years ago-the book which
passed through many editions and was
bought by a quarter of a million per-
sons of more or less discriminating
taste-no longer keeps the presses
busy. Its glory has departed. Its
fascinating hero and heroine, exciting
climaxes and psychological problems
no longer allure. The classics of fic-
ton still appeal to a certain element
among readers. Age does not wither
nor custom stale their Infinite variety.
But the demand for them is limited
and can be estimated almost with pre-
cision by publishers. The dime novel"
still has great vogue, and penny
dreadful literature flourishes in the
United States and Great Britain. In
Germany. according to the report of
society which has been investigating
this subject, the public consumption of
cheap fiashy stories of adventure with
impossible persons wading up to their
necks in gore and crime, has reached
really alarming proportions.
But there is one American book,
unique among all publications of its
kind, which has attained a circulation
that throws the most lurid dime novel
or the most morbid problem novel in
the shade" On the death a few days
ago of DR.. Ira D. Sankey, the singing
evangelist. who elaborated many
years with Moody in evangelistic work
in this country and abroad, it was
stated that the Gospel Hymns which
Iahey used in their services had at
tanned the extraordinary circulation of
$4,000, 900 copies. While the demand
for this collection of hymns which
seems to satisfy the taste and express
| the emotions of millions of Americans
has somewhat abated, great numbers
of the books are sold every year. 1t
is not that the hymns measure up to
high literary standard or that mu-
steal setting conforms to the conons
of fastidious criticism. The populari-
| ty of Gospel Hymns" can not be ac-
counted for on that theory. But they
were introduced to the public at a
| time when religious fervor was in
tense. and they furnished medium
through which religious feeling could
| find expression in words and melo-
dies which appealed to the heart and
| to the emotions of the masses.
| Moody's earnestness and adaptive
ness as speaker at religious gather
| ings-his eloquence of appeal and his
magnetic personality found a power
full ally in Sankey's singing OF Cos
pei Hymns" Throughout the west and
the south and in many parts Of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25

system, the county is really the unit or
efficiency. "The County Board Of Ed
ucation,'' says Mr.. Cotton, "fs an ex-
officio organization, composed of the
county superintendent, of the town.
ship trustees and the cnairmen of the
school trustees of the towns and cities
in the county. While the duties of
this board are in the main general, the
work it does is of larger Importance
than it would seem to be. 1t is re-
sponsible for the school spirit in the
entire county, and tends to unity the
work in all the schools as to length of
term, character of buildings, qualifi-
cations of teachers, salaries, work in
consolidation of schools, etc. The ten
dency is to unity the work in the en-
tire county, the effort being to make
all of the schools in the county as good
as the best. The county, then rather
than the township or the district is the
unit of efficiency"
In his letter Mr.. Cotton devotes some
attention to the county superintendent.
The appointment of county superinted-
ents by township trustees, he believes
removes this Office further from party
politics than it would be with the cleo
ton by the people. 1t is remarked also
that in recent years the educational
and professional qualifications and the
salary of this officer have been increas-
ed and as a consequence better men
are filling the places. The salary of
this official is now 81 1000 a year.
Office of State Superintendent.
In regard to the Office of state super
intendent, Mr.. Cotton says: The state
superintendent of public instruction
is elected by the people, among whom
there is a perceptfble tendency to at
tach more Importance to the Office and
to demand better qualifications on the
part of the incumbent and to give this
official longer tenrue. The present ad-
ministration has been in power six
years 1t is the first time for forty
years that one man has held the Of
flee three terms"
Discussing the present educational
tendencies in Indiana. Mr.. Cotton says
! that the marked inclination through
out the state is toward industrial edu-
cation and the consolidation of rural
schools. The tendency toward consol-
idation, he says. has come with better
roads and better facilities of travel
and there is now manifest desire to
provide for every country boy and girl
just as good school privileges as are
| found in towns and cities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
PROPOSES BY PHONE
Muncie Boy Could No Longer
Stand TauntS of His
Friends.
HE WAS ACCEPTED, TOO.

Muncie, Ind, Oct. 24.-Because Will
was tried of standing the taunts of his
friends, who said he was afraid to be
married, George after submitting to an
unusual bombardment on the subject
by Morley Dorman, one day, went to
the telephone in the Office where
George is employed and called up on
the phone Miss Edna Gross, formerly
of Ridgeville. When the young woman
answered, George said:
Il just wanted to know il you would
marry me, and do 1t pretty quick"
Sure" came the young woman's re-
ply. How soonT'
"I'll be down to see you tonight, and
George.
The next day George and the girl
who had so suddenly consented to be
his bride went to Greenville. o.. to be
married but license was refused them
there because of their nonresidence in
that state. Not discouraged they went
to Winchester, Ind, where the license
was obtained without dificulty, and
there they were married by the min
lister of the Friends church.
Then the young people came hack to
Muncie and took up their residence
with Mr. Georges father. Their friends
are just now finding out about the ro-
mantle marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. George had known each
other for a long time but the wedding
was an inspiration of the moment, they
say.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
INDIANA SCHOOL
SYSTEM EXPLAINED
Fassett A. Cotton Writes
President of Western
University.
TOWNSHIP SYSTEM is USED
CHIEF OBJECTION TO THIS AR
RANGEMENT HAS BEEN RENE.
DIED TWO OTHER oBJEc-
TIoNS TO HE SYSTEM.

In letter forwarded to Thomas F.
Kane, of Seattle, president of the uni
versity of Washington, Fassett A. Cot
ton, who has held the Office of state
superintendent of public instruction
in Indiana for almost six years, offers
some interesting comments on the
school system of this state. Under the
tem," Mr.. Cotton says:
The unit of the system in Indiana is
the township. in which one trustee,
elected by the people is held response
BILE for all school work. 1t may be prop
er to say here that the chief adverse
criticisms to this arrangement have
been three: ID Too great power is
placed in the hands of one man. with
no check on tn expenditure of funds,
60 No educational qualification for this
official; t3l Incongruity of the triple
duty placed upon the officer, namely
looking after the paupers, the roads
and bitches and schools.
The first defect has lately been rem
edied by law by the provisions of an
check up the trustees accounts, pass
on bills. etc. The second is being
greatly eliminated by the people, who
attach great Importance TO the Office
on account of the schools. Forty per
cent of the present trustees in Indiana
were elected from the ranks of school
teachers. Forty per cent more are the
very best business men in the several
townships-men capable of considering
in an intelligent way the Importance
of good schools and who are helping
to develop our rural school system
OF the remaining 20 per cent. large
majority are not only willing, but anx-
ious to follow the wise leadership OF
the county superintendent and are in
this way doing splendid work in the
townships they represent. As conse-
sequence of the above the third defect
has been reduced to the minimum
County Is Unit Of Efficiency.
1t is explained however, that while
the township is the unit of the school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
NJ CARREN WOULD
KILL REFORMS
If Democrats Gain Control of
New York, Hughes Meas
ureS Will Suffer.
WOULD RESTORE RACES.
MANY OF THE MEASURES TEND.
ING TOWARDS REFORM WOULD
BE KILLED, SAYS FAMOUS
DEMOCRATIC BOSS.

New York, Oct 24.-If Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler is elected governor
this fall, and the democrats are in the
majority in the legislature, the pro-
gram of the controlling forces will be
to undo, practically all the reform
work carried out by Gov. Hughes, If
Senator McCarren has his way. This
would include a repeal of the Agnew-
Hart race track gambling law, a re-
peal of the present registration law,
and the radical amendment of the
public service and insurance laws.
That such a course will be followed
in Albany in the event of democratic
success at the polls, those interested
in politics were brought to believe
yesterday by Enthusiastically frank
statements made by Senator McCar-
rem, who is an ardent supporter of
CHAMBERS candidacy, and one of the
most resourceful of the state legisla-
tors.
In expressing himself as being in
favor of such plan Senator McCar-
rem took occasion to say that he was
speaking only for himself, but those
who heard were of the belief that in
leading such legislative campaign
the Brooklyn senator would have the
earnest support of other powers that
be in the democratic party in this
state
McCarren is working hard for the
defeat of Hughes and the election of
Chanler. The senator made no at.
tempt to dodge when asked where he
stood on the issues of the campaign
in the state.
In speech at Arion Hall, the sena.
tor declared that If the democrats won
In the state some laws probably would
be repealed. Asked what laws he re-
ferred to, he answered:
We would repeal the personal iden.
tification registration law, and, in my
opinion, We should try to repeal the
state superintendent of elections law
lodging the power with the local auth.
critics, where 1t ought to be. The reg
istration bill was drafted in the inter.
ests of the republican party, aiming
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
A 1hiefa Ruse.

Early one morning. many years ago.
burglar was running at the top Of his
speed along a London thorouxhfare,
pursued by 4 lady, who vociferated
stop thief" A miIkman intercepted
the fugitive, vino promptly exclaimed:
For heavens sake, let me %. IT'S
my wife, and she'll just about kill me-"
The mikman was a married man him.
self. and he allowed the malefactor to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
NEW MAIL SERVICE.
Hospital Benefited by Change in De.
livery.

The mail service to the Reid Mem
orial Hospital has been greatly i'm
proved and now the authorities are
able to get their mail about three
hours earlier than they formerly did.
The hospital has been taken off the
city carriers route and placed on rural
route No. 5. Formerly the mail was
received at a box at the entrance Of
the driveway to the hospital but now
it is delivered at the Office. This plan
is proving much more satisfactory.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
ARSENIC IN PIE.
Death Of Young Boys Due Il
Poison

Stanford. ILL.,, Oct 24.-Considerable
sensation was created here when it
was created here when it was discov-
cred that pie eating week ago with
fatal effects by Carl and Frank Jones
brothers, aged eight and ten years,
contained arsenic. Their death had
been laid to ptomanie poisoning. The
coroner is now investigating.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
Locking the TeIsphons-

The telephone began to ring In the
lawyers Office. He unlocked the little
paddock on 1t. answered the call. then
carefully pedlocked it again
Il always do that now" said he, con
account of my friends. I didn't the
first month took the ONCE At the
end Of that month I had a bill of
$685., telephone calls. Oh. yes; long
distance and every other kind.s-Nev
York Press
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
INSPECTOR HERE.

w. T. Fletcher Visits Wayne County
Postoffices.
W. 7. Fletcher, postoffice inspector
Of Cincinnati, was in the city yester-
day on business with Postmaster Spek.
enhier and inspecting the posoffices at
Bethel and Whitewater.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25


For Peters appetite try baking powder
biscuits made Of Gold Medal Flour. MARIA.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-21
FAT STEERS BRING
s62 PER HEAD.
TWENTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS FOR 324 HEAD
Over 5000 Head Now Being Fed on
Butter Creek-Feeders Expect Five
Cents Per Pound After March l.
Alfalfa Belt Yields Excellent Re-
turns on Investment and Feeding
Industry Thrives.

Twenty thousand dollars for S24
head of fat steers is the snug sum
realized this week by r. n. Stanfield
and Fred Andrews in the sale of a
shipment of cattle from the Butter
creek district.
This shipment was the top lot of a
large number being fed by them in
the Echo and Butter creek alfalfa
belt, and while the price realized was
not what they expected it would be
at this season, yet they are we'll sat
isfied with the sale. The steers
brought over $62 per head and were
a fine lot of animals.
Another shipment of ESQ head or
10 cars were also sent out this week
from Echo, showing the same gener-
al average of price and weight,
There are now over 5000 head of
steers being fed in the Butter creek
district and as the spring advances
they will be sent out to the different
markets of the northwest II is eX-
pected that five cents per pound will
be realized for the bulk of the fat
stuff sold after March l.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-21
LA GRANDE MARKET DAY.
Sugar Beet Town Patterns After PEN
dleton's Success.

1t took Max Zimmerman, the orig
inal Market Day" promoter, Just
amout an hour this morning to find
out for himself that the business peo-
pie of La Grande are "up and accom-
in" for market day celebration in
this city, says the La Grande Star. All
are in favor of 1t; all VIII help boos,
for it. and Mr.. Zimmerman says this
will be without doubt the most sue
cessful event ever held in the United
States and that it will have a circus
skinned in forty ways"
saturday, February 20, is the date
set for the first market day in La
Grande, and Mr.. Zimmerman is al
ready about the busiest man in seven
states getting things in shape for the
big event
Associated with Mr.. Zimmerman in
this enterprise is Mr.. James l.,
Shields, one of the Oldest newspaper
men in the United States, who will
have charge of the advertising part
of the affair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-21
Laws Are Enforced in Alaska.

No longer can it be said that
there's no law of God nor man runs
north of So" Laws are as vigorously
enforced close to the Arctic circle as
they are in the most densely popu-
lated centers, and it is probable that.
aside from any law enforcement, men
respect the lights of others here more
than in any other commonwealth un.
der the stars and stripes. The trick
ster will Of course. continue to take
advantage of the unwary but no
man who comes here and attends
strictly to his own business and does
not become too confidential with
strangers, need have fear that his
rights are going to be trampled up
on. The dance halls are running, but
the gambling is only conducted Sc
cretly in darkened rooms and in
places to which tha innocent are not
easily lured.-Nome. Alaska, Nugget
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-21
FOUND MAsToDON TOOTH.
Miner Unearths Monster Molar on
Marshall Creek While Digging for
Gold.

Yesterday Jim McCord, who is min
ing out on Marshall creek, brought
TO Baker City piece of a tooth that
evidently belonged to a mastodon at
a time when this section of the coun-
try was in the tropical zone, says the
Herald. McCord found the tooth
while working in the Gleason placers
about S6 miles east of Baker, and at
a depth of 32 feet
Near the tooth was recently found
an $S gold nugget, but Jim declares
that the Mastodon tooth had been
filled and this nugget was the filling
which had dropped out. Traces of
ivory can be seen through the portion
of the tooth indicating that at one
time it was all ivory, but the sands
and water have worked changes.
The tooth has been broken off and
the part Mr.. McCord had measured
3 " by 6l9 inches and weighed about
six pounds. 1t is on exhibition in
the Par saloon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-21
BIG TIME AT PILOT ROCK.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Enjoy
Trip With Grand Lodge Officers.

One hundred and thirty strong the
Pendleton Odd Fellows and members
OF the Rebekah lodge went to Pilot
Rock with Grand Master Scott last
evening and the occasion there was
the biggest fraternal event the ter
minal city has ever pulled off. Three
coaches were required to carry the
party to Pilot Rock and return. On
the return trip the train reached
Pendleton at 2 o'clock this morning.
At Pilot Rock the grand master
and his party were entertained by the
local Odd Fellows in fitting style.
During the evening some in'tiatory
work was done and addresses were
made by Grand Master Scott, Grand
Secretary Sharon, r. Alexander, past
grand master. and by Walter NJ.
Pierce. A banquet was served in con-
clusion.
From here the two grand officers
go to Adams to visit the lodge at that
place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-21
Powder Works in California
SnufS Out Lives of Thirty
People.
MINING ACCIDENTS ADD
EIGHTEEN MORE TO LIST
Branch Of Hercules Powder Company
at PinOle, Calf, Lets Go With
Terrific FOrce-FOur White Men
and Twenty-six Chinese Blown 10
Atoms-Only One Body Recovered
-Four Drop TO Death in Mine Cage
Terrific Explosion in Mine
Snuffs Out IA Lives.

Pinole, Calf, Feb. 21.-Thirty
men were killed in an explosion at the
Hercules Powder works at Pinole
last night, according to a canvass Of
the works made today.
Four Of the dead are white men
and 26 are Chinese. Among the dead
are William Stillwell, the foreman.
The body OF stillwell was the only
body recovered, An inquest will be
held today.
With a force that shook the entire
bay region as an earthquake and de-
tonation heard for miles, the powder
house blew up at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Tons of dynamite went
up in a terrific blast, shattering the
sheds to dust and splinters.
Flames burst from the ruins and
threatened the gelatine house where
two score girls were at work. A pam
ic ensued and many were cut by the
flying glass and crushed and tramp
led in the rush for the doors. The
scene was pitiful. The families Of
the men came running from the little
hamlet of Pinole, seeking news Of
their loved ones.
Charles BIZ lnngham, jr., who led
the army Of dynamiters, who fought
the great San Francisco fire, hastily
organized a fire brigade and in the
face of hazards that might mean death
for him or his brave men, heroically
fought the flames.
As far as Oakland and Berkeley,
the shock of the explosion caused in
tense excitement. People rushed from
their homes and stores, thinking an
other earthquake had come.
The plant belongs to the Dupont De
Nemours Powder trust. Their loss
is about 100000.
AS usual in such cases no definite
cause for the accident can be given.
Those who could tell the tale were
blown to atoms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-21
PINCHoT TO QUIT SERVICE.
Reported Chief Forester VIII Move
to Western State.

The story has been put in circula-
tion in Washington 10 the effect that
Clifford Pinchot, chief of the forest
service. will retire from office at the
close of President Roosevelt's term,
and come west 10 grow up with the
country. The report goes on to say
that Pinchot has a desire to mix in
politics, with the hope of ultimately
being sent to The senate from the
state in which he takes residence.
Since Mr.. Roosevelt became presi-
dent Mr. Pinchot has been a very
powerful man in the administration.
He was holding an Insignificant office
as chief of the forestry division OF
the AGRICULTURAL department.. Govern
ment forestry work was then in its
infancy and the work of Pinchot's
division counted tor little.
Mr.. Pinchot quickly interested the
president in the subject of national
forestry, and when the president be-
came interested tho division sprung
into prominence, and has grown
steadily to its present proportions.
Its growth, and lhe extension of the
work would not have been possible
but for the aid Of President Roose-
velt