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The Washington herald., 1908-03-22


CHARLES r. WALLRAFF.
Secretary Of the Moore & Hill Company
claims Ohio as his native place He grew
TO manhood in the city Of Akron.
When a boy ne went TO Columbus. as
correspondent Of several papers and
served an apprenticeship as a general
news gatherer and writer. He came to
Washington with view 10 lettering his
prospects in that profession. but short
" was switched into the real estate busi-
ness, where ne has made things hum as
head salesman Of the only company he
has ever worked for. Mr.. Wallran gives
the glad hand 10 his customers. shows
them such n residence as his judgment
suggests they may want, and the trick is
easily and quickly done.
Mr. Wallrah is much interested in the
progress Of Washington. believing the
city capable OF marvellous growth in the
coming years.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
PHILOSOPHERS BEGIN WORK
Father RIgEe Opens the Years Pro-
gram with Lecture on the
Neon.

Father w. F. Rigge Of Creighton univer-
sity will address the Omaha Philosophical
society Sunday at 3 D. m. in Baright hall,
Nineteenth and Farnam streets, on 9TH
Moon" The meeting Sunday will be the
first Of the winter meetings which will be
held by the philosophical society, to which
the admission is free. The program as ar
ranged for the balance Of the calendar year
consists of:
October 1.-The Moon" Father Rigge,
professor OF astronomy in Creighton uni.
Versity.
october l-'Man, Woman and tho Dol.
lar" Alfred Tomson.
October 1S-"Child Psychology" Rev. o.
o. smith, d. d.
October ls-"A Justification of Govern
ment," ]. j. Points.
November 1-"Social Ownership of So
cialized Industries George c. Porter,
A. NJ.
November S-"Cowards," g.. A. Benson.
November APPROPRIATENESS OF the So
Called Ether Produced Mechanically and
Otherwise" Frederick H.. Millener, IN. D.,
=. Il.
November 22-"Jesus, an Appreciation
Laurie J. Quinby.
November 2s-"How Shall the People
Ruler George A. Atagney.
December 6-'What Is Providence?" John
Edward Keyes.
December l3-"Philosophy of Physio-
Psychic Evolution" NJ. A. Carriker. NJ. ID.
December sO-Rev. Frank J.. Loveland.
D.. d.
December T-"Ethios.' Elias L. Emery.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
ORDINANCE HELD INVALID
Measure ImpORing Tax OF %ItinerRnt
Mcrchants Knocked Out by
tse Court.

The ordinance passed last fall to prevent
itinerant mer, hants from opening stocks OF
goods In Omaha In temporary competition
10 n decision rendered by Judge Troup Sat-
urday morning. The ordinance sought to
impose a tax of 10 per cent on all such
stocks Of merchandise and It was generally
con elod 1t was Intended to be prohibitive.
The decision was in the case brought by
the g. y to collect 5000 tax from Carl
Dernberg. who last fall, Just before the
holiday season, opened UP a large stock of
goods IN the building at Sixteenth and
IL war stree-s formerly occupied by the
CD naho Re No. mile company. The
Local. IN lch rts objected to the newcomers
TAX 6 ne holiday trade without paying
bis s ar' { the taxes to maintain the city
GOV I'm 81 An old ordinance providing
fer a tx o. 5 per cent on S oh stocks was
amen "a o make the tax 10 per cent and
the c.,y began suit TO collect the 5000 as
sessed ega'nst the stock.
Judge 1roup held that while the tax
could not be cen strued as an interior ence
with interstate trade as long as the resi-
dents OF otl er states were treated the same
as residents Of Nebraska, it was in fact a
tax in restraint Of trade and was extor-
tionate and intended to prohi' It rather han
regulate the business. He dep,ored the
fact that itinerant merchants could carry
on bus ness without paying a share Of the
city taxes, but he held there was a va,id
remedy nd that this ordinance oyerreached
itself in making the tax too nigh.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
NO BACKDOWN FOR CLEVELAND
story by Man who handle Private
Convention Wire 20 Gray
Gables I'm 'O2.

In the summer Of 1892 I was a tele-
grapher, and In that capacity-for the
Western Union-I operated the Chicago
end Of a private wire that led from the
Wigwam on the lake front, where the
democratic convention was being held to
Mr.. Cleveland's room at Gray Gables. 1
never knew who was at the other end,
but I do know that for three days and
part OF three nights we two never left
that wire; that we ate and worked and
slept there; that we handled talk. not mes
sages, between Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Bis
sell and Mr.. Cleveland that would have
made the papers and a few readers sit
up and demand a drink. ! shall never for
get the last night of the convention II l
should live a thousand years. The wind
howled, and so did the delegates. The lake
roared and so did Bourke Cochran. It
1dn't seem possible to nominate Mr.
Cleveland. Whitney and Bissell and VII.
son, the chairman. had importuned him
hour after hour, through my ears and
fingers and lips. TO come to peace with
New York and Tammany. Croker was dis.
cussed often. Bissell was for getting the
boss into a room and fixing things up,
for making promises. anything to get those
seventy-two delegates-I believe that was
the number then. Whitney argued against
any compromise on any question with
Tammany, and Cleveland refused fatty to,
pay any attention to Croker. He left
everything in Mr.. whitney's hands, and
added again and again, IT, need hardly
say, william, that we will accept nothing,
offer nothing that is in any degree a
step downward or a step backward from
the policies for which 1 stand. II the peo-
pie want me, I shall know It."
In effect I repeated that conversation
eight or ten times on that last, long
stormy night. 1t gave me a clearer insight
into Cleveland's nature than 1 otherwise
could possibly have gained in a lifetime.
Throughout the whole struggle he was
the same strong. honest, fearless, courage
Gus man, no matter what the offer. And
there were offers, don't doubt It.
Mr.. Whitney had posted me near the al
leyway that led from the convention to the
dreary, sodden place where we operators
were concealed. No other man was al
lowed near my wire. Mr.. Whitney was
wearing an old straw hat, so disreputable
that he had smillingly allowed Bissell and
me to Joke him about It. Poverty-stricken
as I was, In comparison. I wouldn't have
been seen in the street wearing a hat like
that. Well, 1t wa agreed that II Mr..
Whitney threw HIS hat at me. I was to run
to my wire and tell Mr.. Cleveland that he
was nominated. Mr.. Whitney stood on the
platform near the press seats, a few steps
from the chairman's table. Standing in the
dripping alleyway 1 could hear the roar Of
voices, but of course knew not the meaning
Of the confusion. Presently something
happened. There was a brief silence. Then
a voice said something, and in an instant
I received Mr.. Whitney's old straw hat in
my face. I rushed to the wire and called
Gray Gables once. The answer came in
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04

Never before has the use of Toilet
Articles been given so much attention as
right now. Ladies realize 1t to be a duty
they owe to themselves, their families
and friends. to enhance their personal
appearance. Persons with bad complex
ions, sallow skin, blackheads, pimples,
freckles, ETC., really are an object : OF
pity. But no longer is there any good
reason for being afflicted in this way.
Velvetina Toilet Specialties, with the
plain instructions given for their use in
the velvetina booklet, "Beauty's Secrets
Revealed" II carefully followed, will
enable all to be "Fair of face-attractive
in appearance-and to nave a velvety
skin" In this valuable booklet a noted
beauty gives the secret. To every lady
who calls 1t will be given free. Tomor-
row monday. Oct. 5th) special demon
stration, at Myers-Dillon Drug Store.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
DOUBLE LINE TO FLORENCE
Two Sets Of Tracks Will Be Built by
Street Railway.
TRAFFIC DEMANDS THE SYSTEM
Increasing Importance Of Fort Omaha
since signal Corps station
There T. Factor in the
Movement.

Florence will have a double track street
railway line to It's city limits In the spring,
according to the present plans Of the
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
company.
The double track is now built from
Twenty-fourth street and Ames avenue
20 Fort street and along Thirtieth street
from Fort street to the city limits Of
Florence. Pie double track along Fort
street will be built ahead Of the PAYERS
next spring.
Fort Omaha has become quite a show
ground since the establishment of a sig
nal station at that point, and especially
during the last week when the cavalry
drills have been given there, the i'm
portance o fthe old fort os a part of the
life OF Omaha has been Brought TO the
front. Several thousand people have gone
70 the fort on three different days during
the last week, and while the crowd was
handled comparatively well. It was with
considerable difficulty that the thousands
were handled over tho single track.
Florence Tramc increases.
Florence is one of the most prosperous
suburbs around Omaha, and the traffic to
that point has Increased TO a remarkable
degree since the establishing OF a car line
and especially since inc through cars ana
the scent fare have been in vogue. Many
new homes rave been built during the
summer just past. Florence is thus placed
near to Omaha because of the splendid
car service, which Will be considerably i'm
proved by the building of the double track
on Fort street.
The Iowa State Railway commission has
ordered the Wabash railroad to permit
the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail-
way company to construct a grade cross
ing over the Wabash tracks on the new
line from Council Bluffs to the State Asy-
lum for the Deaf. south OF Council Bluffs.
This matter has been hanging fire for
some time. Last week the Burlington no
titled the railway company that 1t had
removed its objections TO a grade crossing
provided certain safeguards were main
taiued. The state commission held a hear
ing in Council Bluffs Tuesday in reference
to the Wabash crossing. and it was after
, hearing the evidence that the board is
sued its orders to the wabash to permit
the crossing.
The street railway company will pro-
coed at once with the construction of the
line.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04

stantly. Cleveland" 1 said, SIS nomi-
mated" Then I tore back into the con-
%vention, and arrived just IN time to hear
Cochran say: "Nr. Chairman. in humble
submission TO the will Of this convention.
let II be recorded that the vote Of the state
OF New York was cast In the Affirmative
A little later, when Mr.. Whitney and Mr..
Bissell and l met at the private wire, Mr..
whitney was hatless. Where Is It, son7'
he inquired gravely.
my dear sir" ~. 1 replied. IT suspect that
by this time your hat Is trampled into the
mud. 1 didn't pick It up"
Just then the instrument took my atten-
ton. II was a message from Mr.. Cleve-
land, thanking me, personally, for telling
him Of his nomination and for my Tong
and faithful service In a trying time"
A few minutes afterward Mr.. Whitney
n Mr.. Bissell took me, in a hack, to the
Richelleu and paid for such sustenance as
one in my exhausted state required.
Young man" Mr.. Whitney said. IT liked
the way you handled this business for us.
I'd take my hat off to you, only you lost
it for me. Good night"
He had hardly reached the door Of the
room in which we were talking when a
messenger handed him an envelope. He
read Its contents and smiled. Look here,
Bissell," he said, and Bissell looked and he,
too, smiled. 1t wasn't a telegram. 1t was
a note. He turned to the desk in passing
through the lobby. and said to the clerk:
III this man calls to see me in the morn
ing, send him right up, no matter what the
hour"
He showed a card to the clerk and walked
awe
Which leads me to believe that Cookers
visit to Mr.. Whitney, with an assurance
Of the support Of New York for MIR. Cleve-
land, was expected.-Charles Dillon in
American Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04

DR.. Ross. Dentist. 45 Barker Block.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
GAS WAY BELOW STANDARD
Quality for the MOnth of September
Il Not In TO Required
Test.

City gas during the month OF September
fell off on the average OF a. from the
required test Of 600 British thermal units.
This is the official report which c. f.
Crowley. gas commissioner, win send to
the council next Tuesday evening. Until
the council takes some action the city
attorney viii not begin proceedings TO COM
pei the gas company TO live up to the re-
auired test OF TO forfeit for it's failure to
do so.
TIE gas commissioners report. showing
the British thermal units test for the
month, Is as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04

thermal units, gross, the minimum gross
test showing 62s.L
The average candle power during the
month was hi, the ordinance requiring q
test OF "a.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
Heavy Front AM Yirginia

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. "A heavy
frost fell last night throughout the Kan
tender garden truck being killed. Frost
came earlier by several weeks than usual.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04

The ordinance provides that gas shall
test 800 British thermal units. net. while
the gas company claims that In other cities
the test is gross and that It should not
be compelled TO keep its product up to the
net test Il Is much higher tina Nv British
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
A Horrible Death

from decaying lungs. Cure coughs
and weak sore lungs with DR.. Kings New
Discovery. 6Oc and $1.G. Beaton Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
Our Premiums.

Subscribers to this paper who have
not yet paid up land there are enough
Of them. all right may take as their
premium the one year subscription to
the THREE very fine monthly maya.
zines we have offered heretofore, or an
accident life insurance policy good for
81 900 and one year from date. The
Republican has no more dictionaries
either large or small ana can now Sc
cure only enough to I'LL few orders
that have already been taken.
The three magazines are unquestion.
ably a very superior premium. The
subscription price OF these three pub
lica tions--Spare Moments, The Moth.
er's Magazine and Dressmaking at
Homes 800 per year. They are
printed on good paper, splendidly H.
Illustrated, and are filed with very
interesting and instructive reading
matter.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
CRUDE METHODS OF SPINNING.


The invention OF the art Of spinning
was ascribed by the aucients to Mi.
nerva. the goddess Of wisdom, saws q
writer in The Honsekeeper The date.
l5O0 H. c.. is given as that OF the be.
ginning OF the art IN Greece, under the
direction of the king of Arcadia, but
pictured inscriptions On Egyptian mou-
urnents show that the use Of the spin
die and disiaT was known In that
country much earlier The first dis.
tan was simply stick. around which
the fiber to be spun was loosely coiled.
held In the left hand. the spindle was
sort OF top set in motion by a twirl
OF the hand. the liber passing between
the finger aud thumb or the right
hand This invention was improved
upon IN tho course Of time 10y placing
the spindle in IA frame and making It
reVoltc by mechanical action vt the
hani or foot in cnnnccirun with a
wheel OF treadic-illuE giving the true
spinning wheel The INST recorded
use ol this was in the early years Of
tho sixteenth century. brt it was prob.
ably made and used louy before this.
The 'i'Si spinning Jenny, a machine
wen .nS eight Spinc.ts. was invented
IN 1861
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
HAPPY RESULTS
Have Made Many Logan Residents
Enthusiastic.

No wonder scores OF Logan citizens
grow enthusiastic. IL Is enough 10
make anyone happy to Ind relief after
years OF suffering. Public statements
like the following are but truthful rep
reservations Of the daily work done IN
Logan by Doan's Kidney Pills.
Peter Baugh, living at 1872 East. Bird
South St., Logan, Utah, says: Last
spring l was greatly annoyed with a
heavy, dull aching across the small OF
my back and soreness across my kid.
ney regions did not know what 10
attribute the cause OF the trouble to,
gradually grew worse and was greatly
run down in health One day ! hap
pened to read about Doan's Kidney
Pills, and seeing them so highly re-
commended, procured a box al The
Ritter Bros Drug Co. They acted up
to their recommendations in my case
and l have not had the slightest SYM
ptem Of kidney trouble since using
them. 1t gives me great pleasure 10
recommend them to other sufferers"
For sale By al dealers. Price sc
cents. Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name oan's- sand
take no other.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
LOST SOUTH SEAS CONTINENT.
Australian Professor Seeks Solution Of
Ancient Mystery.

The lost continent. of the South
seas is a pet study Of Dr.. Woolnough
of Sydney university. The main diff
Guilty in the way of Ieconciling exist
ing conditions with an original great
area was that depths of 1000 fathoms
occurred between the islands. 1t was
necessary to look for land evidence OF
faulting or breaking to account for
the submarine depths. The granite
area in Viii Leva was found to be
from 400 to 900 square miles in ex-
tent, underlying the modern volcanic
rocks. A range Of granite mountains
with precipitous cliffs on each side
gave evidence of heavy faults Great.
ing chasms of great depth. He found
the rivers forming marked rectangu-
lar network, an appraised coral reef
200 feet above the sea level, conglom-
crate rock showing sea shells at a
height Of 500 feet above the sea, and
certain Tits and tufts which had
formerly been submarine and were
now at height of $500 feet. All
those indicated tremendous uplift
sufficient to cause greater faulting In
the original continent. The rivers Of
Fiji were of comparatively youthful
development. and even at present
passing through the canon cycle.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
LOST ART OF LETTER WRITING.
Men and Women Of To-Day Have No
Time for Such Occupation.

H. is a well.known fact that nobody
writes letters nowadays. 1t Is true we
spend vast deal OF time at our writ
ing table. that we consume untold
quantities Of ink and nibs, while our
stationery bill Is by no means the
most modest item OF our ever.increas-
ing expenditure. But we neither
write nor receive letters. The utmost
we do Is to dash OF notes" In ALI
swcr to Invitations, to "scribble few
lines" of congratulatiOn or sympathy,
as the case may be, with friend; to
express briefly but forcibly our salts
faction with our dressmaker, or our
surprise at our milliner's account. AS
for our absent relations. Oh the rare
occasions when we remember their ex-
istence at all, we send them our love
on post card with few details
about the weather, ending in tearing
haste" with the hope that they will
write soon and tell us all their news.
OF course, they never do, which is just
as well. as II they did we should In
all probability never have time to
wade through their letters.--L'Incon'
nue., in Ladies' Field.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
ALWAYS WAS SICK.

When man says he always
was troubled with a cough
that lasted all winter-what
would you think if he should say
he never was sick since using
Billiards. Horehound Syrup. Such
a man exists. Mr.. j. c. Clark,
Denver, Colorado, writes: "For
years / was troubled with a Sc.
we're cough that would last all
winter. This cough left me in
miserable condition. | tried Bal.
lard's ,Hourehound Syrup and
have not had sick day since
That's what it did for me-" Solo
by Ritter Bros. Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
He Fought at Gettysburg.

David Parker, Of Fayette, N.
Y, who lost a foot at Gettysburg,
writes: Electric Bitters have
done NE more good than any me.
dicine ! ever took. For several
years ! had stomach trouble, and
paid out much money for medi-
cine to little purpose, until I be-
gan taking Electric Bitters. l
would not take $500 for what
they have done for me-" Grand
tonic for the aged and for female
weaknesses. Great Alternative and
body builder; sure cure for lame
back and weak kidneys. Guar
anteed by Ritter Bros Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
He Knew How.

How" asked the young man who
had just bought the village paper and
desired to win prominence as an edi-
tor, can ! get the public to become
interested in my journal? know the
principal thing is to make good pa
per. but II nobody takes 1t how will
anyone find out that 1t is good? Some
thing must be done to attract atten.
tion-to cause the people to under
stand that we are on earth "That'll
be easy" said the travelling printer,
who had stopped over to assist in put.
ting the patient on its feet. Just print
an item saying that certain preacher
In this town will get into trouble II he
doesn't cease paying attentions to q
certain married member Of his flock
and cease quick. I'll bet the paper
containing that item won't be on the
press 40 minutes before there's q
copy Of it In every house in this
town."-Chicago RecordHerald.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
Fat Men and Jobs.

Employment agents say It's about as
hard to get work for a fat man - for
q gray.haired one. According to their
statements. employers Of labor hold
that q fat man Is indolent. They as
sert that the hustler, the fast. nervous.
energetic worker. Is sinewy rather
than fat. and does 30 per cent. more
work than the soft, fat fellow. 1T 10
not uncommon for US to advise fat ap-
plicants to diet" said an employment
agent, land reduce their weight before
beginning to canvass for job" So
far az recorded, DR.. Osler has Ok.
pressed no opinion on the expediency
Of ohloroforming men who. are running
to adipose tissue.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
RePARrEe OF THE JUVENILES.
Washington Children In Smart Ex.
change Of Compliments.

Evidently there was a severance Of
friendly relations between two Of a
group Of small girls who minute be.
fore had been rOmping about the
sward in Dupont Circle, for Just as
the writer approached the daughter
Of a southern legislator called out to
her small companion from the west:
1.-The girl with the red drOIs on IL
q cowgirl! The girl with the red
dress on is cowgirl" Again and
again the haunting challenge was
hurled at the red-frocked western
maid. who finally, with one supreme
effort at self.control, retorted: "Oh,
very we'll. then. the girl who is
a.hollerih is a sheep! Id sooner be
a cowgirl than sheep, cause the
president Is fond Of cowboys and
cowgirls, but not even secretary
likes sheep!"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
Had Extraordinary Taste.


A woman with two little girls alight-
ed from her motor car for tea at res
taurant in. midland town In England.
recently, and ate an extraordinary
meal. She ordered tea. Welsh rab-
bit and bottle Of port wine. When
the order had been given she took
from the cruet stand bottle Of Wor-
cestershire sauce, put II to her lips
and emptied It down her throat. She
then lifted the anchovy sauce bottle
to her lips and emptied that. Then
she picked up bottle Of tomato ketch-
up and drank that. The waitress had
now come In with the Welsh rabbit.
the port and the tea. Then the woman
drank the port, then eagerly emptied
the mustard pot on the Welsh rabbit
and, while she was eating II, ordered
another bottle Of port. While her
mother was thus ensaged one Of the
little girls picked up the cream Jug
put her tongue into It and licked II
out
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
All Were Prime Ministers.

An eminent surgeon was once sent
for by Cardinal Du Bots. prime minis.
ter of France, to perform a very seri-
GUS operation upon him. The cardinal
said to him: You must not expect to
treat me in the same rough manner
as you treat your poor miserable
wretches at your Hotel, Dieu." my
lord" replied the surgeon, with great
dignity, every one Of those miserab BILE
wretches. as your eminence IL pleased
to call them, is a prime minister in
my eyes."-Success Magazine.