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The Washington times., 1908-07-12
SUNDAY. JULY p, 1908.
Platform ElOquence.

To notable extent the Democratic
platform follows lines laid down by
the liberal Republicans. Section after
section is identical in spirit TO that
which the Roosevelt-Ta combination
submitted to the Chicago convention.
The labor leaders say they are quite
pleased with the Denver injunction
plank, yet, substantially, it says no
more than Taft has repeatedly said.
So, as regards the tariff. Both parties
are for revision; and the liberal Re
publicans are one with the Organized
Democrats in demanding a drop in
duties on articles controlled by the big
trusts. The infant industry" bun
combe has lasted long enough. Both
the extreme free traders and the ar
rant stand -patters must surrender 70
just and practical arrangement that
will meet popular approval and satisfy
popular demand.
The Denver platform, in many was,
is q more impressive document than
either of those produced at the pre-
vious conventions controlled by Mr..
Bryan. But party platforms are loaded
with planks that viii later be lost or
smashed into kindling wood. As these
columns have already said, each party
when out views with alarm" and when
in points with pride" The reader
should make liberal allowance for the
partisan as well as for the patriotic
fervor that enters into the manufac-
Sure of one of those solemn and not
altogether reliable Pronunciamentos.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
HER ANSWER.

Today, dear heart. but just today,
The sunshine over all
The roses CTimSCning the air
Atoms the garden wall,
Then let the dream and dreamer die:
Whate'er shall be, shall be
Today viii still be thine and mine
TO all eternity
And oh, there IS no glory. dear,
When all the worlC IS done,
There IS no splerdor aS-eth out
The sinking Of the sun.
There is no thing that lasts. not one.
When we have turned to clay.
But this. you loved NEAL the rest
Fades with the world away.
So little while, so little while,
This world shall last for as;
There Is no way to keep il. dear,
But just TO spend il thus.
There IS no hand may stop the sand
From flowing fast away,
But who turns the whole glass down
and dreams tits ali today
John Bennett.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
The Boomer State.

So far as States are concerned, the
palm for pyrotechnic prominence at
Denver has been carried off by the
youngest OF them all, oklahoma 1t
was the governor of the Alfalfa State,
the Hon. c. \. Haskell, who most ex-
pertly creased the stairs for the ex-
pull sion of the Gufeyites.
The radical Democrats have already
begun to talk about running Haskell
for the Presidency when Bryan is tired
of the Office. Oklahoma is still in the
boom stage and the governor is a boom
er from Boomville According TO the
Federal census the State was entitled
to fourteen delegates The Oklaho-
mans repudiated the census and de-
manded and got eighteen delegates on
the ground that it knew its own popu-
lation best. That was booming some.
But Haskell found a rival for pub
licity hOnOrs in the blind Senator from
the new State, the Hon. Thomas p.
trore, who has consistently lent all his
picturesque power to the imitation of
the Bryan boom. 1t was Gore who fired
the giant Bryan cracker that snapped
and sputtered for an hour and twenty
seven minutes. According to some of
the reports from Denver, in the center
of every crowd you might find some
orator booming Bryan or Oklahoma,
possibly both. Certainly the energy
and the enthusiasm OF the Alfalfans
are above par. And for the pleasure
OF having its own way in most things
Oklahoma viii probably give Bryan the
handsomest plurality, proPortionately
speaking, 10 be rolled up by any Demo
cratic State in the Union
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
A Matter of Giving Credit.

AS one turns the corner of Fifteenth
and II streets he may see, in type mod
estly small, the names of the architects
who have done so much to adorn, not
that neighborhood alone, but the whole
city. From that view the work of the
designers is altogether pleasing and
the only qualification which the whole
structure impOses-that there is to the
south a wing without so much beauty
and to lay eyes out of unity with the
main structure-should not spoil our
enjoyment of the fine simplicity and
noble beauty 10 be seen from the II
END Fifteenth street sides.
In the corridor Of the State, War and
Navy Building there stands a marks
nsanship trophy. 1t, too, Is a work of
art. The figure Of a youth, holding by
the leash three or four eager dogs, is
Aworthy of study and admiration Above
IT is a placard announcing the winners
year by year. But nowhere that the
casual visitor can see Is there any in
dication of him who did far greater
thing than winning shoot by giving
this work Of art for the delight o.
many generations.
The two creations illustrate marked
tendency of American life. We do not
know our artists. We hardly know
their art, but we have no acquaintance
at all with them. As well as we know
the name of the bank which tenants a
building we should know the names of
the men who have made it beautiful for
our sakes. As well as we know the win
ners Of a trophy we should know the
name of him who made it anything
more than a certificate of merit.
Who designed the new National Mu
scum Building? The new home for the
Bureau of American Republics? The
new Agricultural Building The Capt.
FOL. even? Who are the members of
the Park Commission? Who was the
sculptor of the excellent monument to
Hahnemarn7 OF the spirited statue of
Thomas? OF the proposed Grant Ne
mortal?
Ask yourself these questions. Then
consider that the bootblacks of Paris
know Hauptmann and Pascal, that the
little children Of Rome know Michael
Angelo, that the whole people Of Flor
ence and Venice know Giotto and Ii
tan. The day ought soon to come
when patrons will require the archi
tects, the decorators, the sculptors,
whose services they are fortunate
enough TO obtain, to write their names
where those who seek TO give credit can
find them without trouble and read
them without risk of astigmia.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
A MONEY ASSORTER.

a recent issue Of an Austrian journal
gives an account of an automatic money
assorter, which is thus described:
The inventor claims that II will assert
metal coins which have been thrown TO
gether regardless OF their denominations
placing each denomination in a seDar..,,-
basket The various coins are thrown
indiscriminately into a funnel at the top
of the machine, and from the funnel
they slide downward, alighting on
spiral track This track has a protect
ing edge or raised border containing
Sits corresponding TO the various sizes
of the coins. As the coins of various
denominations glide downward on to
the track. through some peculiar mech
anism Of the machine, they pass through
the Sits corresponding to their various
sizes. entering their respective baskets
at the bottom of the machine.
1t is said that several firms handling
large amounts OF coin daily have tried
the machine with satisfactory results.
This confederation of the inventors
claim seems 70 insure its success.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
REBELS TWICE WHIP
FORCES FROM SULTAN

CoNSTANTINOPLE, July 11.-Through
a leak in army dispatches it became
known today that the most serious re
volt THAI Turkey has had to face in
months is now in full swing in Kastcria,
a town of 10000 people in Macedonia.
Already two superior forces Of Turk
ism troops sent 70 put down the revolt
have been repulsed with heavy losses.
The rebels are actually governing the
province.
The garrison was easily Influenced to
rebel. as they had not been paid for
months. The civilians who Joined with
them have long been known as narbor-
ing hatred for the Turkish govern
1ent- II Turkey resorts to a barbar-
Gus warfare in her coming campaign
in Kastcria it is probable that the Car
will intervene. knowledge Of this fact
stimulates the rebellion and makes the
situation e&,s~UeIy critical.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
DRIVER MAY ENTER
WHITE HOUSE RACE
Rhode Island Workman, Once
GubemaeOrial Choice, May Ac-
cept Socialist Labor Offer.

PROVIDENCE. r l.. July u.-Peter
McDermott may accept the Socialist
Labor nomination for President after
all He insists. however, that IL shall
not interfere with his daily occupation
OF driving a grocery delivery wagon.
Turned down once b. McDermOtt. the
national committee OF the party again
viii offer him the nomination today,
and, being less busy than ne was yes
terday. when the first tender was made
and declined. AIcDermott probably viii
be persuaded
Il know that I am being considered
by the SOCialist-Labor party, my party,
for It's candidacy" he said today. But
that makes no difference I don't know
what I'll do, accept or refuse-that de-
qends-"
McDermott. tall. i2w-boned and with
the head OF a born thinker. is forty
two years old and a bachelor. During
the big textile strike OF 1903 he was
president of the Textile Workers Union.
and became the candidate for governor
OF this, his naive. state. lie got l,25o
votes
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
MICHIGAN TOWN
SWEPT BY FIRE

CHICAGO, July u.-Riga. Mich, a
college town, thirteen miles east Of
Adrian, suffered severe loss by fire
which today destroyed a grain ele-
vatOr, lumber yard, grain mill. feed
barn. three stores. three residences, and
other buildings. The fire started IL The
grain elevator of s. Walters.
The town was without fire protection,
and the citizens tur ed out and fought
the blaze with a water brigade. Their
efforts met with poor success, the FIRE
practically burning itself out The
damage amounts to about 100000.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
PHILOSOPHER IN HOMESPUN.

Many a man who knows mis- place IS
unable TO keep 1t.
often a mans wife is his only visible
means of support
Many a man attempts TO stand up for
his friends by lying.
Little drops Of water make big dol
lars TO- the umbrella man
Do people who kin time expect the
dead past to bury the dead2
There would be less trouble II nobody
ever gave anybody advice.
When "A girl wants a man TO kiss her
she doesn't want him to think she does
Dare to do right and you viii soon
have a reputation for being poor but
honest.
Sometimes a man can tell what
woman means by what she doesn't say
that is. if she leaves anything Unsaid.-
Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
700 CHINESE SLAIN;
REBELLION CRUSHED

CANTON, July u.-After a bloody
campaign, in which hundreds Of
Chinese rebels and many French
soldiers were slain, an official report
was issued today that the rebellion in
the Yunan province had been crushed.
The campaign which has been waged
internationally for weeks, eliminated in
a bloody battle at HOKow, in the Shan
81 province, in which 200 rebels were
slain, including the Chinese general
Wong Tung Shin. The number Of the
French killed is not stated, but it is
known the losses we're heavy.
4 reward of 5000 has been offered
for the capture of the remaining lead
ers Of the rebellion and as many as are
found will be put 10 death.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
A SHOT THAT RECOILED.

Bishop LeOridas Polk, a Confederate
general. was one day riding in the rear
of the line % march. A straggler.
whose rough shoes had blistered his
feet was Sitting by the roadside when
the general care up
What company do you belong to2"
asked the general
The Fourteenth louisiana" replied
the straggler-
We'll, sir. you are a long way from
your command
The stranger, not knowing the gen
eral, inquired: What company do you
belong TOP
The general answered: T am a cap
tain in the army of the Lord"
We'll sir retOrted the straggler, Il
should say you are long way from
your command ."-EXchange
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
MAKING IT CLEAR.

A college professor. IN company with
his son, was enjoying a walk in the
country when he met an old farmer. tt
had been a very wet season and the
professor. thinking to start the CONVEX
Sation IN a way that would prove in
teresting 70 the farmer. remarked
There mas been a -ather abnormal
precipitation OF late"
The farmer seemed somewhat en-
barTaSsed- and the professors son. who
used a different venacUlar. though he
was student in the college TO which
his father was attached. ATTEMPTED 10
straiShten out the matter. Drawing the
farmer 10 one side. he said in su-
periOr way
THE governor means that we've been
having hell Of a lot Of rain -Har-
per'S Weekly.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
The Ready Pen.

No need of wondering what to do
with an ex-President in Mr.. Roosevelt's
case. The fact that ne has signed a
contract TO write about his African
hunting trip shows that he intends to
pick up again the work he began back
IN the eighties, when, attracted by the
literary profession and not altogether
encouraged by his experience in the
New York Legislature, he wrote The
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
HORIZON

A man calls il the horizon where the
earth and the sky seem 10 meet, but a
wOmon's notion Of the horizon is the
families she can see moving in from
behind the front window curtains II.
further, they hang out their washing In
a spirit Of ca1dor. they are, Of course,
all the more SO. The horizon is caused
by a number of things chief among
them the gregariOus instinct Only for
this next dOO- would mean as little as
tariff revision or pure food or interna-
riOnal arbitration X takes a star or
something OF that sort 20 rise above
the horizon. but a very ordinary woman
NAV feel above life
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
BETTER THAN MEDICINE.

Inc elders wife was seriously IL, ard
the doctor advised rest and quiet But
the lady was very devoted 10 church
Work- ana worried herself into hysteriz
because she could not attend services
and hear her favOrite pastor preach
She must not leave the house
warned the doctor. but you can easily
arrange TO have her hear the sermon by
telephone"
The elder grasped the suggestion and
made the necessary arrangements for
room.
At noon on the Sabbath the doctor
called and asked How did II work.
Fine" declared the elder. rubbing
his hands gleefuIly. zen minutes after
the sermon BEGAN she fell sound
aslesp. -Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
THE LOoUACIOUs SWAIN.

Mr. BackwOOdS had called for the hrSt
time TO escort Miss pumpkin 70 the
weekly prayer meeting. Al excess OF
timidity and self-cOnsciousness reduced
both 10 the point Of absolute silence I'm
til at last with visible effort. as the
meeting house" Is neared. the gallant
summons all his courage
do you like stewed rabbits2" he
hazards.
Yes" returns the maiden. coyly.
Again silence. until on the return
journey the home lights are sighed.
when, with another mighty effort the
resouceful swain asks feelingly:
Amt the gravy n-ca2''
And vet there are these that main
tain that country fOi,- SC metines seem
at a loss for conversational topics
Bohemian Magazine.
The Washington times., 1908-07-12
A SENSITIVE SUBJECT.

The Chicago shoe clerk afably: What
size. ma ann"
The Chicago customer. irTitably- 4
came here to look at shoes, not TO fuss
about SiZesI'-EXchange
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His Life Line.

The diver now attaches one end OF a
coil Of stout line (Which he has already
brought DOWN 10 the rope fixed to the
sinker, by means Of which he reached
the bottom in order to cradle him to
gain il again. He then walks over the
bottom OF the sea and pays this line
out as he goes; as a ru e he walks
backward, especially Wien among
wreckage, in order to see as we'll as It
is possible that his airpipe and line do
not become entangled in anything, and
TO avoid coming IN contact with any
projections which might break the glass
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
WASHINGTON
MATTERS
ANDREW CARNEGIE ON THE
ANR MEANS COMMITTEE.
BATTLESHIP MAINE LEFT NOR
FOLK NAVY YARD, PRESUM-
ABLY FOR VENEZUELA.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Andrew
Carnegie was on the stand before
the ways and means committee of
the house today during the tariff
hearing. An article on the tariff re-
lating to the steel schedule written
by Carnegie recently appeared in a
monthly magazine and owing to
statements made in that article it
became the basis for the questions
asked by the members of the COM
mittee. Although on the stand for
nearly eight hours, Carnegie laugh
ed and joked throughout. He ex-
asperated several "stand patters"
with his epigramatical replies, prais-
ed Charles NJ. Schwab, urged the
committee to accept the testimony
of Judge Gary as conclusive and told
several funny stories.
Carnegie avoided figures through
out to such an extent that it is doubt
full if the committee are any more
enlightened on the steel question
than they were before Carnegie was
sworn in. ...
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
ACCIDENTALLY HANGED.
Little Girl Met Sad Death in Charles
Mix County.

Pukwana, S. D., Dec. 19.-Hang-
ing by her neck from the outside
of the school house window, near
her home in Charles Mix county,
the 9-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Shubert was found by
the anxious parents when they went
in search Of her in the early even
ing, after her return from an errand
had been delayed beyond a reason
able time.
The little girl had intended to
take book home to a neigh Dor
girl, but had passed the school house
and gone on her way nearly a half
mile when she evidently found that
she had forgotten to get the book,
and returned to the school house
near her home to get it. AS the
door was locked she raised win
dow and had crawled part way
through when the sash descended
and pinioned her by the neck in
such manner that she could not ex-
tricate herself, and was hanging in
that position with her arms and
legs outside the window.
1t was evidently several hours
after the accident that she was
found by her distracted parents and
life was extinct.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
White Coal in the Black Hills.

The Italians give the picturesque
name of white coal to electric power
developed from the mountain tor
rents with which they are SO album
dainty supplied. The fertile and
populous slopes and plains of Italy
lie in the north between two trans
verse ranges of mountains and be-
tween the sea on either side and its
great central back bone.
Population and industry have
crept up all the slopes within easy
reach of power developed from the
abundant and tumultuous mountain
streams. We do not know how far
electricity is applied to transporta-
ton, but the impression is general
that Italy has gone farther than
most European countries in utilizing
this source of power.
The United States has gone rather
far in sports, but the abundance of
steam making fuel and the general
extravaganza Of our industry have
limited the development to the
places where the profit is great and
immediate. The idea of using mex
haustible power at the same cost
to delay the exhaustion Of coal that
disappears with conversion into
steam has not gained much ground
here
The newest. example of use of
white coal in the United States is
along the transcontinental extern
sions of the Northern Pacific and
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroads. The through lines of the
Milwaukee and the cutoffs of the
Northern Pacific traverse mountains
in whose streams hundreds of thou
sands of horsepower are running to
waste.
Much Of this is being utilized in
connection with the new construc-
ton for running of trains over noun
talns and through tunnels. Trains
will be drawn over no less than 500
miles of the Milwaukee road by 200
ton electric motors, supplied with
power from mountain streams. The
Northern Pacific is preparing for the
electrification of its mountain divis-
ion. Meanwhile new interurban cleo
trio lines are being projected all
over Montana, Idaho and Washing
ton.
Whatever the comparative cost of
plant and operation, white coal has
that advantage of not wasting nat
ural resources.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
WALLS ARE SINKING.
Chamberlain School Building Con-
demncd bv the ROard.

ucuucu ny VIC IbOAFu.
Chamberlain, S. d., Dec. 1O.-The
Chamberlain city school came to
rather sudden close last week
by order of the school board
The school building has been show
ing signs of settling for some time
past and work has been done to
strengthen the foundation, but it
still continues to become more out
of plum. The janitor noticed Mon
day that the cracks in the building
we're getting larger and on report
ing to the board that body went up
and condemned the building Tues
day morning and closed the
school pending a more thorough ex-
animation Of the cause.
The board has sent for an archi-
tect to investigate the trouble and
if possible determine the cause. It
is held by some, and the theory
seems plausible, that the ground un-
der the building is settling by rea-
son of seepage from the old artesian
well on Reservoir hill. Whatever
the cause, the board intends to make
every effort to locate it as soon as
possible and remedy it if it can be
remediad.
The structure is among the better
ones of its kind in the state, is large,
we'll built of brick, and cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
*. ,NDARD'S BRIEF FILED.
Before Supreme Court in Famous
Big Fine Case.


Washington, Dec. 19.-The Stand
ard Oil Company's brief in the pro-
ceeding of the government against
that company on the charge of ac-
cepting rebates from the Chicago &
Alton railroad in which the Illinois
district federal court imposed fine
of $29,240.000, was today filed in
the federal supreme court. The
case comes before the court on the
petition Of the government for
writ of certiorari, bringing it up for
review of the decision of the
United States court of appeals for
the seventh district, which reversed
the finding of the district court.
The brief antagonizes the petition
and this opposition is based princi-
pally on the ground that the law
does not authorize review by the
supreme court on the application of
the government of the judgment of
the circuit court of appeals in GRIM
inal cases in which the writ of error
is sustained and disposed of by re-
versing the judgment and sentence
of the trial court"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
and the impact on the weapon when

and the impact on the weapon when
the coat struck the floor, causing
one of the cartridges to explode
The bullet struck Mrs. Scott in the
abdomen on the right side and
plowed through her intestines, lodg-
ing in her right lung. Death en-
sued in short time, but it is not
even certain, absolutely, that the
pistol shot was the cause of death
1t is understood that her physical
condition, revealed after death, was
such that she could not have surviv-
ed and that there were undoubtedly
evidences Of peritonitis which would
have caused dissolution.
1t is apparent from these circum-
stances, that no blame can attach to
the physician. He cannot even be
censured for carrying a revolver,
for 1t is we'll known fact that a
man who is obliged to be abroad at
all hours of the night In a town Of
the character Of Sturgis, is not only
justified but is compelled to go
armed for self protection.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-25
Change in Ownership.

Mitchell, Dec. 21.-The Educator
School Supply Company, which has
been under the control of H. l.. Bras
for the past sixteen years, has been
sold to f. l.. Ransom and l.. A. Pope
of Redfeld. Mr.Ransom is the
county superintendent of schools Of
Sphinx county, and is thoroughly IN
touch with the educational work of
the state. Mr. Eras will remain with
the firm until early in the summer
when he will move to Everett, Wash,
where he expects to be associated
with a company for the manufacture
of school furniture. MI Brass has
published the Northwest Journal of
Education at Seattle, Wash, and has
taken possession, which is in charge
of his brother, G. G. Bras.