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New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
THE WORLDS COAL.
How Long It Will Hold Out Need Not Much
Trouble U.s.

The question If the exhaustion of the coal supply
of the United States is not one which can affect
the present generation or the next Yet the Ameri-
can supply likely be exhausted before that OF
Europe and particularly before that Of Great
Britain. Looking at the matter from the point OF
view of national providence or provision. covering
generations and generations. America should be-
yond doubt be little saving Of It's coal
1t has been estimated that Pennsylvania has
about enough anthracite coal to last at the rate OF
production that prevailed last year little less
than two hundred years. Probably the supply Will
be exhausted much sooner than that. unless some
profitable substitute is found for anthracite AS to
oitnminous coal In the United States. the supply
is very great and widespread 1t is estimated that
vailed during the last decade, something less than
go years. u,s :. ,..ao -.
likely to be exhausted in any such way as to make
considerable drain on American GOALS for foreign
alarming could put Ourselves IN the place Of
arrive a time when shall have to feed the
world with coal
In 1880 Great Britain had 'in sight" SO to speak
although 1t all below the ground-amn N avail M III
able coal deposit estimated at nearly IG
then prevailing. the supply would last about nine
ars annsSsS sosS feet yssfs IN thiesnsss es ss. 'A
Moreover there aTe mary countres s which oos pos
Besides the great coal fields OF Europe and Amer;
ica now worked. thers are Undoubtedly coal
GsDssIs IN sonsh America in British america. in
LOOKING at e.
point may well be pleased. Europe does not want
that the earth has ever produced Europe does
not understand the use Of anthracite, and N ap-
parently not willing to learn It II calls on US sor
bituminous coal. which we can spare more readily.
Tho assumption that tho coal Fields OF Great
end several centuries 10 founded on the further
aseumption that heat will continue to be made and
power generated IN the future much as they are
now. But our inventors and chemists hold out the
the methods OF producing heat and mechanical
enargy.-Harper's Weekly.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
BROOKLYN SOCIAL CHAT
Brief Notes of Borough Folk at
Home and abroad.

The engagement OF Miss Katharine Lynde BAD
cock Smith. daughter Of Mrs. James Augustus Os-
from. Of Chicago, and William Henry Talcott. OF
Manhattan, but formerly Of the Heights. an
nounced last week. of especial interest In
the borough. Miss Smith is the daughter OF the
late Cyrus p Smith and granddaughter OF
Bryan H Smith, of No. 7s Pierrepont street Sne
is a sister of Mrs. John P Wilson tEloise bao-
cock Smith who before her marriage few
wears ago spent much .of her time with Mr..
Smith Her fance is the son OF the late William
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

Henrietta Dousherty. who are taking the Ideal
tour. stopped the Elton. Waterbury, Conn.
Wednesday.
Dr. Burnham-Clark, of Clinton street has Joined
his family at Elm Ger. Manchester, VT.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Broadway. Miss Broadway
and Miss Gilbert will pass August and September
at the Preston Beach Bluff, Mass.
Dr. Lorenzo clio. of Dyker Heights. and Miss
Monica Ryan married on Thursday morning
by the Rev Father Francis Sullivan. of St Ann
Church, Manhattan. They sailed the same day for
Europe on the Cedric. The bride was principal of
Public School 81. Long Island City, and is an ac-
complished llngust.
Mrs. Guy Du Val Friday Joined her mother.
Mrs. David Fairbanks. at the Oriental Hotel Man
haitian Beach Mrs. Roswell D. Hitchcock is also
a the Oriental.
Francis Rogers the well known Brooklyn barry
tone will give recital on Saturday. July %. at the
home of j. Hampden Robb at Southampton, Long
Island.
General and Mrs. Horatio c. King sailed yester-
day on the ST Louis for Southampton.
Colin Grant Mackenzie caied yesterday for Glas-
gov on the California.
Mrs Jay F. Carlisle is at the Lake Placid Club
Lake Placid, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Dillingham; recently gave
porch card party at their home. No S42 East 24th
street Flatbush Bunting, palms and japanese
lanterns were used in the decorations Among their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs c. d. Shepard, Mr. and
Mrs E. lie Roy Bennett Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. King,
Mrs. Lillian Westholm Miss Carrie Olufs Miss
Eleanor Willis Miss Edna Dillingham;. Miss Flor
ence Secor, Miss Bertha Knowles, Miss Cora Ca
nillard Miss Carrie Moller, Miss Augusta Shaw.
Miss Laura Field, Miss Bessie Leggett. Miss Ida
westholm Frederick Adams, Charles Moller, w.
H. Jenkins Harry Fletcher l.. W. Westholm. A. F.
Winter sen and Thomas Fraser.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
COULD FILL THE ROLE.

.su,a., m. YOU little toys going TO play today"
asked Tommyis mother as she noticed the young
IVA aTe Soing 70 play 6enators mamma, re-
49, rnmny - he puf pair OF big spectacles
SSs1 hr,,eIe6 80 hair far back
20 sssSv nfoe indeed But Why dtd you invite
nat "a "A the green sweater, Why, he II always
Gees2AG into aGhtA ,,., -.
60 enaxie on right naxHa ne can pay the
nnn1ae m Agfa2oaa. Chicago NeW
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

the water ends underground will be as Dig or
bigger. The whole apparatus when set up VIII DC
sixty feet more in height.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

Seems to me you look younger than ever"
why not? AZ grow older, become more and
more expert IN avoiding tyoublA"-LdfA
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

Mr. and Mrs Darwin r. Aldridge will leave their
home here for China early next month
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

Announcement is made of the engagement OF
Miss Adele Ferris. a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Ferris. of No. 5I I'd street, and Franklin
NJ Tomlinson son of Franklin Tomlinsop. of No.
3s9 Lewis avenue Miss Ferris is interested in the
junior auxiliary of the st. Marys Hospital Aid
Society.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

Mrs. Jay F. Carlisle is at the Lake Placid Club.
Lake Placid N Y.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

Mr. and Mrs Ernest Charles Pressprich in
Europe Mrs. Pressprich's father John ]. SpoWers.
has been staying at the Monomonock Inn. Cald-
we'll I
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

Mrs. John Van Nostrand is spending few weeks
with Mrs Frederick ". Moss at Kennebunkport
Me, before her departure for Europe on August H.
Mrs. Van Nostrand. who will be accompanied by
Mrs Robert c. Black will remain abroad during
the summer returning with her brother. Bishop
William A. Leonard, and Mrs. Leonard.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

MI and Mrs. George Nelson Lowrey and E. HUI
bert Litchfield sailed for Liverpool on Wednesday
on the I.usitana. The wedding of Bayard Sands
Iitchheld and Miss Marguerite Berg is expected to
take place in England next month.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

manage these affairs When The iobless thousands Of the
worlds capital decide parade their want before their
masters, the Londen police protect hem show them the
most distinguished considerations the obess assemble in
trafalgar square shout the story Of the wrongs against
the sky and work off in words the burden Of their bitter
ness while the patrioians pass calmly along upon their
usual errands London has learned that If pebeian is
permitted to do little denouncing now and then, un-
disturbed, the action Of his liver clears his
brain ot fever and makes better citizen Of him. if not
buster one
Chicago apparently, will never learn. Her buLneck-
ed and bull-braned Shaacks and Harnets years ago,
drove group Of dreaming sadeyed German students to
madness with their clubs and when one Of these poor
fools filled piece Of easppe with gunpowder attached
fuse, lit i and hurled the bomb into squad Of policemen,
killing and mangng several Of hem Chicago rose in her
might and slew the dreamers on the gallow tree She
had hrst bounded them from their own little meeting
places. hunting them like wild beasts and denouncine
them il her great newspapers by way cf making political
capital tor some cheap specimens later reecated to
obscur and when her own avessness bore lis perfect
rut IN the Haymarke massacre she broke their necks
by WY Of vndicating her own virtue Thus she told the
world, she wiped out anarchy.
roor blind Chicago. not to know that her worst an
archss were then. as they now and bid fair always
70 be- the men that have pundered her treasury stolen
her streets and pubic services robbed her school chill
dren by lodging taxes brlalined her policemen By way
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

wish to live
Back to your holesl shouted the police clubs Get of
the streets Get of the earth if you like, but don't try
any right-of assembly. right-opetion lodges
us!
"Chcego is notorious throughout Chrstendom for its
bitterness Of her labor wars 1t Rome with her surg
ing pebbeians and naughty patricans all again Big
capital has dominated Chcagos government stolen her
Streets pundered her public services. debauched her
public and debased her police force for
years.
The pIebians first significant revolt took the form Of
attempt to make public property Of the street railways
The proposition carried repeatedly at the polls by over
whening maiories. But the patricians controlling the
courts state and federal have managed to cheat the popu
lar will.
Itis one Of the grim humors of life that the only way
Mr omo learn things to have them beaten into
his head with club Without at all intending anything
of the sort the Chicago police chief true to the sluggish
traditions of his office, is doing more for the socialist
paganda in Chicago than all the parys orators.
you would naturally suppose that the great daily news
papers of Chicago would condemn police brutality Of this
kind but they do not. They true Bourbons learning
nothing and forgetting nothing.
London, older and sadder, has learned better how to
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

ing to the wealth Of the state and VINO too often are mere
sports and gamblers. The bucket shop proposition is
very often heads lose tails you win" proposition.
you buy stock and the security goes down. you have
got lose you have put up the money to take your
margin. But if the stock goes up, you are by means
OF winning because many bucket shops run on
the most inadequate capital the owners often engage in
reckless speculation themselves, that the money that
should go to the customers from rise Of securities,
may be seized in advance to the debts OF the shop,
and il so cannot be recovered.
The great trouble with the bucketshop business that
it empts people into bigger risks than they possibly
afford to take.
While it is far better for the average citizen to keep
altogether of the stock market there is certain
amount Of investment buying that is legitimate. The
who buys stock outright and it. is hundred times
better shape than the bucket shop patron margin.
Suppose you have $500 to invest Ii you must put it
into stocks the only thing to do is to buy standard
issue outright and in this you could FIVE shares
Of some good security. say like N. T. Central. The
chances for either making or losing not so very big
AT the very worst that could happen New York Central
could hardly go below 80, which would mean loss Of
S100. And at best it is improbable that New York
Central will 60 below 120 for the year two which
would mean a gain Of but SlOO.
Now take the case Of the investment Of S100 through
bucket shop You could probably get 500 shares on
margin Of FIVE points share. Ii the stock went to l20
you would make $2O00 But if it went to 80 you would
lose $1,000 assuming that you protected stock by
putting up the margin as would be required That is the
trouble with the bucket shop investment that tempts
the unway to risk an amount that they cannot afford
No one who has but $500 invest ought take risk Of
losing more than $780, which he would involve by buy
ing stock outright The possible large profits through
margin operations exceedingly dangerous since they
involve risk Of crushing disaster Stock operations
are at best game OF loaded dice, arranged that the
greater part OF the time the insider wins.
Let us have just as little of this in Mississippi pos
sble and clean the bucket shop business root and
branch-CIarksdale Register.
The Bode Bill as spoken Of above passed the house
by vote Of 101 and should be passed by the senate
by an equally strong vote for will millions OF dol
lars saved to the homes Of Mississippi.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

The following bill relative to public printing introduced
by Senator McLaurin Of Warren county in the state SEN
ate, should pass says the Grenada Sentinel
Section Be enacted by the Legislature Of the state
Of Mississippi that all printing blank books records
binding of record books stationery and office supplies Of
the various counties shall be bought and made in the
Of Mississippi by the respective counties
Section 2 The letting Of contracts, making Of bonds
terms Of contracts, etc, shall be the same as required by
act in relation to the state printing.
Section Bids for county printing and supplies must
be accompanied BY positive and satisfactory evdenc that
the bidder is citizen Of the state of Mississippi ana has
had printing plant in active operation in the state Of
Mississippi for least twelve months prior to the date Of
making bid and shall have paid taxes said plant for
the fiscal year next proceeding.
Section 5 That this act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
The enactment Of such law would keep thousands,
perhaps more than million, dollars in the state that an
nuay goes out Of it and we feel sure that just as good
work could be procured and perhaps at lower prices
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

Last week the House passed the appropriation bill for the
support of the common schools by an unanimous vote
The bill carries $50O0OO00 for the years 1908 and 1903
and is no less than the amount appropriated for
the years 1906 and 1907 This is regarded as the most
important bill that has, can come before the Legislature
carrying its benefits the destines Of thousands Of boys
and girls and in a sense fixing what standard Of citizen
ever has BILL carrying so vast an amount passed Mis-
sssippi body unopposed This alone characerizes the
present Legislature as progressive and patriotic No
benefit that the State conlers is participated in more
equally BY citizens Of all classes than the common schools
and the endorsement Of their worth in the past is the
present unopposed appropriation for their support in the
future.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05
The Mississippi Legislature


batleshp Mississippi the GuIport Record Tribune says
that nasmuch the public has about contributed all the
money to the fund that to do is up to the Iegs
aure to take the matter in hand and supply the amount
still lacking There should be no diy-dalyng about this
business says the Gufport paper for unless the egis-
ature makes the necessary provisions at this session. the
Mississippi will 60 without the service OF course, it
would never do for the information gain currency that
Mississippi had failed to provide her namesake Of he
waves with silver service" Why don't the editors Of
the state get up silver service fund.- independently of
lhe Legislature, as the editors Of Alabama did for the
baleship named after that state?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

Of srpressing popular revolt muzzed her press to shu
of the complaints Of the suppressed majority stuffed her
ballot boxes to cheat the public will and finally cked her
pcope in her courts Of justice word for institutions
so perverted
I he measure Of our civilization is the Of the
freedom we give each other
Anarchy at the top Of society makes socialism at the
bottom
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

with her head on his shoulder. He thought it great
Joke until she began to snore and she had the worst
snore he ever heard He concluded he could never gel
used to like that so he gently laid her head over
on the back Of her own chair and sneaked for home With
out arousng her. He hasn't been back since and now
she is wondering why his heart has grown cold.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05
Oodles of Joy.

Let EN- raise the foodstuHs; let EN- boost the
price of meat
Let EN- form each day corner in the things we have to
eat
In the face of soaring markets we can still be gay my
boy;
For whatever else they corner they can never corner oy
We have quite lot Of blessings for the air is very free
And as yet there is no bonus en- the water in the sea-
dearth 8
And whatever else they corner they can never ecrner
Mirh
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

HE following paper was read by Mrs
Brooks Marmon. Of TupeIo. in response
TO the address Of welcome at the recent
state W. c. 7. U. meeting at .Haries-
burg:
1t is with hearts swelling with thank-
fulness and appreciation, we have
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

The jackson Carion-L ledger intmates that Hon. Earl
Brewer may become candidate for the United States
senate This would Be relief to several who have their
eyes on the gcvernorShip four years hence.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

They tel. on one young girl who is persistent gad-
der and stay-upate every night that recently after she
had been up till IL to dance and her beau came and
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

OUSE bill No. /. now before the Mis-
sissippi Legislature, aimed against
bucket shops, is one that ought to be-
come law. The bucket shop is a
consumer Of the wealth Of the people
and strictly non-productive. 1t takes
money OUT Of the pockets Of people
who can i'll afford to lose, and puts it
in the hands Of people who add moth
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

OF his predecess'
men against the
them with Aailin|
Nov these n
upon their own
police clubs blOi
tenceless should
lence. NJ breacIl
public mind an
ask the city qo
lse appears to n
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-02-05

HE Houston, Texas, Chronicle, which
has always worn an old party ring in
Its nose and danced to any tune play
ed, at last speaks the mind Of true
manhood when it says:
In Chicago Thursday two hundred
iobIess men lined up in the public
street TO march down to the city hall
bnd ask for work. Police Chief Ship
BY. ably maintaining the brutal average
in that oiice,hurIed battalion II police
iment Of ragged petitioners and beat
hubs into inglorious Eight.
rs ones, oddly enough. we're walking
rpertya public highway when the
Z q their skulls and bruised their de-
Moreover. they proposed no viO-
the peace. BY way Of giving the
ct lesson, thsysstarted as q body to
bet to employ them. since no one
work to give them, and they nnturalIy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
Half "Hydrapbob,.n

II was down in a little sonthern
town the other day. said n CONNER.
cial traveller where new system
OF waterworks had just been installed.
All the drinking water for the town
was pumped in from an artesian well
on the outskirts OF the town. The In.
haDitants were immensely proud az
their wafer and at every place | ston-
PED | was urged to take a drink OF
". being assured at the same lima
with great impressiyeness that Il had
neen analysed and found 10 be hair
hydrogen. This mystic expression
seemed to have n strange fascination
Tor most. of the citizens.
Finally stopped at the town pumn
IN the middle of the square in front
OF the county courthouse. and as
worked the pump handle | Thought 1
would find out what an old negro
leaning against Il tree nearby would
say.
Uncle said. Is this good wa
Shot he replied with enthusi.
asm, wy, sah dat water Is done
neen scan'lyzed an foun' ter be hat
lhydraphoby, sah!'" PhilaaelphIa
Public Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
wv. e. LAWSON.
Bank Of Hampton Bldg. Phone s.
The Bishop cornered.

The quick witted son of a farmer
was In the habit OF delivering butter
and eggs regularly every morning at
The summer residence Of a prominent
bishop. The latter, who delighted In
mn early morning walk In his garden,
became Interested in the boy and en-.
joyed quizzlng him.
Good morning, my lad" said he,
x VIII give You an orange IL you VIII
tell me where God is
Thank you. SIR replied the boy;
III give you two oranges II you'll tell
me Where he Is nor" Exchange.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
HEARST WON run NOW
Expects 10 be Mayor So HI VIII
Not Take Presidential Nomination.
WANTS 70 70 SHOW WORLD SOMETHING
Possessed of a Desire to Give an H.
iustl,a.ion of How a. Big city Should
be- Run-saya jackson is Dead
Duck. "

NEW YORK. March l7.---William
X. Hearst, his lieuteiiants say. will
not be candidate for President on
the Independence League ticket this
year, Decause he expects To be mayor
OF New York from about July until
the close of 1909. Mr. Hearsts frienda
say that III that year and half he
VIII make Il record as mayor that will
force his nomination next time and
result in his election. The recount or
the vote will begin next month in tha
Supreme Court
In this way all the old score,
against Mayor Mcclellan will he wip-
ed out. and at the same time the civ
ilIzed world will have an object les
son of the way municipality ought
TO be run.
There is no change In the intention
OF the Independence League manag.
ers TO run 4 presidential ticket OF their
own, and as a proof OF their intentions
They will hold their state convention
in this city on Saturday, May 9. TO
elect fun set OF deIegates.at large.
The state convention on May 2 Will
have $50 delegates. or three from each
assembly district. IL is the present
intention of the Independence League
to place full state ticket in the field.
Another interesting Item OF news Is
that Mr.. Hearst Is convinced that At
torney General Jackson has ontlived
his usefulness and will not do as n
candidate on the league ticket Jack
son was prime Iayorite with Mr..
Hearst until the Oriental Bank Incl
dent While MIR. Hearst still helieycs
in Mr.. Jacksons integrity he Is said
to have declared that jackson politl-
cally is a dead duck.
With Mr.. Hearst off the slate MS n
presidential possibility this year, the
names now under consideration are
those OF Thomas l. Hisgen, the Inde-
pendence League candidate for gov
ernor of Massachusetts last wear:
District Attorney Langdon of San
Francisco, who polled 10 per cent. Of
me vote for governor last year In
California when he ran on the Hearst
Ticket; ex-Mayor Edward Il. Dunn of
chicago. and Governor Folk of Mis-
souri,. Tho choice of the Hearst mon
VIII depend good deal on the candI-
dates OF the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, 1t seems so be settled that the
tcarst people Will not support BRYAN.
The Hearst men say that they pollcd
100000 votes in four states in the laas
election. and they predict that vnav
VIII poll round million this year win
a candidate for President They argue
that the country is large enough for
three parties. and that the breal,
might az well come now. They ex.
pect large accessions from organized
labor and from ultra temperance sym.
pathizers. The league has opened ma
tional Headquarters in Chicago. with
Charles A. Walsh. former secretary of
the Democratic national committee. In
charge. ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
Baltimore Markets.
(By Assuciutad Isrean,


BALTIMORE. MD, March 27-Flour
Dull, unchanged.
Wieat-steady: spot contract 96h
@9GM; Southern on grade s3A OsSH
Corn-Dull; spot mixed 6GMm%;
No. white 6s@A; Southern white
G4lgGGSA.
5OA.
Rye-Dull;. No. 2 Western domes-
tic ss@s9.
Butter - Firm, unchanged; fancy
25@2d; do Creamery 30; do
iadle 23@24; store packed 1G@17.
Eggs-steady, l41s cents.
Eheedd-Qniet. Unchanged large
l4A; flats i4A; small 49,
Sugar-Higher; coarse graduated
$40; fine S40