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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-15

TN any event the fight or the sa-
loon In Hagerman has already open
ed, and while it may not be a quick
or al easy victory, prohibition in Ha-
german is an assured fact.-Hager
man Messenger.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-15

Most Democrats. and especially the
Kentucky Democrats, expected that
the new Republican governor of Ken
lucky would pardon Powers and How
ard. Perhaps. after all, that is the
best way to restore peace In the
state, since it seemed impossible to
convict these men Of completely in
the Goebel assassination. and the pros
ecution had d~egenerated into a polit-
ical farce rather than a question of
legal Justice. At any rate Powers and
Howard have received some punish
ment while In jail
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-15
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.

going after it.-Albuquerque Morning
Journal.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Disinfected TSansmitters.

A number Of suggestions have
been made from time TO time with
a view Of disinfecting properly the
transmitters OF public telephones,
but the proposals have usually in
volved a great deal of expense. An
Englishman has invented an mex
pensive apparatus which can be fixed
TO any mOuthpiece. The apparatus
consists OF a small nickel tube re-
sembling a cartridge. which can be
half filled with a disinfectant, and
which is fixed Immediately above the
mOuthpieCe. From the tube a dimin-
utive blind, soaking in the disinfect-
ant, is drawn by means of a loop or
hook. The little blind is drawn
down over the mouthpiece and fast
ened to a button underneath it, so
that the user of the telephone speaks
through the blind, which springs
back and disinfects itself when the
subscriber has finished his conversa-
ton. The blind Is made Of ramble
fibre which is extremely strong and
becomes even stronger when soaked
in water. Ordinary linen would
probably wear badly. The blind is
exactly 70 inches wide and does not
in the least interfere with the sound.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
WHY He Helped.

The priest of the struggling little
parish had done all he could to clear
of the debt and pay for building the
church, but he and his people were
poor and the struggle was long.
AT last all the money was raised,
but a certain sum for which he
pleaded in vain. One July Sunday,
at the close of the morning service,
he locked the door of the church
and put the key in his pocket.
My children" he said. to his con-
gregation. none can leave till he has
paid the sum Of ten cents. Those
who have no money can borrow from
their friends"
There was a faint murmur, but
none thought OF rebellion. Many
paid the ten cents at once Those
who had no money borrowed, but a
quarter Of a dollar vas lacking
when the treasury resources had
been exhausted.
Suddenly there came a sharp tap on
the frame of the open window. and
a hand with a silver quarter held be
tween the thumb AMI foIefnger was
thrust inside
Here, father" an impatient voice
began, here's the rest, and now
will you tell Judy Monahan to come
out of that I'm tired waitin' for
me dinner"
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
As a Sign of Good Fnith.

A new and strange phase Of reIig-
ious fervoT seems to be spreading
among the Buddhist monks in
Burma; II is religious suicide.
The pioneer of this mania was a
monk devoted to ecstatic meditation,
until the desire seized him to be free
from earthly passions.
So he repaired to a pagoda, and
wrapped himself in thirteen mOnas-
tic robes, besides his own, having
first saturated them with oil. He
then sat cross-leged on a bit OF
leather, lighted the oil, and remain
ed firm. fervently praying.
AS soon as the smoke arose all the
monks and people nearby came rush
ing up to him; but none thought Of
putting the fire out, or Of helping the
unfortunate man in any way. They
looked on until the fire ended, and
then carried the body away and
gave it very fine funeral.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
On a Windy Day.

An 2bsent-minded gentleman vas
going along the street on a very
windy day, when suddenly his hat
blew on. He few along the street,
and after a long chase picked up
what he supposed was his hat An
other bareheaded gentleman arrived
on the spot at the same moment, and,
holding out his hand, said Thank
you"
What do you mean?" asked the
absent-minded man.
Thank you for capturing my
hat"
But this is not your hat"
Excuse me, it is"
Where's mine, them"
Hanging down your back"
Then he remarked that he had
secured his own by hat-guard that
morning.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
The Discovery of Iron.

The stone age, bronze age and iron
age so overlap one another it IS i'm
possible to say just when one begins
or ends. Men began to use both
bronze and iron long before stone
had ceased to be used, In fact, Amer
lea was in the stone age so late as
its discovery by Columbus 400 years
G-o. It is safe to say that history
proper and the iron age were born
together anywhere from 5000 to TO-
600 years ago. It is more than like
ly that men gained their first infor-
nation concerning the properties Of
iron through experiments with the
pieces of it that had fallen from the
sky in the shape of meteors.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Chean Gas Production.

Prof. BIau of Germany has dis
covered a new process Of developing
Illuminating gas that may be bought
by the bottle at the rate of Is cents
pound. A 22-pound cylinder at Is
cents a pound would give a 50-can-
die power light for four months
used four hours a day. That is to
say, the cost would be II cents an
hour or, say, $125 a month, or even
Iess.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26

Prices in the Diamond market are ad-
vancing, but OUR PRICES HAVEN'T
BEEN ADVANCED in some time. We
still have a large collection OF superb
Diamonds which we bought consider
able time ago at lower prices than pr
vail today.
We shall not advance prices on these
stones We are merchants and not soec-
ulators, and our fair percentage of =.
is all we ask. So, as long as these Dia
monds last it will be possible to buy
them here under the regular market for
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Cotton Pickers.

There are machines that will pick
the ripened cotton from the plant,
but 1t can hardly be said that, all
things considered, there is as yet a
successful practical cotton-picker.
The machine is still in the expert
mental stage, and there are plenty Of
cotton raisers who are firmly Of the
opinion that there will never be any
all-round successful cotton-picking
machine but the human hand II
the cotton crop opened all at once,
then the problem of machine picking
would be an easy one.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Future for Egypt.

Al Egyptian paper says that the ma
tive families pay an average tax of
$4.65 an acre, 28.5 per cent. of the
crop. Foreigners and land companies
hold 655, 900 acres. Through their in
solvency and liquidation, and the re-
distribution of the estates formed
since 1902, 1t is probable that large
amounts OF gold may be unhoarded.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Tar and Feathers.

So far as we know, the first rec
ord OF this punishment is in the
year 1889 the first of Richard At
that time a law was passed that amy
robber voyaging with the crusaders
shall be first shaved, then hot pitch
shall be poured upon him. and a
cushion Of feathers shook over it. "
After this the criminal was to be
put ashore at the first port the ship
came to.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
CONGRATULATIONS.

At the age Of seventy-five when,
TO everybody's surprise Cranworth
was asked to be Chancellor for the
second time by PalmerstOn (who
could not endure Roundell Palmer)
someone congratulated him with
We'll, Granny, Kingsley is right; it
is better to be good than clever"
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
A Sweet Nature Fake.

Failing to bite sugar from several
Jumps, some marked bees under OBJ
servation by CASTOR BONNER, a
French naturalist, flew away. re-
turning in an hour or two with two
other workers, after first visiting
fountain. Settling on the sugar they
were seen to pump water from their
crops, when they sucked up the
syrup so formed.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
IL Rains Wealth,

Dr.. MCGEE. Chief of the Bureau OF
Soils, figures that we get 100000, 900
cubic feet of rain in a year, which we
can use for power, then for irTiga-
tion and then for a highway. That,
rs Dr.. Johnson said OF Mrs. Thale's
beer vats, is the potentiality Of
wealth
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
What. Tudeedg

What is the cruel pleasure which
carries sorrow and bitterness to the
heart of your brother? Where is
the innocency Of an amusement
whose source springs from vices
which ought to inspire you with
compassion and grief?-Jean Bap-
tiste .Massillou.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
A Stimulating Diet

Harry Gosney by mistake fed his
morse a quantity of poultry food,
thinking the same to be condirion
powder for the animal. The mis-
take was not noticed until the horse
had scratched up half the garden
and showed signs of wanting to set
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Not Good at Riddles,

A lawyer was questioning a new
client, widow, the other day, about
her history. My history" she re-
piled, is simplicity itself My first
was the happiness of my life, my sec
ond was goodness itself. my third"
Excuse me, madam" interrupted
the attorney, but really We aren't
here to guess eharades."
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
No Inke

When man says that he needs
the money to buy the baby shoes, 3"
and laughs it is sure sign that he's
single Married men who have ex-
perienced the shoe problem realize
that it is no laughing matter.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Fine NIemory in OLE &c

Although in her ninery-seyenth
year, a woman who is an inmate Of
the Wareham (Dorsetshire, Eng.)
workhouse recently recited one Of
DR.. Watts poems without break at
an entertainment given at the insti-
tuition
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
See Changes on Moons Surface.

Changes on the moons surface es-
pecially near the crater Linnaeus, are
now recognized by Pickering, Bar
nard and others. 1t is concluded
that the diminution of white patch
must be a melting hoaT of frost at
sunrise and that the deposition and
melting OF frost must be taking place
In other parts of the moon.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Example Better Than Preeept.

Example is more powerful than
precept; whereof you remove an
other be unblamable yourself
GsorEe Washington.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
BETWEEN G & H

fine stones.
Ladies Diamond Rings, $500 to $3.50
Ladies Diamond Brooches $3.50 to
$1,000.
Diamond Earrings, $500 to $4,000.
Diamond Scarf Pins, 800 up.
Diamond Cuff Buttons, 500 up.
Diamond Studs, $1,000 up
We have Ladies Handsome Diamond
Rings set in Tiffany Mounting, which
We are selling at $1,000 This will make
an appropriate present for Christmas
Every stone a ball of fire.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26
Significance of Decorations.

The decorations, the illuminations,
the display of uniforms, and the fire.
works serve a triple purpose when
they are arranged in honor of a Wis
itor. They serve to show that visi-
tor that there is real and hearty
attempt TO express pleasure at his
coming; they give pleasure to those
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26

VINO take pagc IN arranging them ;
and they delight high and low, great
and simple, who see them.
The Washington bee., 1908-09-26

l Ns
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-16
The Outlook.

The political horoscope gave October
10Th as the time when the Bryan cam
paign would blow up. Indications are
plentiful that everything is ripe for the
collapse The New York World, which
advocated the election of Bryan very
strongly, for brief period, has made q
postal card canvass Of New York State,
and the result points to an enormous
majority for TAFT. \ most complete can
vass oi Nebraska, the home of Bryan,
shows that he will get what theatrical
people call the "Ilook," which means
that Il bad actor is yankcd from public
gazr to place behind the scenes.
Tho slot machines which the Demo-
cratic National Committee placed in
public places in New York city, for vol
untary contributions. have driven peo-
pie tn avoid those places to such an OK
tent that they have been replaced by the
WcIl-known chewing gum and weighing
machines.
This paper has arranged to have its
special correspondent report Mr.. Bryan's S
farewell address Gala Patti to his cam
paigu managers, ON Nov. 18th.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-16
Taft And The Rural Vote.

The New York "Herald" has made
an interesting canvass of the State OF
New York. 1t is the earliest attempt to
determine in advance the probable out
come of the November election. 1t is
not meant to be forecast" it simply
presents the facts as they appear at the
present time to experienced observers.
The New York "Herald's" canvass
shows that despite the vote Tammany
will throw to Bryan in Greater New York
the country vote "above the BRONX will
more than offset it, and that the clcc-
toral vote of the Empire State will be
cast for William III. Taft.
When this up-cOuntry vote i'll New
York State is analysed, it will be seen
that it is the rural voter who is deter
mined to stand by Republican principles
and policies, and that it is the rural
voter who makes Mr.. Taft's supremacy
certain, even against the swollen returns
from the corrupt Tammany districts in
New York.
1t has been declared by veteran poll
ticians that the rural voter is better in
formed on the issues pending in cam
paign ; that he gives greater and more
painstaking thought to the things that
must be settled at the polls than his city
brother. Consequently, when one finds
the rural voters of a State with their
minds made up to support the Repub-
lican party, it is logical to assume that
the rural voters throughout the country
will act in harmony regarding the pub
lie questions with which they are con-
fronted. Further confirmation OF the
statement that they are for the Rcpub-
lican ticket is available. The rural
voters of Pennsylvania also are for TAFT
In no other State of the Union are the
farmers better informed regarding the
issues of this campaign. They realize
the dangers that lie partially concealed
in the candidacy of the leading eXpon-
cnt OF free trade, free silver, Populs-
tic Democracy. The Pennsylvania fa, =
mers have never tolerated Bryan. In
1896 and 1900 with their ballots they re-
pulsed the Democratic cOnspiratOrs who
sought to overthrow American institu-
tions. 1t was the farmer that enabled
Pennsylvania TO cast such record break
ing majoritics against Organism. The
temper of the Pennsylvania farmers has
not changed. This year they will vote
as they voted before. They will join
with the farmers of New York and of
Kansas and of Indiana and of Oregon
and of every other northern and west
ern State in demanding the election OF
the Republican ticket.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-16
Baseball Enthusiasm. .

This years interest in baseball
passed beyond the stage which can be
described as mere excitement or craze.
A genuine enthusiasm which swept
people from their feet and dwarfed
all other questions Of the hour was de-
veloped over the battles on the dia.
mond for the pennants and the worlds
cha ampionship.
Games which were vital in the race
for the honors were witnessed by
spectators numbering tens of thou
sands. Yet that by no means ex-
presses the limit Of enthusiasm. In
every city thousands upon thousands
surrounded the numerous bulletin
boards to follow the course Of the
games. Telephones in newspaper Of
fees were kept busy answering que
ries from crowds gathered In saloons
and clubrooms. Hot political disputes
had to wait until the significance of
the latest score was settled, and
thrilling war news from the Balkans
fell upon ears attuned only for what
the American ball players were doing.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-16
Teaching People to Save.

While the opposition Of the banking
fraternity to government postal banks
seems natural as a business policy, 1t
goes against one of the cardinal prin-
ciples Of sound finance. People need
to be taught to save and have their
money earn more money.
The regular savings banks will al
ways pay higher interest than the gov
ernment would allow and must con-
tlnue to get the spare money Of the
thrifty having access to their vaults.
The postal bank will send the dragne.
into the byways Of the land and gath
er in dollars that would otherwise be
boarded In idleness or scattered on the
first tempting bargain or chance for a
good time. II the pennies are saved
the dollars will find the right channel
to the best repositories for savings in
bulk.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-16
Knocking Society.

Naturally oil people who have their
have their Views published ana ap-
piled to all society. Doubtless the
actress, Ethel Barrymore, sometimes
indulges in the thoughts recently at
tributed to her with regard to some
people she has known who are '1n
society" She put in denial for her.
self without disputlng the main drift
Of the argument that had been placed
on her lips. Society is o very am
biguous term, and Miss Barrymore or
Mrs. William Astor, whose views also
were recently published, or any other
woman Of experience can criticise GER
tain social elements without meaning
to condemn all society.
In this country 1t is difficult to say
who are and who are not in society
and, above all, to say which is the
best society" Of any community. In
monarchical countries the royalty and
nobility stand at the head, and oil 9TH
er elements Of society are graded upon
them. Here there can be no leader
ship except that which may be voted
by given set or circle. Some one
gives a function, and invitations, like
kissing, go by favor. Empty parlors
mean that the would be leader has
made a mistake. The truth is that
America has no "best society" and no
arbitrary extremes. There is varie-
ty Of society, and those who are So
cially disposed can take their choice
If there are any who cannot ht in
somewhere the fault does not neces-
sarily rest with society"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-16
The Candidates and'The Goods"

Taft has served the country in judicial
and executive positions of high RESPONSE
biity and importance, and has perform
ed the duties of each with conspicuous
ability and success. In the language Of
business, he has always "delivercd the
goods"
The only position in the public service
that Bryan has filled is that Of Congress
man. In that position the only goods
which he assisted in delivering were in
the form of the Sugar Trust tariff, which
he aided in framing on thorough-going
free trade principles. Samuel Gompcrs,
President of the American Federation OF
Labor, reviewing this tariff from the
working gman spoint ofview, in one of his
official reports, declared that the period
during which it was in force was the
darkest that American labor had known
for generation, and that, under its OPP
Grafton, two and half million working
men of this country, who had had steady
employment and prosperity under pre-
vlous tariff laws, were to II large extent
thrown out of work. Bryan is again
trying to deliver a tariff of the same
character.
Since his work on the Sugar Trust
tariff, Bryan has been trying to deliver II
variety of goods" which the people
have refused to accept.
In 1896 he endeavored to deliver the
bunco dollar, along with free trade, but
failed.
In 1900 he again offered free trade and
the bunco dollar, and rs Il "paramount
ISSUE" he tried to deliver Filipino indie
pcndence, with the abandonment OF
the Philippines blythe United States; but
the people had no use for these goods.
In 1904 he aided in n second attempt
to deliver Filipino independence, with
the trade marks of "anti-imperialism'
and "anti-militarism; also free trade
but again the people refused to accept
his "goods."
This year, he again offers free trade
and Filipino independence together
with pair of pocket States made from
the Territories of New Mexico and Ari-
zona, an income tax, government super
vision of industries and restriction of
output, and government patcrnalism i'll
the guaranty of bank deposits, with
government ownership of railroads ON
the waiting list.
In the event of Republican success, the
goods" to be delivered by Taft are
those with which the country is familiar;
among the most important being pro-
lection and sound money, which the
party has already delivered, with the
regulation of trusts and the suppression
of monopoly, which are already in
course of delivery as fast as existing con-
ditions will permit. The election of
Taft will mean the maintenance of cs-
tablished Republican principles III
finance and economics, with the vigor-
GUS development and aggressive main
tenance of the system begun by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and tersely described as
the "Roosevelt policies
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-16

: Some time before the Denver Conven-
ton, Congressman Ollie M. James, OF
Kentucky, in advocating his nomination,
said "For fifteen years Bryan has
fought the battles of the Democratic
party as no other man has done"
The New York World, which then
opposed Bryan, thus commented on
Bryan's fighting record, and its resnlts ::
"True, most diastrously true.
"Fifteen years ago the Democrats
controlled 23 out of A states now they
control 13 out of 46 states.
"Fifteen years ago the Democrats had
"a United States Senators and the Re
publicans 3S now the Democrats have
81 and the Republicans 81.
"Fifteen years ago the Democrats had
220 representatives in congress, the Re-
publicans 126 now the Democrats have
l64 and the Republicans 222.
"Fifteen years ago the Democratic
party was in control of the National
government now the Democratic party
is lowering between life and death.
"Mr. James is quite right. For fif-
teen years Bryan has fought the battles
of the Democratic party as no other
man has DONE"
To this may be added q few more
particulars of equal interest.
Fifteen years ago last March, Demo-
cratic President was inaugurated, cho-
sen by an electoral plurality of 132 and
q popular plurality of more than 375, 900.
Twelve years ago, Bryan, as candidate
for the Presidency, was defeated by an
electoral majority of 95, and popular
plurality of more than 100000.
Eight years ago, Bryan was defeated
by an electoral majority of 1877, and a
popular plurality of more than 100000.
Four years ago, with Bryan still fight
ing the battles of Democracy, Parker,
the Presidential candidate, was defeated
by an electoral majority of 1876, and a
popular plurality of more than 2,500,-
600.
With these examples of the party's
progressive gain with Bryan fighting the
battles of the Democracy, the expert in
political arithmetic may perhaps figure
out the probable results of his present
years fighting.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-16

"''' '' A'A1S'''' DtH SeN NeHGeen
years of age began teaching, himself,
For the five years following he taught
through the winter terms, attending the
Scranton Business College during his
summer vacations. Graduating from
the college in 1898, his attainments as
an accountant and skill in penmanship
at once secured him employment as a
book keeper, which he relinquished a
year later to accept position with j. f.
Cross, of Sterling, involving, besides the
duties of general clerk, those of assist
postmaster, position which he still
holds. Three years ago, when Mr.. Les
her was successful candidate for the
same Office he is now running for, one
of his neighbors, prominent citizen of
Sterling, vouched for him as aself-made
young man, honorable and upright in
his business transactions, and accurate
in figures" Mr.. Lesher's term as Coun-
ty Auditor, now drawing to a close, has
amply justified this estimate of his char
acter and attainments. He has made q
first-class officer, giving careful and
searching attention to the accounts oI
our county officials, and the statements
prepared for publication by him and his
colleagues have been models of accuracy
and comprehensiveness. His efficiency
having been thus amply proved by his
record, his reelection should be assured