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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07
THE POOR PAST CENTURIES.

That curious ceremony last week in the subter
passages of the opera house in Paris Dgnfed
people soennly deposited in specially constructed
vault photographic records of the great voices of today
There songs and arias by Tamagno, Caruso Scot
Pancon, Patti, Melba Calve and others. They to
remain there Theoretically sealed, for 100 years Then
in the year 2OO7 they will be Withdrawn, and the air
ships will stop while the passengers hear the historic
voices of ''the last century,
It's when read Of such things and think what they
mean that begin to realize what wonderful age this
is in which living, how different it is from other
other ages and what it night have meant to if the
things know today had been known hundreds of years
ago.
Suppose the monograph alone nothing new9
We could 20 today and command all the music of the
centuries We could listen while Bach played the organ
Amati the violin, and while Arion swept his harp. We
could hear Pagnin We could ask please, for the disc
with the record that little Mozart made at the piano We
could hear Scarat at the harpsichord We could listen
to Paestna directing the choir in the church of Santa
Maria Maggore to Father Ambrose chanting in the
dim cathedral at Milan. We might hear again the
voice of David in the psalms, back to the shores
of the Red sea and listen to the song of Miram.
And this is only little in the realm of music alone.
There the and the poets and the players who
might speak for u.s. Webster and Patrick Henry and Sap
pho and Homer and Demosthenes and Aeschyus the
voices of history in sitting rooms!
But what is the photograph? Only little inven-
ton of a multitude. Rameses could never call up the
great pyramid William the Conqueror dreamed Of
wireless elegraphy Nerxes never moving picture.
Charemagne got glimpse of single electric
light
At this moment the the cub reporter stirred himself
He has been to college.
''No" he said; land Darius never had any breakfast
food
''And Adam didn't have street cars observed the
Office boy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07
The Daily Short Story

port of pistol The loud swapping
and cracking of the discharges &C.
companied by binding flashes soon
flooded the room with the odor of
ozone. One outgoing message fol-
lowed another in rapid succession.
The operator finally removed his
headpiece and handed it to his Wis
itor. The passenger placed it snug
ly to his ears and listened He final
ly removed it with the remark that
he could hear the faint electrical
sounds at times; but that there was
another impression which sounded
like that produced by drawing a
diamond over plate of glass.
Lightning" muttered the opera
tor, as he took the headpiece.
There is a terrific storm some
where. l will try to communicate
with your friend Jack. have not
heard from him for several days.
He is somewhere down the coast.
l will get in tune with him The
operator moved little pointer
along graduated scale to the
notch numbered 10.
Flashes and instantaneous re-
ports followed the manipulation of
the key for the outgoing message
then silence. The operator was all
attention. He grasped pencil. The
visitor watched its movement. The
pencil wrote: Aground; heavy
sea; driven from course going to
pieces; goOdby! Jack"
The operators fingers trembled.
For some time the two sat breath
lessly waiting. The operator final
ly removed the headpiece and beck
oned the visitor to adjust It, He did
so; and as he listened all that could
be heard was the scratching sound
as of a diamond cutting glass.
The passenger went on deck. The
serene moon still shone from a star
lit sky. The water splashed harm
lessly along the sides of the liner.
Sweet music came from within.
Two ships had signaled in the
night; but they were hundreds Of
miles apart. There was something
terrible in the ingenuity which rem.
dered it possible.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07

the committee on military affairs
of the house. General Bell sub
mitted a dozen photographs show
ing European army officers in
break-neck horseback stunts. The
president recommended legislation
for the mounting of infantry cap
tains.
His argument is that II the Off
GERS learn to ride as captains they
will be efficient horsemen as ma
jors and generals. Moreover, he
is impressed with the general rule
prevailing in European armies
which requires all mounted Off
GERS to keep themselves and their
mounts in fit condition for war at
all times.
The report Of the chief of staff
states that the French, German,
Austrian and Italian armies all
maintain military schools and in
stitutes where. among other
things, horsemanship is taught the
student officers. In addition cross
country riding to hounds is pro-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07
HIS LAST AEROGRAM

The din accompanying the stor
age of freight and baggage gradual.
ly ceased. The ropes were cast off,
and the ocean liner slowly headed
to sea. Her passengers were hap
Ply. They watched the passing
steamers. The city was soon left
behind. The waves began to show
their strength. The number of
boats entering the harbor grew less
and a greater distance separated
them. The call to supper was re.
sponded to by the merry passen-
gers.
The operator of the wireless"
stood near the rail. He was yet off
duty. They were headed down the
coast. Lights beamed from the
windows of cottages. They were
passing some of the most famous
summer resorts in the world. The
clear moon now made pathway of
silver leading in another direction.
The rhythmic throbbing of the en-
gines and the monotonOus Swash or
the waves indicated good speed.
Piano music and the applause of
merrymakers added pleasure to the
occasion.
The operator was happy. He was
proud of his work. He had been a
specialist in his line, having work
ed for some of the best railroads
and mercantile houses before TAX
ing up his present position. The
change had been beneficial. His
health had improved. He was no
longer confined to an Office. Furth-
ermore, he was perfecting a patent
which would make him more valu-
able to his company.
His meditation was interrupted.
"Are you the wireless operator?''
queried a passenger. YES" was
the reply.
81 wonder if you know a friend
of mine" said the passenger. HE
is on one Of the vessels plying
along the coast. He is also an op-
orator like yourself. His name is
Jack Spark. We were chums."
81 know your friend" replied the
operator. Il keep in touch with
him at time. We will send him a
Jolly after while. Are you en-
joying the trip?'
ITS little tame, was the reply
81 wish it would storm. | have
never been in storm at sea-"
Zone experience would be
enough" responded the operator.
The two young men entered the
| operators room. The dynamo was
started. The leyden jars were soon
charged. The operator touched the
key. A flash followed like the re
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. T.
It's jog and canter and gallop for
the army field officers. They must
learn to ride. The president Is dead
set upon it, and what he says prob
ably will go.
Much amusement was created
by his order some months ago
that the war bureau officers in
dulge in practice ride.
When the fat officers made a
sorry figure ON horseback it only
added to the sport The para
graphers had coolies of funs over
it all. And it riled the president.
He asked Major General j. F.
Bell, chief of staff of the army, for
report, showing how the require
ments Of the United States army
in this respect compared with
those of the armies of the various
nations of Europe. and he asked
for photographs also.
This report the president sub
mitted today to the chairman of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07

father of souvenir postcards fad in
this country.
Visiting in Germany in 1897,
Mr.. Kropp observed the popularity
of picture postals and when he
died he was worth large fortune,
which he made as a result of push.
ing these goods. He started on
a small scale tc make Milwaukee
cards and soon branched out into
manufactures covering all the
principal pictorial points in Ameri-
ca. He is said to have made 25,-
100000 of such cards. His bust
ness is now being conducted in a
large four story building at JEFF
ferson and Buffalo SITS, in this
city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07
LOCKED BABE IN CAKE BOX

WATERBURY, Conn, Jan. T.
The town has been excited over the
disappearance and sudden reapear-
ance of four year old Louis Blume,
who crawled into a cake box and
was locked there by it's mother,
After a searching party of 100 peo-
pie had spent several hours scour-
ing the neighborhood, the, child's
cries brought the mother to its as
sistance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07
MARBLES IN TRANCE

MONTCLAIR, N. j., Jan. Ed
ward Shea, who has for a month
lain in trance, now sings sweet
ly in his sleep. While apparently
the young man breaks
into song and MARBLES for half an
hour or more. Before falling into
his comatose state Shea was never
regarded as vocalist.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07
FOUR ACES PROVE FATAL

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. THE
sight of four acres dealt to him in
poker game, killed Thomas Sachs
who tumbled out of his chair as
he raised the fourth ace. Sachs
was SO years old and had a weak
heart. Physicians had warned him
to keep from exciting himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-07
Father of a Fad

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. Emil c.
Kropp, pioneer of Milwaukee and
one of the first in the United States
to make souvenir postcards, is dead
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06
TaVeHer Bryan Story.

Our good friend, Mr.. TaveneC,
is sponsor for the following story:
AS Bryan was making rear END
speeches Though Nebraska, and
having Mrs. B-yan with him, al
one place where the train stopped
some one IN the crowd called fol
Mrs. Bryan. The announcement
was made that Mrs. Bryan was
asleep.
Some good Democratic woman
thinking to compliment Bryan, said
"Oh, we'll, she will be sleeping in
the White House after March 4th. u
An irish woman in the crowd re.
piled in a shrill voice, "Faith and
she will be sleeping wIth President
Taft thin
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06
How to Avoid Worry.

some days everything seems to 20
wrong. 1t Is as though some unseen
enemy was at our elbow and hinder
lug our every effort. Aninvislbe lit
tle ELI or little wicked sprite that
knocks the teacup from our hands.
ana sends the contents over dress and
flJor, that throws a spell over the
cake and bread that IL will not rise,
that blows the fire the wrong way so
tnat The s'ove will not heat and from
morning till night tries to vex us, and
the more we worry and fret the more
they seem to triumph. Have you not
had sach days, my sister? And have
you not felt like just sitting down and
having a good cry? And you have lost
your patience too and then the little
imps seem to chuckle with wicked
glee. These days come to all no
doubt. They seem grisYous at the
time. bub they school US In patience
and fortitude and make US able to
meet real difficulties. II we conquer
in these. II we smile IN the face of
these seeming perplexitles and calmly
continue IN our round of duties uI-
RULED they soon vanish. 1t is SO
eisy to become vdnqulshed by little
things We waste more energy and
force tretting about trlfling affAirs
than would accomplish the work of
the day done in calm and happy and
peaceful way. We are iucllued TO
grumble at fate and find fault with
our conditions when these days hap
pen. When tempted this way stop
minute and think OF some real
trouble or catastrophy that might
come or that some one is experiencing
and these little vexItions will 81
into insigniticance and we Will be
happy aud light hearted. 1t is salways
good to count our blessings. WhaS Sif
baby May did pull pretty cup from
The table aud break iG there was no
hot coffee la 1t to spill over its darling
neck aud scald 10 What If Billie did
slip into the creek aud wet his SHOES
aud cloths, he was able to come home
aud tell the tale. Then let us meet these
little anuoyances with a thankful
heart and smile at.what we call bad
luck.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06
StubbS.

The people of Kansas have spoken
in unn,istakabie terms as to the man
they want for governor for the next
two years. The progress of Mr..
Stubbs in the political world since
he FIRST opened his eyes to the many
wrongs thae existed in the Kansas
body polite, has been surprising
and very gratifying to the lovers of
honesty AID right in political matters
as we'll as business affairs.
Mr.. Stubs is a great big free
hearted honest man and he went
about his political reforms as a
business man goes after has bHsi-
/ ness and has accomplished wonders.
He is clear headed and earnest end
will make one of the best governors
Kansas has ever had.
With Mr, Taft as president, with
his great insight into governmental
affairs and Stubbs as governor,
Kansas men can look forward to
clear slaies and good sailing. Stubbs
is truly man of the people and
wedde& to their interests.
II he does not de all things for
the best interests it will Be because
ne makes a mistake.
Every ioyal KansaN may well be
proud of the governor elect.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06
Unfortunate.

]. ]. Hart, Republican candidate
tor representative in this county,
was defeated by plurality of IS
votes. This was an unfortunate
and unexpected evsat. 1t was
kaown that there was most bitter
and determined fight on hiu, but
the Republicans, relying on their
well-known majority in the county,
expected him to poll through all
right.
MI Hurt was oae of the very
best men on the ticket and, of
course, was beaten by Republican
votes. The combination of the
whiskey men snd their fight did
the work.
Mr.. Hurt received the votes of
many good law-abidiag and law
respecting Democrats of the city
but not enough to offset the great
onslaught of disaffected Republicans
It means a loss of enc vote for
Republican senator.
Much as we regret Mr.. Hurts
defeat we realize that there are
plenty of Republican senators and
representatives elected to insure
the election of Mr.. Bristow TO the
u. S. senate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06
Kansas.

Kahsas has rolled up a great big
and almost old time majority for
Taft.
Stubbs is elected governor by a
very handsome majority.
The Republicans have elected all
the congressman as usual. The
plain facts are there never were any
grounds for Democratic claims that
the state would 60 Democratic.
The farmers are in too prosper
Gus condition to be hoodwinked
by Democratic claims and promises.
The fight of the railroads on Stubbs
and representive candidates, though
carried on secretly, was, neverthe eIess,
powerful and persistent and succeed
ed in cutting Stubb's majority and
defeating few Republicans for the
state legislature.
Could the fght that was being
made by corporate iRterets have
been known generally, the majority
for Stubbs would have been doubled.
rhe people of Kansas believe in the
theory "That the people should
rule" and will not stand for polit-
zeal domination of the big corpora
tions.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

closets which hOusekeeper can no,
do without, She will begin to plar
tor a closet TO each bedroom, IL it is
possible to do so. II the closets extenc
to the ceiling, and are plastered, q
good way Is to cut door just above
the lower one and at the top of the
hooks have a floor laid. BY doing
this one of the best closets for folded
bedding is made.
The farmers wife is usually her
own cook and housekeeper. The kit
chen, In which she spends the most
OF her time. should be well planned
A kitchen on the north 10 the cooler
in the summer. The heat from 6
north kitchen will not be driven
through the house. A small kitchen
| IS easier to keep clean and saves The
wife many steps. Oae Uf the articles
the kitchen should contain, besides a
good range, is a good gasoline or coal
oil stove. Many object to gasoline
because 1t Is dangerous, but fire is
dangerous even in a range, IL one is
careless.
Soft water is great help in per-
forming the work and the putting In
Of a pump is not expensive. Then
with water iu the house, there must
be way provided to take it out again
Now having drain in the kitch-
en saves unnecessary steps and expos
ure 10 cold weather. Ii the bath tub
can not be provided for in any other
part of the house, put IL In the kitchen
Cover it with a broad hinged shelf,
which may be used for taUle The
pipe may be connected with a drain
from the sink.
CupbOards In the kitchen should
have doors to keep out the flies aud
dust The cupboard should have an
opening, or doors, In the dining room
so as to save steps when preparing
meals and washing dishes. A pantry
with open shelves is an inconvenience
aud it adds tO tile work of the house.
wife.
Granite " rs is the most econom
icai and the best utensils for cooking
S0 mang foods can not be prepared
Without ii diub!e boiler, such as
cereals aud Jh0se In which milk is
used. A oread-maker is a strength
saving machine. 1t will make perfect
Dread. Try Cne. You will learn TO
like It, after few trials. A meat
chopper is useful for cutting and
shopping things. Bread, all of the
ingredients OF miace-meat, chopped
pickle', ana chow-chos are some OF
the things 1t can be used for. White
ollcloth on the shelves save work and
IS neiter than piper and easier to
clean than wood. Tack oilcloth on
the walls to protect paint or paper.
Every house has a gerrst but few
have any way TO reach It but through
a trap door by a ladder. This is dan
gerous and inconvenient. A rarret
Is good place TO pack away summer
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

articles 10 the winter aud winter
ARTICLES 10 tue summer. Procure
large packing boxes, Que for each
member OF the family, aud an exsra
laiae one for the bedding. Paper the
BOXES we'll on the Inside, H. with lid
slse papered, and add leather hinges
The clothing packed 10 these will be
safe, out OF tn way, anu easy TO get
at when wanted
A carpet sweeper is a household ne
cessity and saves tired arms on sweep
ing day.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06
COnYenienCeS on the
Farm.

Paper read by Mrs. +. p. Rude at the Shawnee
County Farmers Institute, October
IL, 1905
IL the house lacks conveniences the
housekeeping Will be drudgerg
Why not plan to have 1t convenient?
IL 1t is being built, or IL IL is a rented
one, many useful things can be added
which will help to make the care OF
It more easy.
In the cities the newer houses are
modern, but In the county many
homes are without the least conYsn-
ience-many even are without good
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

The results of the vote all over
thel country are most satisfactory to
the Republicans. At this carly
date it is not possible to give
detailed votes, but it is now an
assured fact that the Republican
national ticket has been elected by
an overwhelming majority.
I Taft ana Sherman will have over
300 electoral votes, 24z being a
majority.
The vote in New York was not a
landslide but simply Republican
avalanche. The MAJ critics in Ohio
and Illirois are phenominal while
in Indiana the aiority Is smaller
but is amply sufficient for all ,rracti-
cal purposes.
Taft cerrled all of the ssslidly
Republicer fates and mos. of those
that were put in the doubtful
column.
Tue resvlts show tia: the Uemo-
Gratis can't figure election proba
bilities with any degree of Accuracy
or they are ~ery disheaest in their
representations.
The Republican forecasts have
generally been verified, with here
I and there a sDrprise, while DeRo-
cratic figures haye proven very IN
relisSle and misleading.
TA carried Neosho county by
aslrly 90 plurality, Stubbs by
alb 1ut half that and the
lother county officers by varied
majo1ltes, except Mr.. Hurt Judge
Findley was elected by haSdsome
majority. Lon Csmbern ia the
Neosho Wilson couSty senatorial
district was elected by a good ma
ijority.
Mr.. FArrelly may now be fouu1 at
MS Law office, No. 30, w. Main. ready
for all and any business that may
.Aoroperly come to a lawyer. Mr.. Far
relly made a vigorous fight but the
! ldds against him wsre toe heavy
1t beats the world how many good
people we're deceived as to the way
he people OF this country we're going
% vote.
Election is now over and the next
hing 10 order is preparation for the
1ylnter, as IT is sure TO come.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

There is usually howl from Erie
and frequently from other parts of
the county when the Republican
)untY ticket is being made up
about Chanute wanting it all, etc.
Had it not been for the Republican
majority IN Chanuie there would
nave been but two of the county
officers on the ticket elected. Bet
ter let Chanutc have fair proper
ton.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

And now the boys have sprung
Gov. HoCh as the man to beat Miller
{. r congress, two years from now. 1t
looks to us like that might be a
very appropriate disposition to
make of the Governor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

Another four years of prosperity
and commercial activity is before
the American people.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

Some fellows even got angry dis
cussinT politics during the recent
campaign.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

II the water coming down the in
cline on Evergreen during the recent
heavy rains cut out a big ehannel in
the macadam next to the gutter.
why Will It not do the same thing the
next Dig rain2
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

Chanute polle1 2,o54 votes, the
Largest in her history. There were
1888 registered.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

Roosevelt will probably be in less
per facing the wild animals OF
e.lca than he has been for the last
" years as Prssidens of these
nlted States. be it said to our
ame.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-06

Who said Bryan was going to be
electedS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-28
NO NEED FOR INQUEST.
As Sunderland Man Probably Died Of
Alcoholism.

Bennington, March 2s,- States At
torney Meagher was called To Sunder-
land Thursday to Investigate the death
Of George Reed who was found dead in
the she'd at Pixies second class saloon
III that town. Reed ii said to have
gone to the saloon aud tried to buy
liquor but Pike says that ~ Reed WAS
intoxicated be refused To sell him any
liquor but the man appeared TO be get
ting drlnker all the time and finally
went to sleep in the she'd.
Toward closing time Pike got help
and took Reed home supposing that he
was IN a drunken stupor but later he
vas found 70 be dead and it Is thorght
that he died III the shed before being
carried home At the request Of rela-
tives the states attorney was asked
to come and investigate
Physicians who we're called stated
that The man undoubtedly died from
alcoholism and as the facts beind told
TO him over the phone by states At
torney Meagher, Attorney General
Fits decided that it was not necessary
TO call for an inquest.
This ii the third sudden death in
Sunderland within short time, and it
is said that ut least one Of the others
was due to alcoholism. 1t Is reported
that since the town voted no license
that the saloon in Sunderland has been
running rather wide open.