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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05

ouestion-How can one test mush-8
rooms properly? B. e. "A. Fiss
Answer--When cooking them. put O.
silver spoon In the saucepan. II tho
spoon turns black, throw the mush-s
rooms away. II 1t is unchanged, they;
nre all right. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05
TH5 TIMES DISPATCH: RICHMOND VA SUNDAY, JULY
DINNER GOWN

So T779
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12

this insect viii soon cease, as the
transformation to the adult and
harmless stage Is about completed.
Entomologists tell us that this fly
occurs scarcely once in decade, and
il has been abou, twelve years since
It's last appearance here, The fly
does It's work by eating the grass
roots Just below the surface Of the
soil, Through its destruction Of YER
dure Is great, no remedy Is practie-
able or necessary unless the fly
makes lis appearance more frequent
ly. Perhaps the overflow OF last
March brought about the most fay-
orable conditions for its multipliea-
ton, was told that the great in
undation Of Sutter county last spring
killed every gopher In the district ex-
cept those burrowing in the levec,
and all the jack rabbits were drowned
along with the gophers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
FRUIT FLY DAMAGE.


1t is profitable to remind the fruit
growers of California and Oregon
thta they have to contend against
only portion of the destructive in
sects species Of the world. Tt may
seem to the growers that they have
the major portion, but this is not the
case, though the number Of insect
enemies here is certainly sufficient.
In looking over badly-infeSted dis
trict in this State, we should note the
absence of the Gypsy moth, white
fly, melon maggot, Mexican orange
maggot, white scale, brown-tailed
moth, most of the destructive web
making caterpillars, possibly the psyl-
loxera, the army worm, Florida red
scale, chinch bug, tomato fruit worm,
the long scale, Colorado potato bug
and above all the absence Of the many
fruit flies.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
THE BLUNK CASE.

Henry Bunk is, OF course, limo
cent OF the terrible charges preferred
against him by G. L, Millard, OF Sea-
side, until he shall be proven guilty;
but the story told by this father OF
two ruined girls, bears the stamp OF a
bitter and adamantine truth, too over
whelming to be juggled with or pla-
Gated.
The one great difficulty in all such
cases is that the woman involved will
rarely make good on the original
story OF her wrongs when the crucial
hour for its re-telling arrives. This
has barred the operation OF law and
justice in untold numbers of cases
and may be repeated in this instance,
Society may find tolerance for the
young man who transgresses and for
the girl he lured with him, il there
is honest intent and effort to right
the situation and retrieve the past;
but it has nothing but disgust un-
speakable for the man who will play
one sister against the other and drag
both to perdition and disgrace from
the same threshold. Such callous-
ness as that is as unforgivable as it
is unusual, and the chances are that
Henry Bunk will be made to realize
the limit he has broken and the un-
toward offense that he has wrought.
Public feeling is very severe toward
him down Seaside-way on account of
the exceptional standing of the Mil
lard family; and it is cue likely to
be taken up pretty generally when
and where his dirt dual-deal shall be-
come known.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
ORCHARDS END IN SIGHT.

Harry Orchard, despite al counsel
to the contrary, and contrary to al
expectation, has pleaded guilty to the
murder of Ex-Governor Steunenbere
and will suffer the extreme penalty oi
the law in due time.
1t would seem that this arch-fiend
was actually converted and profound
ly impressed when the enormity OF
his crimes was brought home to him
by the terrific arraignment and the
subsequent efforts that were made
in his moral behalf at the Idaho peni-
tentiary. The terrible conviction has
sunk so deeply into the mans con-
sciousness as to drive out all indif-
ference and bravado and leave him
amenable to the honester and gentler
convictions OF life; and if this is the
case, then all may join in the ra-
tional hope that his end may come
quickly and without further or un-
necessary shouting from the hill
tops" He has won the right to as
peaceful an exit as can be given him
under the circumstances; and has abb
solved himself from much of the hor-
ror wherewith mankind in general
was wont to regard him.
There are men of his class and COM
pany and guilt still unhung, and at
large, who know nothing of the peace
with which he has blessed the few
days that remain to him, and from
whom the world will one day hear
vastly more.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
THE JAPANESE SPY.

It would seem that the Japanese
secret service man Tin plain English,
the spy), is becoming notoriously
numerous in this country. and how
ever happily he may beguile himself
with his sense of loyalty, he is only a
spy in American eyes so long as he
is prying into American war secrets
and will be so considered and treated
as often as he is caught. Every man
in such profession knows its perils
and expects to bear its measure OF
reproach; these are among its unes-
capable requirement.
He has figured often enough in
this connection, in this country, since
the close of the Russo Japanese war,
to put our military authorities strict
" on guard against his bold, and
rather reckless, encroachments upon
their forbidden domain; and the fire.
quency Of his apprehension in the
act, is proof positive that our people
are "up to snuff" Questionable as is
the pursuit as he plays it, he cannot
be blamed for following it at the
suggestion OF loyalty and love OF
country; but, widely advised as this
Government is of his plan and
policy, wrought by the frequent and
compromising arrests made in this
behalf, it has no business to continue
the employment of men of that ma
tionality. This is piece of stupidity.
The Japanese is in no wise different
from the rest of his fellow-creatures
about the earth; he is going to work
his ends as deftly and successfully as
he is permitted to; and the last thing
we may expect OF him, or any other
alien, is, that he is going to be more
loyal to transient foreign employer
than he is to the. land he loves de-
voutedly; the order should 60 forth
from the White House that this par
ticular alien be absolutely BARRED
from all public service in the United
States.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
A REALISTIC PAINTER.

The late John Lambert, the Phil.
adelphia artist whose blindness,
brought on by the dazzling sunshine
OF a Spanish summer, caused his
death through grief. was a portrai,
painter OF rare talent
Lambert" said a member of the
Philadelphia Club the other day.
was a realist, His portraits were
true and unaattering. 1t annoyed
him tremendously to be asked to
make an ugly woman beautiful--it
was the same thing, he used TO say.
as being to lie.
"A Spruce-street matron sat to
Lambert once. At the end OF the
third sitting she professed to be quite
satisfied with the progress OF the
work.
All but the mouth" she said.
Please make il small and curved, I
know il is a straight, long mouth
really, just as you have drawn il. but
in the portrait want you, il you will,
to make il very tiny. Win your :.
Certainly, madam said Lambert
I'll leave it out altogether II you
wish
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
OBSERVATION CONFIRMED.

A one-armed man entered rest.
aurant at noon and seated himself
next to dapper little other-people's-
business man. The latter at once
noticed his neighbor's left sleeve
hanging loose, and kept eyeing it in
a how-did-it-happen sort of a way,
The one-armed man paid no attention
to him, but kept on eating with his
one hand. Finally the inquisitive one
could stand it no longer. He chang
ed his position a littles cleared his
throat, and said: II beg pardon, sir,
but see you have lost an arm"
The one-armed man picked up his
sleeve with his right hand and peer
ed anxiously into it, "Bless my soull
he exclaimed, looking up with great
surprise II do believe you're right"
-Everybody's Magazine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
THAWs THROUGH WITH HER.

Now that Harry Thaw has run the
perilous gamut of the law for MUIR
der and is safely housed in an asylum
for the insane as mere expedient
toward his ultimate freedom and res
toration to society; the faithful little
woman who has stood by him in the
very shadow of the. gallows and
shared every horror and pang he has
borne in the fierce contest, the beat
tiful, and to him, staunch and incor-
ruptible wife, is to be turned down
and out by the Swell" family that
cannot possibly give her social coun-
tenance and backing when her hus-
band comes out into his place in the
world of snobs and sycophants and
has to take over the aid of his "cul-
tured and distinguished" relatives in
order to live at the old standard.
Upon the face of the dispatches that
come to the West in this relation, it
would seem that Evelyn Thaw has
voluntarily chosen this attitude and
willingly seeks and will gladly accept
the freedom to be imposed; but we
believe she is victim of bitter cir
cumstances quite beyond her, and is
party to a hard bargain thrust upon
her from the other side of the house.
No word comes from Thaw himself,
it seems; he may surprise the world
Of society by smashing the wretched
compact when he comes out, boldly
and honestly championing, and cleav-
ing to, the girl for, and with, whom,
his first awful sacrifice was made.
Such a step would do more to pro-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
CLEARING THE WAY.

"The late T.. c. Stedman." sale
a Chicago publisher, used to enter.
tain his friends with amusing mem.
ories OF country journalism. He
once edited, you know, little paper
in Connecticut.
"At dentists banquet in New
York, where he read an original poem
he told story about an amateur
Connecticut dentist, one OF his old
est subscribers.
This mans name was Jake. Jake
was at wark in cornfeld one day
when neighboring farmer came to
him, holding his jaw. {
THE farmer had the toothache, and
to save trip to Winsted and den
lists fee, he wanted Jake to pull the
aching tooth.
Jake led him to the barn, seated
him on saw horse, and took from
the harness-room a pair OF very large,
rusty pincers.
Here goes he said, bracing him
self, extracted huge tooth.
THE farmer clapped his hand to
his jaw. He pointed reproachfully to
the large white tooth in the pincers.
Why, Jake, he said, that's the
wrong one
i know, said Jake, bracing him
self again; but now | can get at the
other handler f."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
TREATING FENCE POSTS.

| As dimension stutfs gets seareeI
and more expensive the problems oi
preserving woods used by farmer:
and city property owners becomes
more acute. 1t is well to know that
experiments have shown that many
remedies for timber decay and sub
terfuges such as setting posts small
end down are practically valueless in
preventing post decay. Piling stone
around the base, setting in concrete
| and drainage do not pay for the cost
in protective effect Charring the
posts, painting. soaking in copper
sulphate and covering with Coal tar
have their merits, but there is one
preservation so much better than any
named above that it is now being
generally recommended. Ii is the
creosote process.
In every case, whether treated or
untreated, only seasoned timber
should be used. Decay is universally
attributed to the attacks OF fungous
or bacterial germs. These influences
cannot prevail to any great extent
where water, air and other growing
conditions are prevented from lead
ing the germs into the wood tissues.
Creosote, applied at a temperature OF
about 2l5 degrees is by far the best
preserving process ever tried.
The following conclusions as to
selection and preparation Of fence
posts may be of value:
The resistance OF all treated posts
to decay is alike, regardless Of the
kind OF wood used; hence only the
cheaper woods should be used, and
the more valuable kinds should be
saved for other purposes. Since sap
wood can be impregnated better than
heartwood, posts with much sapwood
are the best.
Posts cut from woods whose heart
wood cannot be treated are best left
round. When the heartwood takes
treatment readily either round or
split posts may be used.
Posts should be air dry before they
are treated or set. They should be
cut at least month before treatment.
Wood dries faster in spring or sum
mer, but with those species which
check badly, such as the oaks, cutting
is best done in autumn or early
winter.
Even the inner bark should be re-
moved before the posts are treated
or set, especially from that part OF
the post submerged in the creosote. |
Bark reduces the penetration of ereo-
sote into the wood, besides itself alb
sorbing the creosote without increas-
ing the durability OF the post.
The tops Of posts should be cut |
slanting, preferably with an ak, so
that rain water will not remain on |
them. When they are cut with saw
the pitch should be greater, respectfully |
in posts in which there is a marked
difference in hardness between the
'pringwood and the summer wood.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
Best Healer In the World.

Rev, +. Starbird, OF East Raymond,
Maine, says: ~ have used Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for several years. on
my old army wound, and other obsti-
nate sores, and find il the best healer
in the world. I use Il too with great
success in my veterinary business" I"
Price 2se at Chas. Rogers & Sons
drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
CRANE FLIES.

Large tracts Of pasture lands in the
upper portions Of the Sacramento
have been injured by an insect in its
larval form, known as the Crane Fly.
In some cases the pasture has been
entirely destroyed. But the work Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
country is looking well. The crop re-
ports for 1908 start off in fine shape.

The leading Democratic paper in
Brooklyn announces its platform to
be; NO Bryan on any platform and
no man on any Bryan platform"
There are some Democrats who
know when they have had enough,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
EDITORIAL SALAD

The man who is sentenced to col
lege for life by the will of a relative
and who thus far has attached four
appendages to his name may be said
to be dying by degrees.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-12
The WEATHER

Western Oregon, Eastern Wash
ington-Showers.
Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washing
ton, Idaho-Showers and cooler.
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Minister WI says he will answer
questions but not ask them. Our
new Chinese ambassador will be
popular with interviewers, but how
about his fondness for Boston waysi
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For several years the farmers have
said that they are unable to get the
labor they need. Spring is near, and
look for employment in that quar-
ter would be benefit to all CON
cerned.
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Dispatches from Nevada points in
dicate that the new gold camp Of
Rawhide promises to take the skin
off Goldfeld and other metropolii Of
recent days.
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claim him an American man than
anything he can do until the day he
dies,
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California announces that its orange
and lemon crop is the largest on rec
ord. Winter grain throughout the
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TELEPHONE MAIN COL.
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Official paper OF Clatsop County
and the City of Astoria,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
State, o.. .2os, 1O2 40 2,SIO,2A s2,414,222
PRESIDENT PRAISES Y. W. C. A.
Makes Address to Company
of Young Women Rt the
white House.

WASHINGTON. Nov. III doubt il
there Is a movement among the movements
that one can broadly term philanthropic,
Interest and support Of our people than
the movement for Young Women's Chris
tian associations. Thus spoke President
Roosevelt TO a gathering of prominent
young women of Washington, who called
at tine White House on the presidents in
~vitatfon to receive his congratulations on
the splendid work being done by the Young
and to shake hands with Mrs. Roosevelt
and himself.
There has been in the past" continued
the president. ian effort to do more for
young men than for young women. / re-
member five years ago being very much
struck In New York at a time when / had
some connection with work on the East
more opportunity for a young man. with
out friends in the city. to get a place for
himself, to escape temptation, to receive
aid, than there was for a young woman;
that too often there was no chance for the
girl. the young woman, who came to the
city, 10 receive help and have the human
sympathy which she so much needed"
The president then reviewed the work
being done by the Young Mems Christian
association In this city, expressing his graf
itude to the workers and bespeaklng for
them the support necessary to erect an
adequate building.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
RIDGELY OUT OF THE BANK
Former Comptroller Sells Stock in
National Bank of Commerce at
Kansas city.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1L-It was an
bounced this afternoon that w. B. Ridgely,
president of the National Bank of Com
merce and formerly comptroller OF the
treasury, has sold his stock in the bank to
DIR. w. s., Woods. the ex-president. and his
associates and that Mr.. Ridsely will retire
within a few days. Edward Ridgely as
cashier and George +. Cuts as first vice
president will also retire.
1t is not announced who the new officers
will be, but friends of DR.. Woods assert
that he will again assume the head of the
institution.
The National Bank of Commerce, with
$4,000, go in deposits, was closed in Decem-
Der S, 1907. George 4. Cults was made re-
ceiver. Later the bank was recognized and
reopened on March 30 last, with the Ridge
lys and Cults as its principal officers. A
week ago DR.. Woods announced that he had
bought up a controlling interest in the
bank, which came as a surprise to President
r dgely and his associates. Following that
comes the announcement todly that Presi-
dent Ridgely had sold his stock to the ex-
president and that the Ridgelys and Cults
would retire. President Ridgely this after
noon declined to talk of his intentions at
this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
DETAIL OF SOUTH DAKOTA VOTE
Taft Has q Plurality of Twenty
Seven Thousand and State
Ticket Less.

PIERRE, s. D., Nov. 17.-(Special Tele-
ram.)-Unofficial figures on all counties
of the state place the vote for governor
at 107, 1872, of which Wesley received g., 95.
and Lee 44,sS7, a majority of 1S,1OS. The
vote of the republican and democratic can
didates for president reached o 1876, of
which 67,495 went to Taft and 40,1Sl to
Bryan, a majority of 1874. 1t has not been
possible to secure anything like complete
figures of candidates below president and
governor nor on other state officers. With
the counties OF Beadle, Bonhomme, Day
and Edmunds missing, the Sunday observ-
ance law has a favorable majority of 1,6S,
and it is practically certain the law has
been carried by a slight majority.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
NO INCREASES IN SALARIES
President Roosevelt Asks Cabine
Members Not TO Include Them
in Recommendations,

WASHINGTON, Nov. I7.-Every member
OF the cabinet was present at today's meet
ing. After the meeting it became public
that the cabinet has been asked by the
president to make no recommendations In
their annual estimates to be submitted to
congress for the increase OF salaries In
their respective departments. This will APP
ply to government employees throughout
the country as we'll as at Washington. The
suggestion was made to the cabinet some
time before the election, but. II is was eX-
planned at the White House, has no con-
nection with the attack made in the demo-
cratic platform on the exchange of expendi-
lures Of the federal government.
The request that no increase in salaries
be made does not apply to cases of auto
matte promotion of employees from one
grade TO another.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
FREE TRADE WITH FILIPINoS
President-eIect Taft said 90 Favor
This Course on TObacc
and sugar.

WASHINGTON, Nov. II. That the
opinions which had been expressed by Sec
rotary of War Wright in favor OF free
trade wit the Philippines for tobacco and
sugar are the views of President-elect Taft
was the freely expressed belief among
those present in the ways and means COM
mittee room OF the house today at the
hearing on the sugar schedule OF the tariff.
Secretary Wright's familiarity with the
situation in the American Asiatic insular
possessions leads TO the belief that he Will
disclose some interesting facts when he
appears before the committee later.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18

%; at Rawlins, November "a; at Rock
Springs, November 20. The latter meet
ings will be addressed by G.. s. Walker,
secretary of the National Wool Growers
association, and J. e. Cosgriff and ]. A.
Dolfelder, all of whom were members of
the committee arranging for the erection
of the cooperative warehouse.
In other states the National Wool Grow
ers' association is meeting with excellent
success i'm signing up wool for the ware
house. Five million pounds of the 25,O 900
required rave been signed as the result
of meetings in Idaho. Utah, Nevada and
Oregon. Meetings began in Montana to-
day, and many others have been arranged.
An important meeting of the State Board
of Sheep Commissioners is to be held in
Cheyenne November 20, when the outline
of the boards work for the ensuing year
will be laid down. a .,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
Campaign Among Wool Men.

CHEYENNE Wyo., Nov. l.-(special)-
The National Wool Growers association is
actively engaged in securing from Wyo-
ming flockmasters promises of assistance
in supplying the 100000 pounds of wool
annually which the association has agreed
to supply a cooperative warehouse which
is to be erected at Chicago. Meetings
have been held at Casper and Douglas,
where Converse and Natrona county wool
growers agreed to assist. On the 10Th rep
resentatives of the national association are
to meet the wool growers of Sheridan,
Crook. Weston and Johnson counties at
Sheridan. and other meetings are to be
held as follows: At Laramie. November
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
GOVERNMENT NO eUARANToR
Labels on Food Must Not
Indicate Inspection by
Omcials.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-According TO a
sweeping decision by the commissioner Of
patents any label bearing the inscription,
guaranteed under the pure food and drug
acts, June 80, 1906" where such inscription
is intended to imply that the government is
responsible for the purity of the goods, will
be refused registration. 1t is claimed that
hundreds of packers and others throughout
the country are so printing their labels as
to Civ this impression, whereas 1t Is held
by the officials that the government simply
accepts the assertion of the manufactures
that the goods are pure and then investi-
gates his business. Upon proof that the
pure food and drugs act is being violated
the goods are confiscated and the manu-
facturers punished.