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New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
AS A BUYER OF PICTURES
By Charles H. Caffin

but the greater part OF his time is passed in Europe,
watching the market, getting IN touch with sources
Of possible yield. following up clues. and getting
ready at a moment notice to capture the quarry he
has down. Similarly on behalf of general
antiquities. another man, with headquarters III
England travels on the Continent the museums
agent. He for many years occupied IN this
capacity for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts but
followed the fortunes of his friend Robinson and
with the latter transferred his allegiance the Met
ropotan Museum. These two agents keep in close
touch with the committees assigned to their
Spectve departments. which pass upon their COM
muncations and report their conclusions to the
committee purchases.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

sion, March II, 1900, to February |,
1904; First Civil Governor Philippine
Islands, July 4, 1901; declined APP
pointment from President Roose-
welt as associate Justice United
States Supreme Court, 1903; Secre-
tary Of War, United States, APP
pointed 1908 and taking Office Feb
ruary |, 1904. Sent to Cuba by Pres
ident Roosevelt to adjust insurrec-
ton there, 1906, and acted short
time rs provisional governor; sent
by President Roosevelt to Rome,
1902, to confer with Pope Leo XllI
concerning purchase of agricultural
lands OF religious orders in the Phil
ippines; in March and April visited
Panama, Cuba and Porto Rico by
direction of the President to take up
various matters and familiarize
himself with conditions; later he
visited Japan and Philippine Is
lands, returning to America via
Russia. President Red Cross, 1905.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03
Eight Hot-Term Commandments.

Washington, June 4.-Dr. Harvey
w. Wiley, food expert of the govern
ment, has few simple rules for eat
ing and drinking during the heated
term. Here are the eight command
ments:
Eat one-fourth less In summer
than in winter.
Eat meat in moderation. Select
the lighter meats.
Danish all alcoholic beverages.
Eat most largely of cooked fruits
and vegetables.
Drink nothing below 60 degrees In
temperature and drink sparingly.
BE careful to seek the society of
cheerful friends.
Practice moderation in open-air
exercise.
Don't fret; don't worry.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03
William H. Taft.

william Howard Taft, the Repub.
lican nominee for President of the
United States, was born in Cincip.
natl, Ohio. September Is, 1857. His
father, Alphonso Taft, was Attor.
hey General in the Grant cabinet
Mr.. Taft has never been candi.
date for elective Office. He gradu.
ated from Yale College in 1878, be.
ing the salutatorian and class orator
In 1856, Mr.. Taft married Miss
Helen Heron of Cincinnati. They
nave three children, two boys and
one girl. who's Who" gives this
as Judge Taft's official record: AID.
united to Ohio ba., 1880; law re.
porter Cincinnati Times, and later
OF Cincinnati Commercial, 1851
assistant prosecuting attorney Ham
iiton county, o., lSSl-2; collector
internal revenue, First district, o.,
1898; practiced law, Cincinnati
1851 assistant county solicitor
Hamilton county, 1857; Judge
superior Court Of Ohio, lSS7-gO:
Solicitor General Of United States.
1902; United States Circuit Judge.
sixth circuit, lSD2-l0OO; President
United States Philippine Commits
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

Richard Hanlon, secretary of the
st. Louis Cowherd Business Men 8
Club, makes large claims for his
favorite for Governor. According
to his estimate Cowherd will carry
every congressional district in the
State except the Sixteenth, which
he comedies will be close. But his
forecast loses its force when he
classes the Thirteenth district as
safe for Cowherd. . II bis guess
about the other districts is no near.
err the mark than that OF this dis
trict they are away of. The Thir-
tenth district is about as certain
to 90 for Ball as anything in poll
tics can be certain.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03
Voters League Favors Bradley

John l.. Bradley, State Senator OF
Desloge, Mo-, was Endorsed for
State Auditor on the Democratic
ticket last night at large meeting
Of the Union Voters League, in the
Burlington building. The Union
Voters League Is the organization
formed out of the Central Trades
and Labor Union political
recently. Mr.. Bradley recently was
Endorsed by the State Federation
Of Labor. The meeting last night
was presided over by Richard Good.
enough, with George NJ. Stealey as
secretary. st. Louis Republic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

government ownership and the Re-
publican party in regulation. The
Democratic party insists upon regu-
lation and the Republican party,
dominated by predatory corpora
tions, will not consent even to efrec-
tive regulation. The President him
self, and even Secretary Taft, has
pointed out that government owner.
snip must he expected II regulation
Is not permitted, and yet even this
threat does not stir the Republican
leaders to a successful resistance Ia
corporate Influences The Com.
moner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

The National Republican Con-
MENTION clearly and unequivocally
registered itself as being opposed
TO the following reforms: Election
of United States Senators by the
people; the publicity Of campaign
funds, by whom contributed or
promised, amount and purpose OF
all disbursements and to whom
paid; the physical valuation of all
railroads as a basis for the fixing
of railroad rates; and any modif-
cation or restraint OF the issuing
of arbitrary injunctions by the
Federal courts and trial by jury OF
parties arrested on alleged charges
of violating any writ of injunction
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

The New Madrid Record, former
State Auditor Aliens paper, adj
yises its readers to vote for John
o. Long for State Auditor, saying
that if he is not nominated South
east Missouri will not have repre-
sentative on the Democratic State
ticket. The Record appears to be
poorly informed and not to have
read the certified list of candidates,
or is purposely trying to mislead
it's readers. The most prominent
candidate for that position, State
Senator John l.. Bradley, halls
from Southeast Missouri, and is a
two-to.one favOrite over Mr.. Long
Besides he has the endorsement Of
all the labor organizations of the
State, is the strongest man the
Democrats could nominate, and he
doesn't train with the old machine
gang to which the Record pins its
faith.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03
Learn First Aid for the Fourth.

The Fourth and fireworks are syn
onymous with the small boy and
fatalities, says writer in the July
Delineator. Very often the small
sister is included among the patri-
otic victims of a great day.
The wise mother, recognizing the
fascinating fun of fireworks to the
small folk, begins early to guard
against the fatalities without handi.
Gaping the fun.
First, in regard to matches, she
insists that the firecrackers be
lighted with punk, not only fiom an
economical standpoint, but for safe
ty as well. BY using the punk close
contact is avoided with flrecrackel
| fuses.
Second, she instructs children not
to stand directly in front Of the fire.
cracker while lighting it, but to
stand at one side. Neither will she
allow firecrackers placed under tin
vessels.
The wise mother knows that one
should be prepared for Fourth-of-July
emergencies-that it is not enough to
know what to do, but how to do it,
as well, She provides herself with
a package Of absorbent cotton or
lint, bandage role and court-plas-
ter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

Taft and Sherman! Who is
Sherman--James Schoolcraft Sher-
mani Well, he halls from Utica,
y. Y, and is accounted the rich
est man of that city. lie has been
a member Of Congress since 1893,
aud one of Car Cannon s chief
lieutenants in fashioning aud en- e..
forcing the gag rules of the House
of Representative. Yet he is little
known west of the Alleghenies.
He is Il banker aud manufacturer
and satisfactory to Wall Street in.
terests. AS to what he thinks Of
trusts and mOnopOlies he has fur
nlshed the people of his own city a
practical object lesson. Several
years ago he gathered all the ice
dealers Of Utica together and
formed them into an ice trust
headed by himself. Complete
monopoly and a stiff boosting of
prices are said to have helped no
little in making him the richest
man in Utica.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

WIN. II Taft aud JOHN s.
Sherman, " says the intelligent Re
publican Bloomfield Courier, will
be the Republican standard bearers
this year. " Well, what is in a
name any way-John or Jack OF
Job-So long as it's Sherman? But
it bears out what we say in another
place that James Schoolcraft Sher.
man is little known west of the
Alleghenies.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

government as far away from the
people as possible and lodge them
in the hands Of centralized ma
tional government, and that pre-
sumes upon the ignorance Of the
voters to accept what it says with.
out question. Read what Mr..
Bryan says OF this piece of Repub.
lcan effroutery in another column.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

Hon. II. f. Staple says he is
the only one of the Democratic
candidates for Governor who is
strictly in favor of home rule; that
he is in favor of allowing each in.
corporated city, town or village to
vote on any question that affects
its welfare, including the right as
to whether or not they wish sa-
looms.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

Senator John l., Bradley was in
town Monday He is very much
encouraged in his canvass for State
Auditor, and the favorable reports
that come to him from all parts of
the State mark him as winner
The Democrats could not place a
man on the ticket who would add
more voting strength to it than
Mr.. Bradley.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

For presumptuous misrepresen-
tation and narrow partisan preju-
dice, the alleged comparison OF
differences between the Republican
and Democratic parties which
closes the Mandy pamby platform
adopted by the Chicago Conven E
ton, outclasses anything ever pro-
mulgated by Il party platform. 1t
is so foreign to truth, so full OF
self adulation on the one side and
of downright prevarication on the
other, as to be ridiculously trans.
parent to any intelligent, thinking
mind. But it is not strange, COM
ing from a party that places its
trust in campaign funds derived
from protected interests. that
would take the right and power Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

There is little enthusiasm over
the candidate which Mr.. Roosevelt
forced on the Republican party and
less over the say nothing platform.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

A Do-Nothing Congress, a Say
Nothing platform and an admins
tratiOn. named candidate are what
the Republican party is offering
the people. VIII they take the
bait7
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

The National Democratic Con-
ventiOn will meet at Denver next
Tuesday to name the winning
ticket
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-03

Mad dogs are reported in many
sections Of the Southeast, biting
both people and stock.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
THOUSANDS EAGER TO FILE
About $500 Arrive In Trip County,
South Dakota, In One Day and
5000 More Are Expected.

Chamberlain, S. D.. Oct. New ar
rivals yesterday afternoon and even
ing for the Trip county registration
numbered nearly $500, making the
arrivals since 6 o'clock Sunday even
ing about 1880. More than 5000 are
expected Tuesday.
Supt. Collins of the Milwaukee road
says that six large trains are beiny
provided for Wednesday evening,
when special excursion rates are in
effect
Mayor James w. Sanford is making
a splendid campaign against grafters
and confidence men of all sorts.
They have drifted in by scores, but
some attempts at operation resulted
in quick arrests. The mayor put in
an all-night campaign last night, and
he gathered a good crop of scalpers
yesterday morning.
Splendid order prevails. The first
day exceeded expectations by fully
1000.
The first registration up to 4:3O
yesterday afternoon totaled 2,511 at
Dallas and 1888 at Gregory. Judge
Witten received word from O'Neill,
Neb., that 1897 had registered up TO
b p. m.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09

Three Italians got into IN altArca.
ton ut Lille. Alberta, with the result
that Anglo Mont shot Joseph Costino
dead and fatally wounded his brother.
A. Costino. The mounted police cap.
tured the murderer.
Yancey Carter, Independence candi.
date for governor of Georgia, has
been indicted by a grand jury of Hart
county. It Is charged that Carter car
ried concealed weapons into a voting
precinct during the Democratic pri-
mary Of June s.
George Won der Schulenburg, a drug
clerk. who jumped from a window into
q 100-foot airshaft in New York, is
dead. His wife had summoned Off
cers and was demanding her hus-
bands arrest on the ground of biga
my when the man jumped to his death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
PRAIRIE FIRES RUIN FARMERS.
Destroy Hay and Other Fires Over
Wide Area of New land.

Pierre, S. D.. Oct. 7. = Prairie fires
the past few weeks, not only in the
country west Of the river, but in
Hughes and Sully counties. on the
east side. Last week a fire started
north of Harold and burned over a
strip Of country twenty miles long
and several miles wide in Eastern
Sully county before it was gotten UNI
der control.
Thursday of last week a fire started
in Western Sully county and burned
over a territory six miles long and
two miles wide before it was stopped.
Last week two severe fires burned in
the vicinity of Grindstone Butte, in
Western Stanley county, covering a
large scope of country between them.
In none OF these fires are loss of life
OF buildings reported, but in every
case tons of hay put up for winter
feed were destroyed. and with the loss
of the hay came the loss of winter
range at the same time, leaving the
farmers not only without hay to feed
their stock for the winter, but also
the alternative of allowing them TO
to pick what they could on the prairie,
also gone at the same time. These
losses are serious to the farmer. as
he will be compelled to move his
stock to some new location for the
winter and pay for hay Or pasture to
keep them and will put a number OF
farmers in bad shape financially at
the beginning Of another year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
Black Hand lnflicts Horrible
Vengeance by Incendiary
Blaze in Gotham.
ARE TRAPPED BY The FLAMES
Barrels Filled With Oil-sOaked Rubbish
Fired in Halls-Many Jump
to Street.

New York, Oct. 6. Ten persons
were killed. more than a dozen in
Jured and thirty more escaped death
by the narrowest margin in an in
%cendiary fire which wrecked a tene,
ment house in Mulberry street early
yesterday.
That a deliverate ATTEMPT was
made by the Black Hand to destroy
the house and its occupants as we'll
the police and firemen do not doubt.
Three barrels stuffed with rubbish
soaked with oil were blazing f~ierccly
in the lower hall. cutting Off the es-
cape of the fifty or more persons who
were sleeping on the upper floors.
Died in Their Beds.
Some Of these died in their beds.
overcome by smoke and then caught
in the flames. Others who had been
aroused too late fell unconscious be.
fore they could reach a window and
were burned to death scarcely an
arms length from safety. Many more
were injured by jumping from upper
windows to the street or by being
crushed as they fought for positions
Of safety on the choked fire escape.
Several of the injured who were
taken to hospitals are in a critical
condition. That SO many persons
were killed and seriously injured was
in part due to the carelessness OF the
tenants of the house themselves and
their disregard of the rule that fire
escapes must be kept clear of obstruc,
tons at all times.
Threw Children to Street.
When the frightened men and WON
en- rushed from their rooms they
found the fire escape platforms owe
ed with boards which could not be
quickly removed. Excited fathers and
mothers with children in their arms
and the smoke pouring out of the
windows behind them and the crack,
ling of the flames behind them, be.
came panic-stricken and tossed their
children to friends in the street.
Fully a dozen children were tossed
from the second and third-story win,
dows and were caught by men stand
ing in the streets. The men and WON.
en- were later carried down by firemen
on ladders.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
LOSES REASON IN WOODS.
Minnesota Settler Has to Be Bound
Hand and Foot.

Duluth, Oct. 7.-Insane with terror
as a result of being lost in the woods.
Henry Johnson was brought to Duluth
strapped hand and foot to a carriage,
a raving maniac.
Johnson and Henry Erickson were
building a house at Island Lake. John
son. who is said to have been intoXi-
Gated, started to walk to Duluth. but
lost his way in the woods. Erickson
started out to find him. He found
Johnson playing in the middle of the
road and showing every sign of in
sanity.
Three settlers happened along and
assisted Erickson in getting the mani
ac into the carriage. He was then
strapped down and brought to Duluth.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
American BattIeships on Cruise
Around the World Anchor
in Manila Bay.
on scene Of HISTORIC FIGHT
Fleet EvOkes Widest Enthusiasm and
Admiration of Thousands of
Filipinos.

Manila, Oct. 4. - With the brilliant
tropical sunlight pouring down on
their polished buns and cleaning
paint, and a swift land breeze whip
ping their many flags out straight
from the stats and stirring the bunt-
Ing that covered the half hundred
launches and excursion steamers that,
crowded with thousands, escorted the
big ships up the bay, the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet steamed slowly into Ma
Mia bay yesterday afternoon, and,
sailing ma~jestically across the battle
field where Dewey and his men fought
their historic fight with the Spanish
fleet ten years ago, dropped anchor
off the city.
The fleet cleared the south channel
shortly after loon and steamed up the
center of the bay, while launches and
steamers, sailing proudly along beside
the monsters of the navy, sounded a
discordant welcome with whistles.
cheers and every other noise-making
device that could be contrived.
F'lpinoS Nneer WiloIy.
The ships presented a magnificent
appearance as they moved slowly
along, and the sight of the long line
evoked the widest enthusiasm and
admiration Of thousands that crowd
ed every point of vantage.
The anchorage was reached at 3
D.. m, and all along the shore line the
crowds continued to increase, even
after the last vessel had come to rest.
AS the ships anchored, Gen. Weston.
military commander in this city, sent
a wireless message conveying the
! greetings of himself, his officers and
the men of TIE army to Admiral Sper-
ry and his men. Admiral Sperry re-
piled, thanking him for his kind well
come. Gov. Gen. Smith witnessed the
arrival of the fleet from his launch.
where he entertained a large party Of
officials. He probably will pay his
official visit to the Connecticut thi=
morning, when Manlla's welcome to
the sailors will be rendered in the
form of a great water parade.
Cruise Two-thirds Accomplished.
Their cruise around the world two
thirds accomplished, the sixteen bat
| tleships which started from Hampton
| Roads last December are anchored in
| double column of the breakwater,
close to the Lunetta, whence a splen-
, did view of the warships was obtain
ed.
Following a conference of some
length, it was announced that orders
had been issued directing that nothing
! be taken aboard from on shore pend,
ing further consideration of the cpl.
demic Of cholera in Manila.
viii Not BE Allowed to Land.
Rear Admiral Sperry has finally de.
cided not to land any men here and
to maintain a practical quarantine OF
the ships during their stay. Admiral
Sperry discussed the question with
Gov. Gen. Smith this morning, and
this action was determined upon.
There are still several new cases OF
cholera daily. The officers will be
allowed brief shore liberty under close
: restrictions.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
Suspended From Ministry.

Rochester, N. Y, Oct. 1.-THE Gen.
see conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, in the matter of the
charges preferred against Rev.
George H. Dryer. superintendent of
the Central Methodist district, yester-
day found him guilty of business IT.
regularity constituting high imprn-
dence and unministerial conduct"
and suspended him from his ministe-
rial Office until his obligations are
met.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
COL. STEWART INCAPACiTATED.
Medical Board Finds That Exiied Off
Ger Has Heart Disease.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE medical
board Of army officers. in the case OF
Col. William F. Stewart. u. s. A,
placed in command Of the ungarrison,
ed post at Fort Grant, Ariz., by Presi'
dent Roosevelt, yesterday reported
that officer incapacitated from active
service. The report follows:
I'VE are of the opinion that this
officer is plainly in~capacitated for &C
tive service on account of heart dis.
ease which he first exhibited thirty.
four years ago"
This action does not end the case
Col. Stewart will present testimony
and produce witnesses of his W be
fore a retiring board.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
JAIL ALLEGED HOLD-UP MEN.
Officers at Bismarck Think 1t an I'm.
portant Capture.

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 7.-Sherif D.
J. McGillis has captured two men who
are alleged to have held up a clerk
In the S.. T. Parks store at Sterling
Friday evening. The prisoners are
Flovd Elliott and Walter Candell. The
latter is said to be one of a gang OF
horse thieves that have infested the
Cannon Ball country for a term OF
years and is an important capture.
They were taken while trying to cross
the Missouri river and are now in jail
at this point. The punishment is from
one year to life imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
Registration Falls OF,

New York, Oct. IA general fall
ing off in the number of voters regis,
tered on the first day of registration,
as compared with the last presiden-
tial year, 1904, was noted when the to-
tails were received from the various
assembly districts in Greater New
York last night.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
Chauffeurs Are Disorderly.

New York, Oct. 7. After a day
of comparative quiet there was a re,
newal last night of the disorders that
accompanied the strike of the taxi.
cabs drivers Saturday and Sunday.
In an effort to compel strikebreakers
to cease operating machines, stones
and other missiles were hurled at
them. Several were injured.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-09
PHILADELPHIA CELEBRATES.
Citizens Observe 225th Anniversary OF
City's Birth.

City's Birth.
Philadelphia. Oct. 7.-Business IN
Philadelphia was at a standst1ll yes
terday while the citizens gave them
selves over to the celebration of the
225th birthday anniversary of the
city. Probably the greatest throng
that ever gathered along Broad street
witnessed the military parade, which
called out 10000 soldiers and sailors
or the United States and OF the ma
tional guard of Pennsylvania.
One of the events of the day was OF
international Importance. 1t was the
unwilling of a bronze tablet at the
city ball, marking the site Of the en-
campYhent of the French army under
Gen. Rochambeau, when 1t halted in
this city ,en route to join Gen. Wash
ington's forces at Yorktown.