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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-13
Washington Notified.

WASHINGTON. Nov. ia cable
gram was received from the United
States minister at Pekin, to the state
department confirming the news of the
Emperor's death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-13
WOMAN FORMS
MURDER PLOT
Enters Into Compact and Pays Pars
of Blood Money to Pretend
ed Assassin as Police
Arrive.
TO MURDER HER MOTHER
Mother Had Money and Life Insurance
Valued at s5,soo-Daushter
Paid 500 to the Sup
posed susser.

CHICAGO, Nov 13.-Mss Mae T..
Otis, aged SO. was arrested here last
night, charged by the police with hav-
ing lnstlgated plot to murder her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Otis, aged 81. Ac-
cording to the police the mother was
to have arrived in Chicago from
Mauston, Wis. next Saturday, and a
private detective. supposed by Miss
Otis to be "slugger" had been en-
ployed to help her. Instead of pro-
noting the scheme the detective no.
titled the police. The mother is said
gether worth $500.
The woman's movements have been
watched by the police for several days.
Some time ago she called on private
detective agency and explained her
plans. 1t was arranged between the
agency and the police to carry on the
plans, and Detective Mackay was in
troduced as "slugger" from Pitts
burg.
Last night Mackay met Miss Otis
and according to him, she paid him
500 on account and gave him prom
isory note for $4,000 more. Just as
Mackay received the money at Miss
Otis home the police, who had been
concealed there, stepped out and took
the woman into custody. 1t was
found she had considerable money in
her possession This, she explained,
she had drawn out of bank to be
used to pay the expenses of the detec-
/ tive. When locked up, the police say,
the woman confessed the plot and ex-
pressed chagrin at It's failure. 1t is
believed she is demented.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-25

half shares man. In reality he is
the Scrf Of the new regime, for finan-
cial fcudality has preserved many of
the old Servitutles of the soil
In the first place he may at any
time be called away to work in the
owners fields. lie must make all re-
pairs. lie must dig trenches where
ever the owner sees fit. lie must sup
ply all the straw and hay the owner
requires and send to his kitchen eggs
and butter and vegetables in season.
He must allow all or any of the own
cr's laborcrs to cook their food in his
kitchen whenever such laborers are
employed near by. And lastly if the
owner finds the work i'll done he may
hire outside laborcrs and send them
int" the fields. for which the "half
shares man' must pay.-Outing Mag
azinc.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-25
GREAT IS QUININE.
One of the Most Valued Drugs Known
to Medicine.

Speaking of quininc us the chief
among all drugs, DR.. Singub II. Ger
lach. of Bombay. India. said to a
Washington Post reporter that qui-
nine is one Of the most valuable Of all
drugs known to medical science.
"No one would venture to travel
in India without it, said Doctor Ger
lach. "Bcforc its discovery 1000, 900
people died annually in India Of ma
larial fever. The mortality from this
cause is now less than half that num-
Der. The poor pcople---so poor that
they looked upon the fever as their
fate. and expected no rclicf-arc saw
ed by the agency of qnininc. Eng
land could not keep her European
soldiers in India without it.
"Iivingstonc and other travellers
in Central Africa could never have
made their discoveries without it's
aid. tt is said of the great German
explorer, Schwcinfurth, that when he
lost his entire property by fire. valu-
able scientific instruments among
rest. he felt the loss Of his quininc 10
be the greatest of all. and often
thou~ht with fear Of the journey that
lay before him. which. however, he
pcrScrvcrcd in.
"Thc whole world is indebted to
the cinchona tree. from which Uuin-
inc is made. Who could have fore
told that This tree, native Of the
mount ntainonS forest of South Ameri-
cn. would be Of such Importance in
the advance of civilization and Chris
tianitv?
Gone Of the strange things about
quininc is that il is not used as Il med
icine in the practice Of the native
physicians Of Peru, Ecuador or Co.
lombia The native Indians did not
even know Of its curative powers un-
til enlightened by the Spaniards
about $50 years ago.
"As Il means Of cuardn" the svS-
tenn from intermittent fever the Eng
lish naval regulations require that
every man should take portion of
the drug when the ship is within 4
certain distance Of the east or west
coast of Africa, and that it should
be regularly taken by those engaged
in boat cruising along the coasts or
on the rivers or crcckS' -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-25

sia : mcuiacvalism-this mediacval
horde Of licensed soldiers OF fortune,
ltcrall yliving on the country.
The revolutionists have partially
demoralized the regular army, but
they make no attempt to inspire such
born and trained semi-savageS, the
snecial pets of dcspotiSm, with de-
r"sion to the people. 1t is enough to
remember that the CoSsacks' privi-
! ,rS would vanish with the institu-
tion of peoples army and a more
democratic government. - Boston
Transcript.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-25

turc OF the famous Sevrcs pottery.
The stealing Of the secret of max
inc "cast steel in an interesting cx-
ample. a matchmaker named Hunts
man was dissatisfied with the watch
springs the market afforded, and in
lI60 conceived that if he could cast
the steel into an ingot. springs made
from it would be more homogeneou :.
His conception was successfully car
ricd out. and a large market was es-
tablishcd for "Huntsman' ingots.O
Large works with tall chimnevs were
soon built.
Every effort was made to keep the
secret. No one was admitted to the
works. The process was divided, and
persons working on each part were
kept in ignorance Of other parts of
the work. One bitter winter night
Il man. dressed as farm laborcr,
came to the door apparently in an en-
haustcd condition and asked admit
tance. The foreman. deceived by his
appearance into thinking the man
was incapable of understanding what
he would see, LET him in.
The man dropped down in sight of
the furnaces and seemed to sleep.
Through furtively open eyes he saw
the workman cut bars of steel into
bits and depositine them into cruel
bles. put the cruciblcs in furnaces and
urge the fires to the highest pitch.
The wnrkmcn had to protect them
selves from the heat by wet cloths
Finally the steel melted, he saw the
cruciblcS were withdrawn and the
steel was cast into moultls--and the
secret was il secret no l0n"cr-Amcri-
can Industries.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-25
WORKING OF FRENCH FARMS.
From the Rich Landowner to the
Half Share Man.

In France there is hicrarrr. Of
farmers.
The great landowners we need not
consider. They are not in their fields.
They are idling. gaming, talking pol
itics in Paris. They number their
acres by the thousands. Take the
French Rothsrhild<, for instance
they own 100000 acres of land. Other
barons Of finance and many gentle
men Of ancient houses arc masters of
similar estates.
Such "farmcrs' as these are ut
the head of the hierarchy; the farm
ing baron, the gentleman farmer.
Their lands are exploited in the
broad. busincsslikc way that rules
the syndicate wheat farm Of the
great northwest. Let us go down the
scale. Next in order come the far
mcr generals. They are middlemen.
They are the capitalists who stand
between the owner, from whom they
rent n hundred farms, and the ten
ants to whom they sublct. Few Of
them have ever turned furrow. The
farmer general is an intermediary
parasite.
At this point in the agricultural
hierarchy comes the man who cult
Yates his fields. The largest class
Is made up of those who rent their
farmS-aS in Enwland-from some
great landowner: if the lease be long
and the terms be good he fares not
i'll. He owns his stock and implc-
ments. Usually he is well 70 do. He
employs dozen men. laborers. shcp-
herds. More and more he is becoming
the type of the French farmer, for
the small owner-hc who ploughcd
his own acrcs-is giving way before
the universal tendency toward con-
rcntration: even so The little shop
keeper is being destroyed by the all
absorbing department store.
In great measure this man is in
dependent. Twice a year he pays his
rent; probably he rents his farm on
lease OF three, six and nine wears.
Tie Is master in his domain. lie may
sell, buy, SOW and garner as he will.
Perhaps his greatest difficulty is in
procuring laborcrS. for the Young
men go TO the cities. TO the factories {:
SO he works from dawn TO dusk and
with him in the field his women work.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-25
INVENTIONS WE'RE STOLEN.
Precautions Taken Before Days Of
Patents to Preserve Trade
Secrets.

Before patents were granted for in
ventions. the inventor had but one
way to secure return from his in
vcnion. That was to keep it secret
Secret inventions were the most
valuable possessions Of many fami-
lies and guilds. But in proportion to
their value. they tempted the cupidity
Of competitors. The secret Of max
ing Venetian glass was greatly priced
and was most .icalously guarded. a
Venetian named Paoli. who possess
cd the secret. left Venice and wander
ed northward practising his art He
was stabbed in Normandy with Il
dagger marked "Traitor'--a meas
urc taken to preserve the secret.
In 1710 the clcctor Of SaXony
learned that n man named Bottgcr
had discovered the secret Of making
Sporcclain. tlc accordingly confined
him in the castle Of Albrccht sburg
until the discovered had been per-
fcctcd. The workmcn were sworn to
secrecy. and The drawbridgc was kept
up except to admit those specially
authorized. Thus was the manufac-
turc Of the famous Dresden ware be-
gun. The secret was soon carried to
Vienna. where Il royal Factory was
established. and TO France. where it
was the foundation Of the manufac-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-25
THE COSSACKS.
The Pampered Mercenaries Of the
Most High.

1t was the Cossacks who put down
the resistance to the Persian shah $
coup d 'etat the other day. and a Co.'S
sack general has been appointed bv
hlm governor Of Tchcran. the capital
city. 1t was the CoSsacils, too, who
stamped out the sporadic army re-
volts in Russia last year and the wear
before. and prevented the risings in
a few thousand villages scattered ov-
er the land from spreading further
and resulting, rs in France in 1889. in
the driving of the last landlord from
the country. The Cossacks are Il
great and characteristic institution
OF Russia, dating from the close of
the middle ages. They were nt the
height of their power and indepcnd-
cnt organization about the close Of
the sixteenth century. when they even
had their seat of government. which
was democratic. with n hctman, or
ataman, at its head. The Don Cos
sacks are the leading body among
them. and their principal homes are
The stcppcs of the Don and Ciscau-
casia. II was the Don Cossacks who
Joined in the rebellion against Cath
crime H.. and were punished BY ne
IN" deprived of their liberties and
their democratic institutions. The
Ukraine CoSsacks Cor tnSsacks of
the Border land) were organized by
the kin" Of Poland i'm the latter half
of the sixteenth century as buffer
between Turks and the southeastern
boundaries Of his realm. IT is these
southern Cossacks who were proba-
blv drawn upon for the putting down
of the Persian patriots. Their his
toric distinction was their Joining
Charles MI. under Mazcppa against
Peter the Great. whose victory at
Poltava sealed their fate. The Cos
sacks have always maintained, in
whatever latitude. the distinctive Pc
ruliaritics Of the race. mixed, though
it is. with Russian. Polish and Tar
tar. the Russian peasant strain pre-
dominating. Their prowcSs has not
always been confined TO land incur
sions. as at one pNiod they engaged
in naval expeditions against the
Turks in Asia Minor.
The modern autocracy of Russia
understands the value Of such a semi
~ rl 1n p,,n
Yates and coddlcs il from genera
tion to generation. The CossackS
are. in fact. hereditary soldiers, the
best of them, the sons Of paid figh-
irrS for dozen or moro generations.
Thc Russian government has organ
lZcd eleven corps of them in cncamp-
mcnts, stretching" from north TO
south and from cast to west Of their
vast empire. Their military training
begins in hovhood and compulsory
service at II. Field service beings
at 20 and continues for twenty-five
years. Each corps receives an allow
ancc of land from the ear, from
the revenue Of which it clothes and
eqWps the tosSacks with their uni
form of dark green and their por-
table arsenal of arms. including a
long lance. There are also fifteen
batteries Of Cossack field artillery.
The CoSSacks now number nearly O.
100000 people. with the head Of thc
imperial family their hctman. and
the fighting force. some part Of
which is actually fighting somewhere
all thc time amounts 10 fully 100000
men. il is an essential part Of Rus
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-25
IVORY FROM SIBERIA.
Tusks Of Mastodons Whose Skeletons
Are Found in Rivers and
Swamps.

olDerla furnishes q large quantity
or ivory to the markets of the world.
but the production of it belongs to
another age and to species of ami
NAL that does not now exist. The
ivory is cut from the tusks of masto-
dons, whose skeletons are found froz-
en- III masses of ice or buried in the
mud OF Siberian rivers and swamps.
The northern portion Of the country
abounds III extensive bogs. which are
called urmans. In these are found
the tusks of the mastodon, from which
it is inferred that these animals lost
their lives by vcnturing upon Il sur
face that would not bear their weight.
Of this region and its products DR..
Charles Wenyon writes:
even to wild animals these ur-
mans are forbidden ground. The
nimble stepping broad hoofcd rein
\ deer can sometimes cross them safe
: ly in the summer time, but most other
tlarge animals attempting to do so
would quickly be engulfed. and this
may be a partial explanation Of the
remains of mammoth and rhinoc-
heros, which are so abundant and so
Rwidely diffuscd through these north
ern marsh lands Of Siberia
"In the museum at Tobolsk arc nu-
merous specimens of mammoth. and
throughout this region they are by
no means rare. When an ice pack
breaks down river bank or floods
tear up frozen marsh or the sum-
mer thaw pcnctratcs little more
deeply than usual into the ground
some Of these antcdiluvian monsters
are very likely to be exposed.
;. 'ln many eases the remains are 50
fresh and we'll preserved with their
dark shaggy hair and underwood of
reddish brown, their tufted ears and
long, curved tuskS. that all the aborig-
ines and even some Of the Russian
settlers persist in the belief that they
arc specimens Of animals which still
live. burrowing underground like
molcs. and which die the instant they
are admitted TO light.
"Thc further one goes northward
the more abundant do these remains
become. They arc washed up with
the tides upon The Arctic shores, and
some extensive islands off the coast
contain great quantities of fossil
ivory and bones.
"Tusks which have been long or
repeatedly exposed to the air are
brittle and unscrviccablc, but those
which have remained buried in the ice
retain the qualities of recent ivory
and are valuable article Of mcr-
chandisc. There is great market
for these mammoth tuskS at Yakutsk.
on the Lena. from which they find
their way to the workshops Of Euro
pcan Russia, and even to the ivory
carverS Of Canton.
"FariouS trinkctS and works Of
art are made Of these remains and are
sold al the shops and especially ut
the museum as mcmentoS Of II visit to
this graveyard Of the mammoth One
of the favorite curios very accurately
reScmbled slices of Russian bread
and cheese. But the bread is really
transverse section of one Of the long
bones OF Il mammoth, and the cheese
a piece of ivory from his tusk. The
two joined together were sold at Il
price which enabled the ingenious
contrivcr to obtain for himself many
times their wei eht Of the homcly fare
which they simulated. 1.-The Youths
Companion.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
RUNDOWN PEOPLE OF PADUCAH
NEED VINOL.
The Modern Strength Creator and
Body-BuilIcr.

Many people right here in this vi
clnity are all run down and hardly
able to drag about-don't know what
ails hem!
In ninety-nine cases out OF hun
dred this is caused by overwork, too
close confinement OF continued strain
and worry.
Our local druggist, w. b. McPher-
son, says "Such people need Vinol,
our cod liver preparation without oil,
which contains in a highly concentrat-
ed form all of the medicinal and
strengthening elements of cod
liver oil actually taken from fresh
Gods livers. but from which the use
less oil has been eliminated and tonic
iron added"
Vinol cures conditions like this be-
cause in a natural manner IT increases
the appetite. tones up the digestive
organs, make rich, red blood, and
strengthens every organ in the body.
We ask every man, woman and
child in this vicinity who is run down,
tired and debilltated to try Vinol on
our offer TO return money If IL fails.
w. b. McPhersoh Druggist, Paducah,
l.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
THIRTY Is GAIN
BY TAFT IN WEEK
Situation of Presidential Con-
test Up to Date
Iron Clad Instructions for Secretary Of
War In Two States Hold the
Delegates.
CONTEST IN SEVERAL STATES

Washington, March 9.-The spirit
ed contest for the Republican presi-
dental nomination is moving by leaps
and bounds to an intensely interest
ing stage
The past week greatly augmented
the number of delegates thus far
elected for Taft.
In many southern states the county
and central committees, being COM
posed of regulars, have presentes
resolutions indorsing the secretary of
war. As If to meet the charge that
Taft delegations in many states would
desert after few ballots, his man
ayers have in several instances sue
ceeded in their desire to secure
Iron Cad" instructions. This was
the case in The Kansas state conven-
tion and In Ohio. where delegates
were instructed to vote for Taft
until he Is nominated"
with todays Endorsement of Hughes
by the New York state convention,
the "allies" hope to meet with better
success in undermining the Taft
strength in New England and the
Empire state.
Showing Past Week.
Taft gained thirty votes the past
week, making his actual strength thus
far sixty-four.
The Tenth congressional district OF
Missouri. Seventh district of Alabama
and the Memphis districts reported
as sending contesting delegations.
The state executive committee OF
Mississippi has Endorsed Taft, also
several county committees in North
Carolina. County committees in Hi
nols are doing the same for Cannon.
The Endorsement Of Governor john
son, of Minnesota. by the Democratic
state central committee promises to
give a greater zest to the Democratic
contest, although party leaders believe
that Bryan will win by Overwhelming
strength. Still. they are watching the
outcome Of the fight OF the Minnesota
delegation. Bryan. with the vote of
Nebraska back of him, will try to
eliminate Johnson. He expects the
Endorsement OF Rhode Island March
81 and Indiana on March 20.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED.
James 4. McCieary Indulges In Sup
positions TO Show Necessity for
Native Auxiliary Vessels.

New York, March 9.-Oficial Wash
ington was filed with grave apprehen-
sion that the American feet on its
way to the orient, would be made
helpless at the Straits of Magellan,
according to the statement of James
+. McCleary, second assistant post
mastepgeneral, in the course of a
speech at the dinner at the New York
Postmasters' association.
Mr. McCleary is in charge of the
transportation of the United State,
mails by sea and he had adduced this
argument in favor of a subsidiary for
the restoration of the American Ifler-
chant marine He especially deplored
that all but one OF the auxiliary feet
concerned in the carrying of coal and
supplies for the feet of Rear Admiral
Evans should have been foreign.
Matter of Duty.
at Is matter of duty, of high i'm
perial duty" said he earnestly. "to
change all this. A fleet without proper
auxiliary vessels, without coal and
supplies, is like feet without guns
There is nation which has the repu-
tation of striking first and declaring
war afterwards. II did il with China
and 1t did 1t with Russia. Surprising
that splendid fleet of ours to be APP
preaching the Straits of Magellan and
suppose that the Japanese fleet antici
pated them.
Suppose that fleet struck and none
of us knew where that foreign feet
was. can tell you that there was
grave anxiety in Washington. but that
is all passed now. Suppose If yol
will, that fleet had met our GOLFERS
and carried them out to sea, taken
what coal they wanted and our feet
had then arrived. And then. what
could that s2O0,0OO.O 900 feet have
done? The telegraph lines would have
been cut. This is only a hint of what
might be.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09

Columbus. o., March Stat
shop and Factory Inspector John II.
Morgan returned TO Columbus yester-
day after making an Investigation OF
the Collinwood school calamity and
reported TO the governor. He is no.
prepared 20 nx the blame for the holo,
caust but says that conditions gen
orally were bad, although the doors
swung out
lie admits that the building was
never Inspected by his department.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
NO ONE BLAMED
FOR DISASTER
Is Said to be Decision of In
vestigators.
Snow and Slcct Storm Ragged Hut as
Funerals Were Held Anyhow
Memorial Services.
HORROR OF THE UNIDENTIFIED

Cleveland. March 9.--ln n storm of
snow and sleet, Collinwood Sunday
went on with the duty of burying the
victims OF the Lake View school fire
of Wednesday last. In all. seventy
five funerals were conducted. As
there were not enough hearses to go
around street ears were pressed into
service. This morning memorial ser
vices in honor of the nineteen uni1entI
fed dead were held in the six Protest.
ant and two Catholic churches OF Col
lnwood.
A cortege OF twenty funeral cars
then started for the burying ground
A band met the procession near the
gates and led the way. playing
Chopin's funeral march. Commando.
Eva Booth. OF the Salvation Army
assisted in the services at the graves
Colllnwood's school board meeting
daily since the fire. held another SEES
sion today.
we hold no one responsible fog
the fire and It's attendant loss of life, ="
Is said TO he the boards decision
Meanwhile the town council has or
dered all schools closed until meas
ures OF safety have been adopted.
In Cleveland thirty-four rooms II
the public school buildings summarlly
Will be closed today and will remain
closed until repairs have been made.
Fifteen hundred children are affected
by the order
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-09
Rank Foolishness.

when attacked by a cough or a
cold, or when your throat is sore, 1t is
rank foolishness to take any other
medicine than DR.. Kings New Dis
covery," says C. o. Elbridge, of En-
pire, Ga. 81 have used New Discovery
seven years and know II is the best
remedy on earth for coughs and colds,
Group and all throat and lung trou-
.bles. My children are subject to
Group, but New Discovery quickly
cures every attack" Known the
world over as the king of throat and
lung remedies. Sold under guarantee
at all druggists. soc and 81. Trial
bottle free.