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The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
A FAITHFUL FRIEND.

Although the greatest and grandest friend silver ever had is not just now conspicuously shouting his friendship, there is once in awhile a voice raised for silver, Such voice asks if, in stead of depositing railroad, munici- pal, and other high class bonds with the government in times when a panic is threatened, in order to make secure the issue of additional currency, it might not be as well to allow silver bullion to be so deposited, and to al- low seventy-five per cent of it's mar ket value at the time to be issued in notes by the national banks de- posting it.
 There is a good deal more sense in this than in some of the friendliness that has been displayed towards sill yer. Money so based would be good money. So would money properly bas- ed on wheat or corn But as there is no need of using silver in this way, or wheat or corn there wouldn't be a stead of depositing railroad, munici- of them out of friendliness.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
MARKS.
BanksTThat scar a birthmark? Tanks-Yen Pullman upper -Ju

BanksrThat scar birthmark?
 Tanks-Yep. Pullman upper.-Judge.
 She seems like a very reserved girl" "Yes-I wonder who for"- Judge
 "Is he great doctor?"
 Well his patients are always at the head of the procession. Nashville American.
 New novel by Georgia author: "The Express Messengers Temptation. or Alone with a Carload of gs."-Atlan- ia Journal.
 Does your automobile make you nervous?"
 "Oniy once in a while-when it isn't in the repair shop. Washington Star.
 'I pay as go.' declared the pomp- ous citizen. Not while I'm running these apartments, declared the janitor. You'll pay as you move in.'-Louis- vile CourierJournal
 Who was dis Rip Van Winkle?"
 An old-time guy wot slept in de mountains.
 s'pose, in his day?"-Louisville Couri- er-Journal.
 Farmer Bentover-"Ive just heard that the widder Diggs has married her hired man
 Farmer Hornbeak-"Then by jolly. he'll have to climb down from the fence and go to work. Puck.
 Holmes-"You've got Morris chair at your house. l suppose?" Henpeck- Yes. Holmes-'Great for comfort: don't you enjoy it?" Henpeck-"I do when I get a chance but Maria's cat usually beats me 10 it'-Boston Rec ord
 Patient-"And if have gas | shan't feel nothin ?" Dentist-"Nothing what ever" Patient-"And I shant know what you be doin'?" Dentist-"You won't know anything" Patient-''Wen. just wait minute till I've counted my money. Punch.
 She's horrid child" said slx-year- old Elsie. Shes forever wishing she was a boy
 Well" replied Kitty. also six, I'm sure I wish I was, too.9
 "Of course but she wishes it ont loud so the boys can hear her"-Philadel- phia Press. The eyes Of the world are upon | you. said the earnest man. Naturally, " | answered Senator Sorghum Its a part | of our business to have the eyes of the world on us. and we are prepared for i it. And I may add. without boasting l that some of us are pretty fine optical ! illusions. Wa shington Star.
 Mother examining school report)- How did you come 10 have such good marks in arithmetic this week?"
 Tommy-"Well. you see. it was this way: we had ten examples day, and I got the teacher to help me to do five 1 and Eric Jones got her to help him on the other five. Then we swapped helps 1 see?"-Harper' Bazar ! Yes. could have once bought the site of the Palmer House in Chicago fer 2 brass pipkin an seven Mexican I dollars
 An you wouldn't invest2'
 No 1 couldn't look that far ahead My friend you lost a great chanst but there are others. What say you to some airship stock at low heseroa
 And still the man wouldn't invest Kansas City Journal
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Asset Currency.

tThe Springfield Republican,
 Our asset currency school is to this extent beginning to come over to the currency principle, in the recognition that central bank Is desirable. A greater capitalization of the banking power of the United States seems to us to be probably an indispensable con dition of safety in the issue of bank notes based upon business assets, and in the absence of a central bank to possess the sole power of note issues, we should go very slow in the matter of adopting an asset currency. AS an experiment involving no great risk 3 closely restrictive policy of taxed emergency issues--not based on bonds might well be tried, but the adoption of general asset currency should await the establishment of central bank, which will have to come sooner or later.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
CULTvATING A COUNTY.

If Clinton county, New York, doesn't hereafter produce something in the way of brains and influence 1t wont live up to its opportunities, and 1t will illustrate anew the fact that though you ean lead a horse to water you cannot make him drink The effort of the late Loyal L. Smith to make the county a center of light and leading Is about as interesting an experiment as we shall see for some time. He has left about two millions to provide for the college education of the boys of the county. The boys will be at liberty to choose any college in the United States. The endowment provides for either preparatory or college educa- ton, or both, the former being limited to three years and the latter to four. Selection is to be in the hands of a board of college presidents, and each appointment Is to be approved by a local committee composed of bank president mayor and county judge. There are provisions to prevent misap- plication of the fund to boys not fairly entitled to it's help. and the board has power to reject applications at its dis cretion. Two million dollars invested at four per cent. would yield sso 1000 a year, enough to send one hundred boys to college with $500 each for an nual expenses
 This is pleasing prospect, as things are now seen and understood If the time ever comes when everybody is rich and educated will they be hap py?" And if they are all happy will they be useful? We might ask some more questions, but it may be better to walt and see what happens in Clin- ton county, New York, which seems to be favored above all other counties
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
UNNECESSARY.

The United States interferes, and very rightly, with the desire of some debt collecting agencies to put matter on the outside of their envelopes that Will hurt the feelings of debtors and cause them to pay up in order to avoid being further hurt. It will surprise some to learn that the Navy department of the United States has been stamping the word 'deserter" across the face of en- velopes and other mail matter which has to be returned to the sender be- cause of this unlawful absence of the addressee. The practice has just been stopped by the Secretary of the Navy. It came to his knowledge recently that a woman to whom was returned one of these letters so marked was SC shocked that she fell dead. This at tracted Secretary Metcalf's attention tc the custom, and 1t was considered thai  1t had it's disadvantages in unneces' sarily advertising a mans misconduct Hereafter letters or newspapers which have to be returned through the mailt because the addressee has deserted will simply bear the legend Where abouts unknown" This is considered sufficient for all purposes.
 Perhaps a deserter isn't entitled t much consideration, but the United States can afford to cease branding him through the mails. It can't catcl him that way and the punishment s' inflicted on him isn't worth the whil' of great and a paternal government
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
Per- Adventure

Your Shirt Department Is stocked for while yet-for two months more or less. Yet it may not be wise to defer the selection of materials. Everything is here now, but every thing cannot stay here always. The stock may remain large for a long while; but the very particular people are apt to come early, and sometimes one very particular per- son takes just the things another particular person would have liked to take for himself. Then 1t does not seem to make any difference or offer any compensation that there are a thousand other designs and all answer equally we'll the canons of good taste and seem to other people just as effective. Come when you can.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
FOR MORE PROHIBITION

How to make prohibition prohibit is 8 pressing problem in the States which have prohibition that doesn't prohibit Congressman Iittleheld is trying to solve the problem by means of bill which provides that the in- terstate-commerc character of all shipments of intoxicating liquors. in- cluding ale. wine and beer, from one
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26

The Arizona sheep shearer who re- moved S25 fleeces in nine hours Is the envy of the Wall street men who can't get chance in these slow times at even one fleece in nine hours
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26

The Neue Berliner Korrespondenz tells of committee recently formed at Milan by Miss Laura Gorsin for the purpose of exchanging children. Some French and Swiss people have al ready taken advantage of the commit tees offer, and families ,n those coun- tries have added Italian children to their hcuseholds and have sent their little ones to Italy where they will re- main for a while to learn the lam guage. In its statement the commit tee says: We hope that Austrian and German families will take advantage of our offer. A Florentine family wishes to give its nine and twelve year old boys nice, healthy German boy as a companion. and families In Stresa and Verona have bright chil- dren who would be glad to learn the German language. Address our secre- tary and we will bring about an ex- change
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26

eliminate special legislation from the general assembly and substitute for it general legislation, which is one of the most desirable improvements imagin- able.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
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Mrs. Elinor Glyn on her return to her native land says T simply love Americans" Some of them are wish ing that she would not love them quite so simply.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26

4 plan is on foot to conserve the waters that supply the Yosemite and Bridal Veil Falls. SO that each will How three months more year than at present These falls usually go dry about August By building reservoirs in the head waters of Bridal Veil and Yosemite creeks, it is believed mat sufficient water can be stored 10 main tain the flow over the falls until late
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26

It is perhaps not necessary to point out that the Russian terrorists who aimed to cut off Minister Chtcheglov- itoff are not reformed spellerists
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
SAYINGS AND D0INGS.

spanish grape growers prefer Ameri- can oak slaves for barrels, claiming that no other wood is so good for the preservation of fruit.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26

If the gods are going to destroy all the folks that are rushing around ap- parently mad there is going to be a holocaust or something equally i'm pressive.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26

monster kite is feasible in Nagss- aki for the next hurricane It is Of the following dimensions: Fiftyseven feet from top 10 bottom and 1so feet in circumference with thirty-one guide lines. Ii took 1000 sheets of tough paper to cover it. and it's frames are all unsplit bamboo.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26

For years, says the Iron and Coal Trades Review, the steel industry has confidently expected to see fulfill
 ment of the prediction made long ago that the open-hearth process will go
 to the funeral of the Bessemer. Re cent developments indicate rather clearly that the function will be a
 wedding instead of a funeral. vastly more happy occurrence. The duplex process is rapidly gaining in favor and the details are being worked out in different ways by different metallur- gIsts. It is more matter of apph- ances and manipulation than processes, as the metallurgical work is laid olt very clearly.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
III october A preliminary survey in dlcates that the project : taasible.

At Wilmington, Delaware, the other day a cat which had been for eleven years the pet of the Hudson family was lald at rest in a white satin-lii5ed, sll- Ver-trimmed coffin, and given a funeral with all the solemnity and attention which would be accorded a child. The cat named Kitty Glove, was found out side the Hudson home and taken in. Mrs. Hudson. who is childless, dotted on the cat, and when 1t became sick. a doctor was summoned. He could do nothing for it, and when It died an un- derta her was called upon to conduct the funeral and furnish the cof1n.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26

High water in the rivers, low water in the stock market.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-26
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thursday. One Dollar a Year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
HEAVY STOCK SELLING
STARTS INVESTIGATION
Exchange Members Believe
Saturdays Enormous Trading
Was Deep Laid Scheme

NEW YORK, Aug. PA special
committee Of five members of the stock
exchange will conduct an investiga-
tfon OF the transactions which took
place on the floor Of the exchange Sat
urday, when more than 10000 shares
were bought and sold in enormous
blocks and in such a manner as to
arouse suspicion that the sales were
SO matched as to create fictitious i'm
rression OF activity. The governing
comrafttee of the exchange took up the
natter after trading had closed to-
5av and in a brief session authorized
the president of the exchange. R. 3.
THOMAS, to appoint the investigating
committee.
The great volume of the trading
during the two hours session Of the
stock market on Saturday is shown by
,,on1narison with that Of today. The
nSrr1ber Of shares sold Saturday was
I oee 600. while in the FIVE hours of
trsding today $4,000 shares were
-rhe belief that Saturdays sales We're
v,snfpulated had its origin in the fact
+-at shares were bought and sold in
tremendous blocks without greatly af-
<ecfsne the market prices. but the real
n,srpose underlying the sales have not
fee-, ascertained. IL IL be Interior as
snsnected hs, the brokers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
JAPAN REJECTS
TREATY TERMS
All Negotiations Between Wash
ington and Tokyo End
in Failure
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-"Efforts on
the part of the United States TO nego-
tiate an immigration treaty with Japan
have failed utterly"
This is the statement made today by
a visitor who had a long conference
concerning affairs in the far east with
tho man most closely connected there,
with the single exception of President
Roosevelt.
While hope has not been abandoned
by the state department, negotiations
are said to have made no material
progress toward a diplomatic solution
of the vexatious question which a few
months ago threatened to bring the
state of California into direct legal
conflict with the national government
and sever diplomatic relations between
Japan and the United States.
The proximity of the national cleo
tion and a disposition to make the
Japanese question an issue on the Pa
cific coast have led to unusual secrecy
in connection. with Japanese affairs.
Several months have elapsed since
negotiations were opened for the
treaty which is now said to be threat
ened with failure
So excitable is the population of the
west coast upon the subject that it's
discussion has been discouraged by
the United States in the hope that
the differences could be adjusted
through diplomatic channels. It is par
ticularly desired that the matter be
not again agitated until after the cleo
tion in November. Through all of the
negotiations 1t has been the aim to
avoid the least discussion of the differ
ences, it being felt that such action
might stir the people to an express
sion which could not but hinder the
progress of the treaty.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
CHARGES AGAINST JEROME
DISPROVED BY EVIDENCE

ALBANY. N Y. Aug. 24-Richard T.
Hand of. Elizabethtown, who was ap-
pointed by Governor Hughes to take
testimony and report his findings upon
the charges filed against District Attor-
new William T. Jerome of New York by
q minority stock holders committee Of
the Metropolitan street railway COM
pany. in a report submitted to the gov
ernoE today finds. that not one of the
are disproved upon the evidence. He
recommends dismissal OF the charges.
A request was made for Mr.. Jerome's
removal.
my conviction upon the whole case. .
says Mr.. Hand in his report. SIS that
the respondent has been shown to have
discharged the onerous duties of his
office with zeal and ability. having the
public good as his motive and that no
incapacity, Indifference or neglect of
duty has been shown in any case"
The governor has not yet acted upon
the report.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
MOUNTED MEN SET
FIRE TO TWO TOWNS
Lowry and Alaska, Hamlets in
South Dakota, Given Over
to the Torch

ABERDEEN, S. D., Aug. 24.-Reports
reached here today to the effect that
the towns of Lowry and Alaska on
the Minneapolis and st. Louis railroad
of the Missouri river extension were
destroyed by fire. the result of a Ynvs-
terious raid by several mounted men.
A bank, a general store and pool hall
were among the buildings burned at
Lowry. Colonel Holmes, president of
is president of the Lowry bank and
confirms the report that the bank was
burned. Six buildings were DESTROYED
at Alaska.
The raids are believed to have been
the result of recent activity by fhe
authorities in arresting suspected horse
thieves. The sheriff of WaIworth
county is now at Lowry making an
investigation.
The fire was first discovered at mid
night at Lowry and at Alaska at $40
a. m. today. Both are believed to have
been the work of the same band. Cifs
izens first on the scene say they saw
several mounted men ride away.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
ENRAGED CHINESE
PURSUE AUTOIS1
Attack Clubman When His Car
Runs Down a LuckIess
Slant Eyed Youth

For few minutes late yesterday aft
ernoon Eugene de Coulon, secretary of
the Cosmos club and prominent real
estate man of this city, was at the
mercy of an enraged mob of Chinese
which had witnessed the running down
Of Sam Yong, 6 year old lad. by De
Coulon's automobile at the corner of
Washington and Dupont streets. Be
lieving that De Coulon wantonly injured
the boy, the excited. Chinese rushed at
him. Police whistles were blown furi-
ously and the mob increased in num-
bers. De Coulon jumped from. the ma
chine and rushed down Washington
street.
Sergeant Mathewson and Policeman
Miller of the Chinatown squad were
attracted to the scene by the
whistles, and when they arrived De
Coulon and his companion, CASTOR
Roussy, a wealthy young Frenchman
were nearing Kearny street. The ar
rival of the officers put quietus on
the yelling and frantic actions of the
angered Chinese. De Coulon and
Roussy returned. but not until an off,
Ger accompanied each OF them.
De Coulon declares that Yong was
stealing a ride on a passing wagon and
JuhiPCo Ii tAAO Pe1t4 u Tic AAeSSAl4AC. Z,
side guard hit the lad and he fell un-
conscious
II was willing to pick up the Chinese
boy" said De Coulon, but the mob be-
came furious and l was advised to run
1 ran until the officer appeared and
then returned I picked up the young
Chinese, put him into the machine and
drove to the harbor hospital"
The arrest of De Coulon followed the
trip to the hospital and the. young
clubman was charged with battery. He
was released on $40 bail. Sam Yong,
the injured Chinese lad was removed
to his home at 912 Clay street and
Roussy returned to his apartments at
o49S CHI inc Ofora
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

BERKELEY, Aug. 24.-Hemmed
IN by savage head hunters of For
mosa, Mrs. Julian H. Arnold, formerly
Miss Clara G. Davis of this city and a
graduate of the University of Cali
fornia, endured eight days of peril
with her only protection a small de-
tachment Of Japanese soldiers.
Mrs. Arnold, who is the wife of the
American consul at Formosa, has ar
rived in this city for a visit to the
family of Joseph Mills of Russell
street
Mrs. Arnold has done considerable
missionary work on the island of For
mosa, and it was during her stay there
that she had the experience of being
surrounded by the dreaded Formosa
man hunters. She went into the Jun
giles on a mission Of peace where no
white woman had ever trod- She was
met BY a delegation Of warriors who
refused to be convinced of her peace
full mission. She was surrounded by
the head hunters, but her GOODNESS
Gained them and she was allowed to
leave in peace.
The chief was a big fellow, fully
six feet tall" said Mrs. Arnold today in
recounting her adventure. He was
dressed in leather from the top Of his
head TO his feet. At his belt was a
long knife, which all the man hunters
carry with them What sickened me
was the sight Of q dozen scalps hang
ing from his belt, the marks of his
prowess IN battle
When the party greeted US they be-
gan 20 whet their knives and they
looked fiercely at US in way that was
terrifying The big chief seemed to be
more intent on making an impression
than did the others OF the man hunt
ers, for he whetted his knife very dill
gently during our entire conversation
and made the shivers run up my back.
-Four days before our party had ar
rived there this same tribe had slain and
decapitated another tribe in a pitched
battle. The enemies heads were piled
I'D around their huts, a grewsome
sight No violence was attempted to-
wards our party. however. during our
eight days stay"
As a peace offering the big chief of
the Formosa head hunters presented
Mrs. Arnold with his leather suit and
hfs war knife. She will shortly return
TO the orient to Annoy, China, where her
husband has been transferred on ac-
count Of meritorious service, part of
which is missionary work. Mrs. Ar
mold was a graduate of the university
with the class of 1904.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
FIRE IN STEAMBOAT
QUARTER EXTINGUISHED
More Than Two Thousand
Buildings Are Destroyed
by Flames

CoNsTANTINOPLE. Aug. 24.-The
fire which broke out in the STEAMBOAT
quarter of Constantinople yesterday
afternoon was extinguished at mid
night. The houses in the quarter Were
mostly built of wood and proved easy
prey for the flames carried by the high
wind. 1t is estimated that more than
1000 buildings were destroyed.
A number of firemen and women and
children are reported to have been
burned to death. The homeless prob
ably number 1000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
ROOSEVELT ASKS FAMOUS
GUIDE TO Go TO AFRICA
John Abernathy Invited to Ac-
company President lon
Hunting Trip

GUTHRIE, Okla, Aug 24.--It is
semiofficially announced here that
President Roosevelt has asked John r.
Abernathy, who catches EN- alive with
his bare hands," to accompany him to
Africa on his hunt for big game. Aber-
nathy is hunting wolves in the Wich-
ita mountain district, where he went
just after eloping. marrying a young
girl. Alternately has accompanied
Roosevelt on all his hunts for several
years and was appointed federal mar
shal by him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
JUMPS FROM HIGH BRIDGE

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 24.-From out the
busy throng of traffic on Eads bridge
this afternoon an unidentified. well
dressed man suddenly vauIted the rail
and plunged into the Mississippi river.
80 feet below. Horrow stricken spec-
tators saw him come to the surface.
struggle few moments in the current
and then sink. His body was not seen
again.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25
CAFES LOSE LIQUOR LICENSES

PTTTSBURG. Aug. 24.-Following a
sensational crusade by the Woman's s
Chrfstfan Temperance union and the
police department against places which
rrrere charged with selling liquor to
minors and young girls. Judge Frazer
today revoked the licenses of the Full
for Heidelberg club, Crown ana
Schnfd's cafe. four of the largest
places in Pittsburz
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-25

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TUESDAY. AUGUST 25, 1908
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YESTERDAY-Clesr; west wind; maximum
temperature, 20; minimum, 80.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair, with light
fog in the morning; light southwest wind.
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