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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06

meant to do before doing 1t, and felt
reasonably sure hat | could accom-
plish It before making the attempt"
Interest in a%eronautics has been
intensified since the government began
to take an interest. The recent tests
of Capt. Baldwin's big dirigible bal
loon, which he built for the signal
corps OF the United States army, were
followed with a keen interest all over
the b~allooning world. In addition to
this he has built for the government
two spherical balloons.
Following the old adage that a shoe
maker should stick to his last, Capt.
Baldwin never Vavered for a moment
In his intention to master the air for
transportation facilities.
When still a mere %youngster he be-
gan his experiments at San Francisco.
Up to this time there had never been
q successful parachute jump. 1t had
been nearly so years previous to Bald
wins attempt that the last man to try
the experiment had met his death. But
after considerable experimenting and
thought given to the idea, Bald
win was determined to make a
jump OF 1000 feet from the balloon.
That was 81 years ago. Baldwin an
nounced his intention and thousands
OF people gathered at Golden Gate
park and cheered as the plucky young
man made the first successful para
chute jump on record. This was the
AA-N.N-. - IL. I aa.I - 49,,
cesses twice around the world, And in
all these daring chances he took Capt.
Baldwin has never suffered the slight
est injury.
This lean OF American aeronautics
his given exhibitions before the nobili-
ty and many of the crowned heads Of
Europe. Also In Australia, China,
Japan and Egypt. Everywhere he
went, with his series of successes fol
lowing him, he gave encouragement to
those who were working along the
same lines that he had spent so many
years on.
The one sad event in Capt. Baldwin's
experience was the loss Of his perfect
ly equipped workshop during the San
Francisco disaster. Thousands OF dol,
lars had been spent on the best tools.
the finest materials and ~half-fnished
airships, which represented years of
experiments and also the best of'his
knowledge CLEANED from his work in
his all-around the world trips, This
was the greatest defeat he had ever
met with and It Frustrated many Of his
ambitious plans for a time.
Capt. Baldwin has studied the air
currents as a mariner has studied the
sea. None of his successes or his dis.
coveries has come by chance, but by
patient and long. hard work in ex
perimenting and studying out the foun
dalton for what n seemed the unat
tainable.. No matter how successful.
a new ship, rugged with all his latest
and best ideas, may be on her early
trips. Capt, Baldwin is never satisfied
to stop with that.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06
Asleep for Thirty-Txo Years.

A most remarkable CO } OF a woman
who has slept for 32 ye-rs is reported
in Der Tag" from Monsteraes, near
Stockholm. Karoline Karlsdatter was
a schoolgirl of 10 when she suddenly
fell asleep Owe her books in the
schoolroom. After fruitless efforts on
the teachers part to rouse her the
girl was carried home. She slept until
quite recently, when she awoke to
find that her childhood and girlh0od
were long past, ana that she Is now n
m~iddle-aged woman of 45. Fraulein
Karlstadder Is not very much worried
owe the matter, however. She feels
as fresh and as full OF energy as II
she had merely enjoyed a good nights
rest. Her chief C at present is
to make up for lost time and complete
her education, which was so abruptly
interrupted.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06
erldae 70 Moses, Cradle.

Since the days Of the Pharaohs
Egypt has been the scene OF some re
markable feats OF engineering, the
latest being the construction OF a
bridge from Cairo TO the island of
Rodah in the Nile, where. according
to tradition. the child Moses was
found in the bulrushes.
The bridge, which is lao feet long.
and So feet broad, has IL spans, be-
sides the central span Of 200 feet,
which, when swung open, leaves a
clear passage in either side OF 20 feet.
The bridge was three years In build
ing.
When completed, recently, It was
loaded with cars, carts and engines of
a total dead weight of 400 pounds to
the square yard. After these had re-
manned at rest "a hours, the whole
train was rushed across at speed, max.
ing a detection hardly percepuble.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06

ship, the Macedonian. His career has
been a notable one, including service
in two wars, directing the destruction
of Cuban cables, the organization of
the coast signal service, the direction
for a time of the Naval War college
and command of the Pacific squadron
when it afforded signal assistance to
the sufferers in the San Francisco
earthquake. Admiral Goodrich was
born in Philadelphia in 1S47 and grad
uated from the Naval Academy in
1864.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06
Beginning Early.

Papa" said little Rollo, whose ia.
Their was shaving himself, didn't you
tell me once that a man was a bene-
factor who made two blades of grass
grow where only one grew befOre?"
Yes, my son."
Then a man who makes safety-ra.
zors Ii a benefactor, isn't he?"
why sou asked his father.
BECAUSE he makes ten blades grow
where there wasn't any before" an.
swered little Rollo,
"Alvira," groaned the sad father,
that boy Is going TO be a humorist"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06

two sides of the river seems difficult
to men not to the manor born yet the
conditions are accepted as natural and
regular by natives.
Between Alexandria and the Mary.
land shore the Potomac Is a mile wide.
The Maryland lands are thickly set.
lied. Because of CirCuitous roads the
dwellers there must drive ten miles
to Washington. whereas in a straight
line the distance is but five. That
country has yet to be traversed by "A
trolley line. Many of the people on
the east side of the river cross to
Alexandria and take steamboat or troll
ley to Washington. The means of com.
municatinn between Alexandria. n city
Of $4,000 inhabitants, and the opposite
shore, is a "foot-ferry"-or more ac-
~curately a hand ferry-for the ferry is
n small beat rowed by a veteran river
man. The boat is rugged with n sail
and when the wind favors, which is
not often. the ferryman rests on his
oars. A trip Is made every hour.
When the accompanying picture was
taken the sail was in use.
The ferrvman is w. II. Wheatley.
He has spent his life on the river and
has been conducting the ferry for
many years. He plies from n slip be.
tween two Of the principal wharves
in Alexandria and n decaying quay
called "Fox's Ferry" on the other side.
Fox's Ferry vas a hustling place be-
fore the age Of steam, a man named
Fox operating an endless chain ferry
across the river at that point.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06
CAPT. 7. S. BALDWIN
HAS MADE PROBLEM OF AERIAL
NAVIGATION LIFE STUDY.
Dirigible Balloon Recently Completed
fer Government Signal Corps Prod.
uct Of 30 Years Labor-Began
Experiments Early.

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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06

The mortuary connected with the
hospital has a singultr relic. 1t is a
place where the body is left "a hours
after death, with straps fastened to
the hands and feet. The slightest mo-
ton would set a bell ringing and thus
prevent any likelihood of being buried
alive.
Both the islands of Coco and Malta
are honeycombed with caves which
date from the period of Phoenician
occupation. These catacombs are at
tractlve in their gruesomeness. One
enters them at Citta Vecchia. where
native guides are always waiting to
earn a few pennies for the privilege
of escorting you through the mazelike
corroidors extending in all directions.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06
ANCIENT oEoor EERnY.o
Means Of Communication Between Nr.
aInia and Maryland Shores.

Richmond, Na-rhc "foot.fcrry" Is
one of the ancient institutions that
survive I'm the old and honorable town
Cf Alexandria. Va. In all that long
stretch of majestic river from the
capital of the United states To- great
Chesapeake bay. there is neither
bridge nor modern ferry between the
Virginia and Maryland shores. Though
the counties that border the Potomac
on either side are %populous and pros.
porous, communication between the
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06
MzER0R ar JZ0AAy5 OaTEW7zHl 90

times called mega. IN shape it re-
sembles a huge poke bonnet or skirt
turned over the head. II is gathered
i'm on one side and kept in place by
an arched w%halebone. This is operated
very skillfully 10y the women, and
gives them the nun-like effect re
marked by the visitor.
The ovens of the knights still sup.
ply the garrison. The present postof
flee on Strada Mercani. formerly the
PalaZzO Parisio, was occupied by Ma
poleon |. as his headquarters when he
was at Valletta. A tablet marks the
spot for the tourist.
Strada Santa Lucia, or, as IL is
known by the tourists, the street of
steps, is a decided novelty. 1t leads
from the lower town along the bay
to the main street of Valletta. Strada
Reale. This climb Is lined with shops,
and here also are found at the corners
the saints shrines, before which burn
the candles placed there by the de.
vout people.
The governors palace is all that one
could picture as typical. Here is the
room hung in rich tapestry in which
the house of assembly for the Local
parliament meets. Here Italian Is
spoken, this language also being used
in the courts of justice on the island
II Is declared by the commercial
classes that the use of English as q
supplement to Maltese and Italian
would be desirable.
st. Johns Conventual church is mex
in Importance to the palace. Within
from floor to ceiling, IL is one blaz,
of memorial antiquity. The floor Il
paved with tombstones of more thar
400 chevaliers. With the heraldic EN-
blazonment in marble mosaic, and tn,
sculpture, bronze and paintings. f;
wealth of history is unfolded. Thi,
wonderful church has its chapels, eacl
devoted to the nationality of men witt
have figured in the stirring history o
the island, each chapel having art II
oil and marble.
No visitor to Malta ever leaves with
out first visiting the Chapel of Bones
beneath the Hospital of Incurables
which adjoins the burial place of The
knights who died in hospital and whit
were buried in mantels a bee will
their white cross. This chapel's archi
lecture is rendered in every detail b,
the bleached bones of humanity. A
the base of the altar is a tablet bear
ing an inscription. The following is
translation:
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06
GOODRICH NOW SENIOR OFFICER.
Rear Admiral Heads Active List with
Retirement Of Evans.

Washington.-Rear Admiral Caspar
+. Goodrich, commandant Of the New
York navy yard, who becomes the
senior officer of the active list of the
United States navy with the retire
ment of Admiral Evans, first saw
service at the age of II while taking
part In running down confederate COM
merce destroyers on the old fighting
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06
Common.

"They are quite ordinary people,
aren't they?"
"Yes-keep their engagements, eat
plain food, pay their bills, and all that
sort OF thing. Life.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-06

(: ID. O. NJ.
4: THE WORLD is A STAGE.
{: OUR LIFE A TRAGEDY.
(: ALL is ILLUSION; ALL A FIG
4: TION.
: DEATH THE CLOSE OF ALL
{: THINGS.
: 1T UNMASKS AND SOLVES
: ALL.
(: THOU. WHO LIvEST. PONDER
(: ON THIS.
(: PRAY THAT PERPETUAL
f: LIGHT MAY SHINE ON
(: THOSE WHO REST HEREIN.
: GO IN PEACE; REMEMBER
4: THAT THOU SHALT DIE.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10

FOR THE TENNESSEE RIVER.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10

A. W. WRIGHT. %. ...... .Maste,
EUGENE ROBINSON ...-.. .Uerl
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10

Going to make a speciality OF
criminal law?"
NO"
Corporation law"
mo. Both are too easy. What I
want is to be accurately and reliably
Informed as to what months In the
year and days in the week II Is per-
mltted to shoot certain game In the
various sections OF the country
Washington star.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10

an indication OF what may be ex-
Ipected in the next house, because
much the same men will be In con-
troll and the same policy will be
| followed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10

You can't tel much about mans
musical ability by the way he blows
his own horn.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10
Cannon is Certain to be Elect
ed Speaker.
Taft and "Uncle Joe" Confer but
Latter Probably VIII Make No
Pledge as to the Future.
THE OLD MEMBERS AID HIM
CIV Raymond In the Trlbunc.)

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 1O.-It
now is practically settled that Joseph
G. Cannon will be spearek of the
next house Of representatives. He
was warmly received when the short
session opened today and a number
Of the insurgents who had talked OF
opposing his reelection as speaker
admitted they had abandoned Their
deposition.
There Is to be fight on rules,
which will be continued all through
the present session and which will
come 90 a focus at the caucus which
win proceed the extra session next
|spring Most OF thes who are OPP
posed TO the present rules have
concluded Nr. Cannon ought to be
reelected on personal grounds, but
that at the same time the caucus
ought to retain more power in the
hands of the members themselves
than is now permitted.
1t is not believed Speaker Cannon
would refuse an election to that
great Office merely because the eau
Gus saw ut to take away some of his
power. On the other hadd. II is
D,ore than ever evident that the
speaker thinks the present system is
best for the transaction OF legisla-
tive business, and he and his friends
probably will oppose any change. al
though the speaker has publicly an
nounced that he will bow to the Will
of the party associates as expressed
by a majority vote in the caucus.
Cannon and Taft to Confer.
Later In the week President-elect
Taft and Speaker Cannon are ex-
pected TO have conference which
win be one Of vast Importance in its
bearing upon the policy Of the next
administration. Vice President-elect
Sherman and Representative william
B. Mckinley, of Illinois, who was at
the head of the Cannon presidential
boom, were callers at the White
House today. They assured the
NAltaN ntAu AhOl .
or less of a canvass of the house and
that in their opinion there was no
disposition shown on the part of the
Leaders, including Mr.. Cannon, 20
embarrass the coming administration
in the slightest degree.
On the contrary, the opinion was
expressed that the tariff bill passed
by the house would be a measure of
real revision.
The ways and means committee
today received authority to subpoena
witnesses and put them under oath
It win use this authority to summon
a number OF free traders. tariff re-
and Others who will be ask
ed specifically 20 suggest figures and
10 present arguments for the lowest
possible rates.
This action Of the house, which
was taken with the hearty concur
renee of the speaker, is held TO be
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10

The Evening sun-iOc "A Week.
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pointed by the speaker.


nucleus OF the movement for revi-
SION OF the rules. particularly IN The
direction Of election OF the rules
committee BY the membership. A
number Of the new members were
elected on more or less distinct
pledge that they should oppose
Speaker Cannon for reelection.
Since coming down here II has grad
uaily dawned upon the new MEMBERS
that the thing to fight was not the
speaker but the rules which give to
the speaker. more power than he.
should have and which practically
destroyed all individuality on the
part of the members. With the
movement started today and with
public sentiment which is sure 10 be
aroused within the next few months
there Is growing belief that the
Republican caucus next spring will
revise the rules and at least make
the experiment OF seeing whether
there is not something better than
the present system.
One Chance for Reform
There Is just one time and only
one time when the rules OF the house
OF representatives can be changed In
any radical way. That Is upon the
Organization OF the house itself. A
day or two before the opening OF the
new congress each OF the parties will
|h,ia "a. fo....sl ,.o.,o.,o usho... .s,,,-
cuses will put in nomination the
candidates for speaker. clerk, and
other officers. Each caucus will by
resolution outline certain general
policy.
It will be within the province of
the Republican caucus to pass reso-
hutton binding its members to vote
at the organization Of the house for
the adoption OF the rules OF the pre-
vIous house of representatives. with
an amendment providing that the
Icommlttee on rules shall be elected
by the house. The Republican eau
Gus would thereupon 60 further and
elect its membership OF the commit
tee on rules. The members OF the
caucus would be bound TO vote In
the house of representatives for the
caucus nominees who would form the
majority of the committee. The
rest of the so-called Reed russ
would then apply. and a modified
committee on rules. of which the
speaker might properly b. a mem
Der. would have the same powers as
are exercised now by the committees
appointed by the speaker himself.
There is nothing al all Teyolutoin-
airy in this proceeding. The rules
cannot be adopted IN the first place
without the consent OF the caucus
There are always enough Republican
insurgents who would unite with the
Democrats TO prevent the adoption
OF existing rules II II were not for
the caucus agreement The fght
against the rules has become 50 pro-
nounced this year that a number of
Republican members may announce
in advance that they will go into the
caucus aud be bound by IL decision
IN regard 70 the election OF the speak
er and the other officers OF the
house. but they will not be bound
by the caucus In regard to the rules
ii a comparatively small number
.of Republicans took the stand and
united with the Democrats. who
would be only too glad to join with
them, they could destroy the oil
garchy which has expedited the busl-
ness of the house but which has abb
solutely destroyed It's representative
character.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-10

sT. LOUIS q TENNESSEE RIVER
PACKET COMPANY.
Qncorporafed.)
FOR THE TENNESSEE RIVER.
eTEAsfER CLYDE.
Leaves Paducah for Tennessee River
Every wednesday ut 4 p. n.
EUGENE ROBINSON. .-.. .Uerk
This company II not responsible
Tor invoice charges unless collected
BY the clerk of the boat.
Special excursion rates from Padu-
cah to Waterloo. Fare for the
round trip $500. Leaves Paducah
svery Wednesday At .. m.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-22
TO TEACH YOUNG
IDEA TO SHOOT

Miss Marion Bell, for several years
past teacher of domestic science at the
Normal School, has resigned. Her
resignation, to take effect December 81,
was received at the meeting Of the
Board of Education yesterday after
noon, and was accepted. The resigna-
ton of Miss Rose Aea, of the waimeA
school, Kauai, to take effect at the same
time, was also presented. 1t was ae-
cepted.
Col. J. w. Jones of the National
Guard sent communication to the
Board, in which he presented a scheme
for instructing the youth of the public
schools in workmanship. The scheme
contemplates that the pupils of the
schools shall be given practice with the
sub-target gun recommended for this
purpose, at their schools. When they
have acquired sufficient proficiency
with this, they are then to be permitted
to practice at the new National Guard
rifle range on Miller street, and trophies
will be offered for eompetition-among
the different schools. The scheme was
approved SO far as mere approval went
But the board has no funds from which,
during this biennial period at least, it
can supply appliances and ammunition
SO it is to be permitted that each school
or any school may buy the two or three
sub-target guns necessary, from funds
it may secure for the purpose, and when
pupils are admitted to the National
Guard rifle range they shall furnish
their own ammunition.
Copies of a revised form of pension
bill for teachers were presented to the
members of the board. The substance
of this bill is the bill that was pre-.
sented in the last Legislature, and was
known as House Bill No. 116, with
amendments and changes in those pro
visions to which objection was raised
in the Legislature.
The medical examination bill, which
Superintendent Babbitt desires enacted
into law as a means of securing better
care of the health of the pupils, was
discussed at some length. The purpose
Of the bill is to secure examinations
that will detect as early as possible de
fects of sight and hearing in the pupili
and other defects, and provide means
for correcting those that can be cor
rected.
There were present at the meeting
Commissioners Dowsett, Wilcox, Garden
Waterhouse, and Perry.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-22
THE KAISER FORCED
To REDUCE EXPENSES

BERLIN, December 13.-It is report.
ed that the private finances Of the
Kaiser are in bad way. The strin-
gency is So great the imperial castles
at Benrath and Jagerschloss, near Dus-
seldorf, are to be sold in the near fu-
turs.
The chief cause of the financial EN-.
barrassment, it is said, is the extrava-
gance of the Emperor in gratifying
his artistic tastes and personal fads.
1t is said that millions have been
squandered in this way, but affairs
have reached such stage that these
expenditures have been reduced to q
minimum in the last month or 30.
Another influence almost as strong
as the shortage of ready money in
curbing the imperial extravagances has
been the fear of further evidences Of
popular displeasure, such as was
brought about by the debates in the
Reichstag over the famous Telegraph
| interview.
600 10000 900 600
the office of the department or in the
district in which the land is situated,
for each of which districts the Commits
sioner is hereby authorized to appoint
one or more subagents, and the notice
of any such sale, drawing or allotment
shall. be such as the Commissioner, with
the approval Of the Governor, shall pre-
scribe. All patents shall issue from the
Office of the Commissioner, who shall
countersign the same and keep record
thereof. Lands conveyed to the Terri
tory in exchange for other lands that
} are subject to the land laws Of Hawaii
as amended by this act shall, except as
otherwise provided, have the same
status and be subject to such laws as
If they had previously been public
lands of Hawaii. Orders setting aside
lands for forest purposes or withdraw
ing the same shall be made by the
Governor, and lands while SO set aside
for such purposes may be managed as
may be provided by the laws of the
Territory. The Commissioner is here.
by authorized to perform any and all
acts and, with the approval of the
Governor, to prescribe forms of oaths
and make such rules and regulations us
may be necessary and proper for the
: purpose of carrying the provisions of
this section and the land laws of Ha-
wall into full force and effect. This
parts of said laws set forth in the fol-
lowing sections and parts of sections of
! the Revised Laws of Hawaii are here.
by repealed: Section 274, the thirS
: paragraph of section 276, sections s7S
; and 992, the second paragraph of sss-
tion 29e, sections 29s, 800, $40 and BIZ,
inclusive, 800, 800 to 1888, inclusive, ana
BAT.