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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
The Pedestrian in 1910.

From the C1eve1and Plain Dealer.
Chug-chug!
Br-r-r! br-r-r!
Honk- honk!
,Qilligillug- gilligillug!
The pedestrian paused at the intersec-
ton of two busy cross streets.
He looked about. An automobile wal
rushing at him from one direction. a mo-
torcycle from another; an auto-truck was
coming from behind and taxicab was
speedily approaching.
Zip-zip. Zing-glug!
He looked up and saw directly above
him runaway airship in rapii descent.
There was but one chance. He was
standing upon a manhole cover. Quickly
Selling il. he lifted the lid and jumped
into the hole just in time to be run over
by a subway train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

~ BRILLIANT succession Of
thrills, amsses and .awss.
Trying to get next to the

thrills, am&1es ana .aWSes
Trying to get next to the
proper thing to do and the
right way to talk to the pat
ronixinS chauffeur. No fare
demanded and no questions
asked. The wonderful sensa-
ton Of being brought to a
dead standstill from q neat
clip. The roads on the other
side Of the Potomac and q few
things relating to Jars. Be-
ing throughout a veracious
statement Of a succession Of
remarkable but natural ex-
per1ences.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11
GETTING THEIR TIME EACH DAY.

On the top of the Western Union
building in the downtown district of
New York city is tower surmount-
ed by a metal pole. 1t is high tow
er stanchly braced with steel rods
and guys, so that no strong current
of air can overturn it and send it
crashing into the crowded street be-
low. It must not vibrate to any per-
ceptible extent, either, or the work it
daily performs might be rendered val
ueless.
At the top of the steel pole which
sphere, winch is released at / 2 Q. CLOCK
(noon) to the fraction of second
each day, when it quickly drops to
the bottom of the pole. The drop
ping of this sphere regulates the time
of the thousands of watches in the
business district of the city.
A few minutes before II on every
business day lower Broadway is filled
with business men pausing with their
watches in their hand and their eyes
on the sphere, and waiting for the Of
fetal declaration of midday. In this
way their timepieces are easily regula-
ted from day to day.
But arrangement with the govern
ment sun observatory at Washington
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany each day of the year gets the
correct sun time for high noon. Five
minutes before noon of these days all
telegraph keys in the country on this
company's system are opened, and
the checking off of the time begins
until IL is reached when twelve key
"clicks" give the exact minute.
When it is understood that railway
trains, banks, and many other busi-
resses are run upon this official time
and otherwise, the Importance of the
little time ball of New York city be-
comes significant. 1t helps to keep
the business world up to time on all
engagements and contracts.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11
GENERAL EXPENSES.

Charles Herman marshal. ............. 5 1900
city 16 fire hydrants s.................... 4Ol.st
Roland Park Co 4s fire hydrants........ 1,1S7.4
Mt Washington Water Works Co 27 fire
6ydrants 80. .....:..................... 54O.O
Baltimore County Water and Electric
Co 13i fire hydrants ts.................... 3047.9
Lizards Lunch Room meals for flremen 21.3
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11
POOR STATE FOR PHYSICIANS.

remarkable showing ofthe health
fulness of the State of Washington is
furnished in the Methow Valley, in
Okanogan county. During the past
year there has not been single death
in that valley, which has population
of 5000. In the valley there is but
a single physician, and he has not
found work enough to keep him busy.
The healthfulness thus shown is not
confined to:the Methow Valley. tits an
attribute of all parts of the state,
fact which will be abundantly demon
strated in future statistical tables,
when the states registration figures
are recognized and reported with those
of other states.
Up to this time official publications
on the death rate are confined to the
cities of the state where there is reg
istration of all deaths. Those figures
make a remarkable showing. FuT
example, a recent bulletin of the Gen.
sus Bureau shows that the death rate
in Seattle for 1906 was but 1877 per
1000 inhabitants, while in Tacoma
the death rate was but II. 9 per 900,
figures lower than are to be found in
other cities of similar population.
At that, the bulletin does not, in
fact, do full justice to either city.
For example, the rate in Seattle is
based on the Census Bureau assump-
ton that that the population of Seattle
in 1906 was but Io4, I6o, an absurdly
low estimate. There are more names
in the Seattle directory than the
whole number of people estimated to
be in the city two years ago, accord
ing to the Census Bureau.
When attention was directed to the
extremely low estimate of Seattle's
population, the Directory of the Cen
sus took the remarkable ground that
to credit Seattle with larger popu-
lation would be to show such low
death rate as to be absurd. He in
sisted that the local estimates of pop
ulation must be erroneous, because
they did not correspond with what he
considered proper death rate for that
number of people. By this logic tits
clear that, instead of a population of
5000 there cannot be any people in
the Methow Valley, because there
were no deaths there last year.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11

THE CRY OF THE STREET.

In the wild city crowd, with its jostle and jar,
Amid rattle of traffic and rumble of car,
Amid calls of the vender and trampling of feet
/ can hear, in the tumult. the cry of the street
Tangled curls of dark smoke with efreminate
charms,
Hang down over her buildings that stretch out
To embrace in her strong lap the crowd worn
and wild,
AS fond mother nurses her feverish child.
She hears the coarse clalnor of trafficking races
She hears the harsh clashing of classes In places
She sees the proud splender of rich equipages
She sees the tired troop trudge to work for its
wages.
In her lap hungry men are praying and cursing,
While gluttOnish brothers her full breasts are
nursing,
Vile vanity flirting in gay masquerading,
Wins money and men by deceitful pursuading.
Her cry is the grief of country forsaken,
Her cry is the wall of thousand mistaken,
Her cry is the sob of estrangement and vying,
Her cry is the moan of q life that is dying.
Ahl | pity and pray for the tired. restless
thrOng,
As in civilized wildness it rushes along;
And turn to the country with glad, eager feet,
When hear in the city the cry of the street.
REQ. Theodore Il. Wtlls, IN Western advocate.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11
A POOR GROCER.

It is not generally remembered that
the worldwide reputation of Audubon
as a naturalist incidentally is due to
his failure to establish himself as a
Missouri grocery merchant and deal
er in the best brands of Kentucky
whisky.
In 1870 he and Ferdinand Rozier
of St. Genevieve loaded a keel boat
at Louisville, KY, with $40 barrels
of whisky and groceries and started
down the Ohio and Mississippi to St.
Genevieve to open grocery store.
The trip was made during the winter,
and the streams were so full of ice
that the boat was drawn up against
the bank and winter quarters were
established just below Cape Girardeau.
When St. Genevieve was reached, af-
ter the opening of navigation, the
firm of Audubon & Roster opened
their store and did prosperous bus
mess. But the business was done by
Roster, for Audubon preferred the
woods to the connter and devoted more
of his time to sketching and stufing
birds than he did to marketing the
2Io barrels of Kentucky bourbon or
any other groceries. This led to
dissolution of the partnership. On
April II, 1871, Audubon, convinced
of his unftness for business, sold out
to Rozier and took up the work for
which he was better fitted than any
one who had lived before or who has
lived since and from fourth rate
grocer became the great ornitholo-
gist. The grocery business which
Audubon abandoned grew until finally
it ''extended throughout all of upper
Louisiana.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11
ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF
The Expenses Of Baltimore County
FOR THE
Fiscal Year Ending May 81, 1908.

Published by order of the County Commission
ers of said county, in pursuance of Section II
of Article % of the Code of Public General
Laws, which provides that
The County Commissioners shall make out
and publish annually, in at least two newspapers
be two, A DETAILED, MINUTE AND ACCU-
KATE STATEMENT of the expenses of their
SAID counties, specifying therein each particular
and shall also deliver to the Sheriff of their re-
spective counties as many copies of such State
ment as there are Election Districts OF said
county, at least ten days before each general
election, and the Sheriff shall within six days
after the receipt of such copies set up one OF
them at the place of holding elections in each
district"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11

"I suppose" said the young states
man. "that the first thing I want to
do is to learn to say exactly what I
mean"
eyes" answered Senator Sorghum
''and after that you may find it neces-
sary to say exactly what you don't
mean"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11

$50 HE praised my singing, did
he?" eyes said it was heavenly"
"Did he really say that? 7" "Well, not
exactly; but he probably meant that.
He said it was unearthly."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11

THE ills of the world never wholly
will be healed without the healing of
our hearts.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11

CHARACTER is often damaged
through ones own want of dignity.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11

WHrTE-What's the trouble be-
tween you and Green!
Brown-Oh, there's no trouble only
he refuses tc speak to me. Claims l
did him mean trick about year ago.
White-How' that?
Brown-We were both courting the
same girl and withdrew from the
race and let him marry her.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-07-11

J EnsOr and e r Halle State VS. Ballard I5UU
A Piper State vs. Walter.......... 4OOO
WITNESSES.
G Lyon Rogers Jr Collector. ............ 1,OO8.30
Bosley Merryman Collector. .......... l,796.OO
W Armstrong State vs Eyster....... 1880
DR. Keirle State vs. Brehm. 25.O0
Angel Pucello State va Romeo......... 400
Alex Cutino .......... 1000
0r (Ihas n Hin State vs John Cambel.. 5000
DR. R NJ Bruins State vs. VIM Miller...... 1900
DIR r Smith u0.00
DIR N Keirle 1OO.OO
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-01


Daillg q = Is either
visitor the city to ay, 4 on
pleasure ben
Watch for our millinery opening.
Wallsmith 8 Brannon il O'Leary
g Bowser's store.
Haycraft of. Farley, came il
this morning to circulate among
friends ia this city
3. D. Alger Of s o-strike eturned
home On the freight this morning,
after i short bushes S. visit in the
city.
Earle Craig returned to Black
duck last evening after spending
a few days on business in this
city.
49,
D. w. Garter Of Redby was an
out-of- town visitor in the city yester-
day, returning on the afternoon
train.
Mrs. Magill came IN from
Kelliher this morning and spent
the day shopping among the local
merchants.
Joe Rausher, the Northome
butcher, returned home last evening
after spending the day among the
local merchants.
G. E. Kreatz Of this city went to
Blackjack last night to overlook
the work Of erecting the new school
house at that place.
G. III. Rattinger, head clerk at the
Markham hotel in this city, returned
last night from a weeks visit with
friends in Fargo, N. p.
N. D. Stoner, city engineer, re,
turned yesterday afternoon from
Grand Rapids where he went to do
some surveying for the Great North
ern railway. . .5#.
Mr.. and. Mrs. ]. Morrison, Jr., Of
Red Lake came in yeterday morning
and left on the afternoon train for
Minneapolis, where they will attend
the Minnesota State Fair.
Williams Belts and G. c. Monroe
came in from Fowlds yesterday
morning and went to Crookston on
this afternoons train in the interests
of the Crookston Lumber company.
Misses Ann and Beatrice Mills,
daughters of Roadmaster Harry
Mills Of the M. & L, returned to the
city last night after spending the
weekend with friends in Brainerd.
Rev. Anderson, Of the Swedish
Lutheran church, returned to his
home in Faoca, in the southern part
of the state, this morning, after
spending three months.in this vicin-
.ity. IS. ...5+s
William Montgomery and
daughter, Mrs. Wallace Cady Of
Sleepy Eye returned home this morn
ing, after attending the recent
funeral of Baby Washburn in this
city.
"A. III. Pitkin Of Crookston came
in this morning from a business trip
to Kelliher, where he was looking
after his lumber interests. He
returned to the s Queen City this
afternoon.
Miss Irene -Hoel, a musician Of
Mcintosh, came in yesterday morn
ing from Blackduck, where she
visited with friends and played for
a dance, and returned home on
the afternoon train.
F. S. Lycan went to Crookston
yesterday afternoon and at that
place joined his brother, w. S.
Lycan, and a party Of friends who
left today on a chicken hunting trip
in the vicinity Of Ada.
T. G. Johnson, quarterback on
the University Of North Dakota's
football team, came in yesterday
morning from a weeks visit with
friends in Tenstrike and returned tc
Grand Forks on the afternoon
train.
Tohn C.. Tenstrom. head clerk al
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-01

Wanted Apprentice girls. Apply
at Mrs c onger's Millinery.
Jack Wilson Of this city went
to Blackjack last night on business.
Charley Walker Of this city went
to Grand Forks, N. D., yesterday
afternoon where he will spend few
weeks.
The wise housekeeper will accept
no substitute for Hunts Perfect
Baking Powder OF. Extracts. She
knows they never disappoint.
All typewriter ribbons except the
two and tri-color ribbons OF special
makes on sale at theP Pioneer Office At
the uniform price of 75c each.
Crookston College offers special
inducements to those who enroll on
or before Sept. 1st. Send for catalog
to J. C.. Satire, Crookston, MINI.
+. Enstrom came in from Bovey
yesterday afternoon and went to
Hines last evening to visit his
brother who lives on a farm near
there. @.= .zs
P. ]. Russell and his son, Byron,
and c. NJ. Bacon Of this city left
yesterday afternoon for Mud Lake
where they will hunt ducks during
the next few days.
R. H. Muncey of this city, one OF
the Crookston Lumber company's
pioneer cruisers, went to Northome
last evening on a two weeks trip
for the company.
Mrs. L. L. Berman returned to'.the
city yesterday afternoon from Min.
neapolis, where she bought her fall
supply of merchandise for the Der
man Emporium. -
+ A. J. Ralph of Minneapolis
returned home yesterday afternoon
after greatly enjoying a weeks fish
ing trip in this vicinity as the guest
of A. L. Barker of this city.
Clerk of Court Fred Rhoda and
Frank Martin, two denizens of the
local court house, went to Three
Island last evening where they will
spend a few days hunting ducks. 6
]. P. Ridell, candidate for the
republican nomination for register
of deeds, went to Kelliher last night
on a campaigning trip through the
Battle River, Shotley and Kelliher
country. ~ - ~ r.
C.. K. Carlson, of the Duluth
Brewing & Mailing company, came
in from the Zenith City" yesterday
afternoon and left on the evening
train for Blackjack on general bust
ness for the company.
Lawrence Kennedy of Grand
Forks, N. D., son of Professor
Kennedy of the University of North
Dakota who is spending his vaca-
ton at Grand Forks Bay, went to
Beuna Vista yesterday afternoon for
a few days. hunting. III
William Hines, a pioneer home
steader from the village by that
name, accompanied his mother to
this city yesterday morning on her
way to her home in Hannah, N. D.,
and returned to Hines on the M. &
I. train in the evening.
A. P. Reeve, an enterprisiag
stock-farmer living near Tenstrike,
returned home last night after engag.
ing an engine to run his silo machine
for few days. Mr.. Reeve is the
only man in this section OF. the
county who possesses one of these
machines for keeping fodder green
and fresh until winter. .....= RI Il.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-09-01

LOCAL HAPPENING S|

49, " s sis' l'.al..
Save your money By buying your
fruit at Stewards COME ionery.
B. Olson Of this city went to
Blackjack last evening on 4 business
trip.
Peter Parson went to Tenstrike
last night to work for the ST. Croix
Lumber company.
Watch for our millinery opening.
Wallsmith Brannon in O'Leary
& BoWser's store.
Roadmaster Harry Mills. Of the
NJ. & I. returned last night from an
official trip to Walker.
N. E. Ibertson, candidate for
county coroner, went to international
Falls last evening on business.
Mrs. Harry Koors and little son
of this city left yesterday afternoon
for Red Lake where they will visit
with friends while hunting cartridges.
Mrs. John Ganssle and family Of
Minneapolis returned home this
morning after spending the last
two months on Mekinok Island in
Turtle lake.
Tower operator Ellingson went
to Pequot yesterday for a short visit
with his parents. During his
absence operators Chadwick and
Armstrong will work his shift.
S. E. Thompson returned to Ten.
strike last evening after spending
the day on business in this city.
Mr.. Thompson is engaged in the
mercantile business at Tenstrike.
Mrs. "A. 2. Chandler and four
children returned to Fargo yesterday
afternoon after spending the summer
in their cottage at Lakeside. They
report very delightful summer.
P. A. Skrief was an out-of. town
visitor from Blackjack in the city
yesterday on pleasure. Mr.. Skrief
returned to the Duck last evening
well satisfied with his day in this
city. .-z.. III
A. Mendele Of Minneapolis is
visiting at the home of his neice,
Mrs. George Ostrander of this city,
for the benefit of his health, which
is to be derived from this pine
region.
Reverend I. P. Johnson of Mime
apolis passed through the city last
evening enroute to the Minneapolis
camp on Mekinok Island, where he
will rusticate few days and enjoy
the fishing. 9:
r. M. Skinner, cashier of the
First State Bank of Big Falls, passed
through the city last evening on his
return to the Falls" after enjoying
a two weeks vacation at his old
home in Albert Lea and with friends
in Minneapolis. s.
Bemidji Lodge Of Improved Order
of Redmen will give a grand ball
next Monday night, and already
preparations are being made for
one of the best dances ever given
in the city. Committees have been
appointed and are composed of
hustling members of the lodge, as
surfing most excellent dance.
A. w. Scott Of Minneapolis, who
is spending the summer at Mekinok
Island in Turtle Lake, returned
home last evening after spending
the day among the business men Of
the city. Mr.. Scott reports that
the people on the island are greatly
enjoying their outing and are only
complaining that the time goes too
fast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-26
JAMES J. HILL IS
 NOT AN OPTIMIST

Washington, March 25.-James J. Hlii was in Washington today but would not discuss the Minnesota railroad decision. "The courts have said all that there IS to say on that subject" he said
 Referring to the statement issued yes terday by Franklin K Lane or the inter- state commerce commission that the rail- roads are prosperous despite reports to the contrary, MT. Hill said:
 Keep that article before you, then foi- low the accounts of railway affalrs Tor the next three months daily and see how the facts and the optimistic views com pare with each other. We railway peo- pie are in no position to do too much talking just now. We prefer to let the facts speak for themselves, and they will speak loud enough.
 ''The Pennsylvania railroad would not lay off any of it's men if it could pos sibly afford to keep them" continued MT. Hill but 1t can't afford it. It is not earning enough to do so. It Is the same situation everywhere. It is too heavy a draught on optimism to see this condi- tion of affairs in a bright light. The facts will make their own reply. It may take a little time but the answer will come sure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-26
COIOncr's Jury Returns Verdict
 After Inquiry
NO CLUE 10 THE PRISONERS
Undertaken Is Condemned For Elm. balming Body of Walter F. Baker, the Boston Millionaire, Be-
 fore Examination.

Hackensaek, N. J., March 25.-The cor oner's jury in the inquiry into the death of Walter Farnsworth Baker, which oo- cured at Bogota, N. J., on October 27, 1907, returned a verdict tonight that Baker died from arsenlcal poisoning, admins tered by some person or persons unknown to the jury.
 The jury, which spent several evenings in hearing testimony. was charged by the coroner to determine whether death was due to poisoning from arsenic; when or where the poison was administered and if crime was committed. The jury delfberated two hours and returned it's verdict in the language following:
 We find that Walter Farnsworth Baker died suddenly at Bogota, on October 27, 1907, at about 2:3O a. m., and from the evidence presented to this jury by phy- sicians who performed the autopsy on the body of the said w F. Baker, at Boston, Mass, on October 2S 19O7 we find that he died from arsenical poison- ing and that arsenic was administered to Walter r. Baker by some person or per- sons unknown to this jury, and we ex- press our disapproval of the action of the undertaken in violating the law by en1balming the body Of Walter F. Baker before the same had been viewed or action taken by the coroner"
 Baker, who made his home with the family of Frank H. Hurd in Bogota, came from Boston, and was possessed of considerable wealth. On the night of October 26 last, he went to New York city, accompanied by party of friends.
 Baker left the rest of the party upon reaching New York, and was not seen by them again until several hours later and after he had been taken i'll. Rejoin- ing his friends, he was hurried home. and died about an hour after Bogota was reached.
 Bakers whereabouts and associates during the evening preceding his death arc unknown. Between the time that he left his friends early in the evening and midnight, when he sent for them, he drank poisoned beverage. according to the testimony of the medical experts who made the autopsy. Inasmuch as IL has been found impossible thus Tar 10 trace the young mans movements during the period in question, it is understoop that Prosecutor Rooster considers that if would be a waste of time to present the case to the grand jury. Edward F. Baker of Boston. brother of the younger man. it was said tonight, Will continue his investigation in the hope Of deter mining the identity of his brothers com panions during the few hours prlor to his illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-26
GOVERNOR GUILD
 HOLDING HIS OWN
SENATOR PULLMAN IS REPORTED TO BE IMPROVING, WHILE SENA- TOR PENRosE IS RESTING CON- FORTABLY.

Boston, March 25.-The condition of Governor Guild has not changed since noon yesterday. At 10:30 o'clock tonight Dr. Winsow issued the following bulle- tin: Governor Guild holds his own, and is resting comfortably"
 Columbia, s. C., March 25.-A dispatch from Trenton, s. C., Senator Tillman's 5 home. states that the senator's condi- tion is improving slowly. He has been up but once since his sickness began, and was very feeble when standing. It is the opinion of his physicians that Sem ator Tillman needs complete rest before resuming his accustomed activity.
 Philadelphia, March 25.-The condition of United States Senator Penrose. who Is i'll at his home in this city, was said to be slightly improved at midnight, though no official bulletin was issued at that hour The last bulletin issued by his physician was at g o'clock tonight. It read:
 NO change for the worse. The patient is resting comfortably"
 The physicians now hope for his ulti- mate recovery, although he Is by no means out Of danger