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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-19
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Arizona republican., 1908-05-03

wealth accumulated and more people were in a position to afford the luXu- ries O. life.
 Again. howey CT, the impossible hap pened. Year after year of prosperity put the country into better shape to develCpe its industries. New uses for the telephone were discovered. while in the conduct of every day business it became indispensable. With each year the network of local. toll and long distance lines spread more widely over the surface of the country. The en- gineers watched the growing lines on the map and saw that the old esti- mates were insufficient By 1905 they had nazarded the prediction that 20 per cent development might be eX- pected. or one telephone to every five persons. Calculating the probable growth in population and the rate of growth in the telephone business they fixed upon 1880 or 1885 as the probable date when this development would be reached.
 Then came more years of prosperity. of city systems extending, of farmers building neighborhoOd exchanges and of toll lines being strung between towns which which had never before ed an increase over the former ones. until last year showed such a pheno- minal growth in the number of in struments that the experts had to be- gin figuring afresh. This time they
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03
FIND FACES SHOWING
 lATENI PROSPERITY
Growth of Telephone Industry in United States in Significant Con- trast to General Conditions.

Chicago. April 2S. Special cores pOndept of The Republican, Inquiry into the business revival. which is slowly setting in. shows a latent pros perity and power cf expansion in the business world which surface cOndi- tions have not indicated. Reports of commercial agencies and wholesale houses record almost no advance in most lines of trade and industry. But underneath this. forces are working that evidence the soundnesL of the nations prosperity and point to d fu- ture that is at marked variance with the immediate outlook.
 The growth in the telephone indus try is a good example of this strong undercurrent. Since the first of the year engineers of this city. whose duty it is to forecast the future. have had to radically revise their estimates of the amount of telephone service which the country will ultimately require.
 Ten years ago it would have seemed chimerical to suggest that there would ever be 6.000,000 telephones in the United States. yet that is the total iH operation at the first of thi year. This means an average of one instru
 ment to every fourteen persons. This is wonderful advance when one re-
 members that the first commercial circuit was established barely thirty years ago. To telephone engineers engineers. however this is not an end but the beginning of achievement and the real goal of their efforts is an era
 of universal telephony in which there ef-, persons in the United States That means telephone for every family, or perhaps better stated. a telephone for every other family. and as many more in places of business. But that Is not all. Today the Bell engineers are re- Vising their estimates because they find that 26 per cent development will
 be reached dozen years or more. earl fer than they had expected. The story oi the unforeseen factors which upset their calculations is the story of the nations prosperity for the intervening years. When the country began to look up after the lean years following 1893 an unexpected demand for telephone ser vice began to be noted. Long before the end of the last decade of the nine tenth century it was evident that the original estimates of an ultimate ra- tiO of three telephones to every 100 persons were hopelessiy insufficient and daring engineers began to assure doubtins financiers of the likelihood that they might henceforth safely count upon future ten per cent dsyel- opmert. This was regarded as the ab- solute limit. which would only be ap- preached gradually as the national
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03

estimate that 20 per cent saturation will be reached sometime between 1915 and 1920 and even this estimate may have to be revised. The Goun try would then have a total of over 20 900. 900 telephones.
 The significance of these figures is greater than appears at the first glance. They spell not only prosperi- ty for the United States in every line of business and every industry. but stand as a monument to the faith of American investors and the energy of American engineers. The investment represented by the various telephone systems of the country is enormous. The last annual report of the Ameri can Telephone and Telegraph com pany shows that during the past eight years over S350.00O.OOO has been ex- pended in new construction by the Bell companies alone. The eXpendi- lures by the independent companies. if they could be ascertained. would still further increase this total.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03

governments and produce exchanges comes to the Unired States to study the methods in vogue here in hand ling the crops. A few weeks ago a mysterious titled foreigner came to Chicago for that purpose. He had heard. or read. that little grain was ac- ually handled on the big boards of trade, that only a small part of the transactions on the boards of trade of this country were in actual grain. He had these ideas dispelled mighty soon and cffcctually for he went on a tour with a grain man who promised to show him the process of grading and handling the grain sold on Ameri- can grain exchanges. What he saw. any man would see who investigated any of the great primary grain mar kets
 He was whirled into maze of dusty. lofty elevators he walked be- side long rows Of freight cars loaded with grain and he watched with un- disputed surprise and interest the sift- ing that the grain was subjected to as a part of the board of trade transac- tions intricate work done for the pro- lection of producers and the buyers of crops. The bustling routine of inspec- ton, sampling and weighing. was fas- cinating to him.
 BIG TASK OF INSPECTION.
 Out m the inspecting yards of one of the railroads he saw a deputy grain inspector with his helpers. One of these helpers went ahead, between the long, seemingly endless rows Of box cars and opened the sliding doors with the deXterity born of long eX perience. The deputy inspector. in a ragged. dust-covered coat. followed quickly with another man who climb ed ladder into the car. In this as sistant's hand was long shiny tube closed at the lower end and with slots in its sides. wooden rod ran the length of the hollow center of the tube. or "tryer' as il is called The helper jabbed the tryer into the grain pulled out the wooden stick and the grain ran through the slots. filling up the tube. Then the tryer was removed and the contents were cmptied into the open palms Of the inspector. who judicially sniffed at it. felt it and eX- amined it carefully. After tries in diff ferent parts of the ear. the inspector graded the grain.
 Feel this" said the inspector and laboriously the foreigner climbed up to the door. See how warm it is The visitor pushed his hand down into the grain. II cant grade that very high.'' the inspector added. Its good grain. but it's heating"
 The foreigner noticed a man drop a paper bag filled with the grain in a little cart. and found that he was the consignees agent. These private agents take the samples downtown and place them upon tine tables on the trading floor Of the board of trade The inspectors. helpers. samplers and weigEers are all bonded men. The inspectors are paid by the state and the state reimbursed from the in spection charges. which are about thirty cents a car.
 While the foreigner listened to the answers of the inspector. another man with a tryer over his shoulders joined them. q sampler from the board of trade sampling department
 SAMPllN0 GRAIN: ITS BENEFITS.
 Nearly ;hi boards of trade main tain departments for the purpose of resampling the grain when requested. For instance. if the owner of car should he dissatisfied and thinks that
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03
GRAIN FLOOD RISING
 IN AMERICAN MARKERS
Over 86o.0oo, 900 Bushels Handled At Primary Points Last Year, Accord ing to Forthcoming Report.

Chicago, April 20. Special Corres- pondence Of The Republican.-The re- ceipts of grain and flour at the big primary grain markets of the United States in 1907 were S60.O9S.0 .015 bushels, according to the annual report sotssthe chicago board of trade which soon will be issued. The receipts were larger than those of the previous year by over 4l.5OO,OOO, probably because Of prevailing high prices.
 The receipts of grain at Chicago in 1907 were 64.7S7,241 bushels. The flour received was the equivalent of 4345S.S99 bushels more. Minneapolis came next with total receipts of lS7.- s17 7.045 bushels and Duluth had rec ord of S4.549,599 bushels. grain and flour. The actual grain that rolled into Chicago and was put through the processes of grading. weighing and re- shipping. would have filled an eleva- tor bin three miles high. and 20 feet square. This was the grain that not only was bought and sold in the wheat. corn. oats, rye and barley pits" of the board of trade, but was also the grain handled under board of trade rules by grain inspectors, weighers and samplers. @
 This great portion of the nations crops was sifted-inspected and grad ed here and sent forward through the channels Of trade. There was similar sitting" process at the other primary markets by which the actual grain from thousands of farms was classified according to quality. Each carload presented new problems. To handle the enormous total required the. best organization and system that money could procure. yet the forthcoming re- port shows that it's cost to the, pro- ducerS was so small a fraction of a cent per bushel or per hundred bushels as to be almost unnoticed.
 THE COUNTRY'S GRAIN BIN
 The first requisite is storage room. The elevators at the various markets and ports have a capacity of almost a quarter billion bushels. According to official figures the storage facilities at the various cities are as follows
 TOTAL STORAGE CAPACITY
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03

such exchanges the marketing of crops would be seriously crippley. Yet the proposal to abolish the present sys- tem of dealing in grain for future de
 livery. if enacted into law. would dc mo less than cause disaster not oni.
 to the exchanges but the producers and consumers whom they serve.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03

They say that laziness is caused by 2 germ. What a fine thing it would be if we could find something to Kill the thing"
 ''Oh. no. I know something better than that. Think how much nicer it would be if we could all find some way to gratify t!"-Pick-Me-Up.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03
TOTAL STORAGE CAPACITY.

These figures go to show how enor- nous the transactions in grain have become in the eXchanges-actualg grain. which is bought and sold. sometimes many times before delivery is due. as in the case also Of all commodities of commerce and real estate The total
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03

796S. 126 u.S01133 s6O. O.09S. .O15 S1S.590.3O Frequently emissaries of foreign
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03

storage capacity at Chicago. over 61, ,000,0 900 bushels. includes public and private" elevators. of which there are lG public ones. two of them having capacity of S.O00,O O00 bushels. two of 100000 and several of 1000. 000 bush els each.
 Now million-b -bushel elevator is quite a giant. It would require five of the larger grain barges on the great lakes to carry away d million bushels. and if million bushels of wheat were loaded into box cars of 500 buShel ca pacity the procession of them would stretch away for distance of over ten miles-a train so long that it would take d brakeman over three hours to walk from the caboose 10 the engine. Multiply this train hy sixty and the capacity of ChicagO's elevators for grain storage would take a train sS0 miles or long enough to more than reach from Duluth to Cincinnati
 ACTUAL GRAIN RECEIVED.
 The forthcoming report of the Chi cagO board of trade will contain the following tabulation of totals of re- ceipts at the great primary grain markets of the United States:
Arizona republican., 1908-05-03

Nearly ;ni boards of trade main tain departments for the purpose of resampling the grain when requested. For instance. if the owner of car should he dissatisfied and thinks that
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11
Science
of
HOli-
daying
By ANDREW WILSON.
Noted English Scientist.

depend upon climate and climate
suit everybody alike may note in this fact alone the initial stages
which would that each of selected the whose
conditions most closely orponded his bodily needs Lying altogether
outside the popular discussion Of holidays there field where
quesona science has be appealed by of determining the
proper place and method of enjoying rest This field represented by
the medical phase of hoday and by the relationship the doctor
to the of disease by climatic conditions.
before question of the advantageous
fashion in which holiday time be spent think fairly
this phase of the matter by assuming that the law of contrast
should here prove most trustworthy guide By this law implies
that the holiday life should be lived complete contrast to the ordinary
working existence possible There great wisdom such decara
founded upon the dea justified by all know of physiological
conditions that the rest and inauguration of of faculties largely
favored and aided by the employment of Others which, ordinary
way lie less falow
sedenary tied his Office will benefit greatly from
his walking his cycling from his yachting if he take hand
the ropes from his tennis his boating other forms in which his
physical energy used and thus stimulated renewal Your active
the other hand who day by day tolls with bone and muscle
who travels and about the pursuit of his business stands
different position For him. the lazy holiday the prescription of sci
will mpart his muscles by rest and he enjoys his novel
his volume adventure and thus captures the thoughts of other
will benefit the of his leisure spent the life he leads
in the workaday world.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11
MINIATURE SPIRIT TREE.
Unique Curiosity from the Depths OF
Old Ocean.

Visitors to Mayor Wings office dur
ing the past few days have been in
terested in a curious marine growth
which occupies a prominent position
on the upper ledge of the mayors
desk. The thing is a curiosity in its
way, having a base of fine coral, COW
ering a space about equal to a square
foot. On one side of this growth of
coral are attached two specimens OF
sleeps wool sponge, which had grown
to the rock. But the most curious
thing about the object is tree-like
growth which shoots up from the cen
ter of the coral base to a height of
about IS inches. This object is q
marine plant, with trunk like tree,
symmetrical in its proportions and
with numerous branches reaching in
every direction. The plant is black
and looks like a tree that had been
blasted by some poisonous exhalation.
The branches are very long and
reach upward and upward, then droop
until they touch the coral base, re-
minding one of the mythical spirit
tree of the Polynesias, which, accord
ing to tradition, grows somewhere in
the interior of the larger islands. This
tree has a series of branches, covered
with flowers which invite the trav-
elers' admiration, and as the unwary
victim approaches they are discov-
cred to be tentacles which reach
downward and draw him into their
horrible grasp. Once thus caught, no
man has ever escaped the crushing
power of these alleged horrible freaks
of nature, say the natives.
The onlooker familiar with the tale
of this mythical tree cannot help won
dering II the plant which once grew
on a coral reef at the bottom Of the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11

are undecorated, but Mr.. Drexel in
tends to cover them with old French
brocades and Italian silk tapestries
in accordance with the style chosen
for each room.
All this Is to provide temporary
home for Miss Drexel, his only daugh-
ter. He proposes to give some great
entertainments for her next year, as
his Carlton House Terrace home could
only permit parties of limited size.
Across the square, at No. Al, Mrs.
Drexel will have her sister, Mrs.
James H. Smith, widow of "Silent"
Smith, which house she took from
Lord Winburnholme some time ago.
No. %, however, stands alone at the
junction of North Audley and Upper
Brook streets. The Italian embassy is
opposite on the other corner.
1t is the largest available mansion
in Mayfair. 1t has more sleeping ac-
commodations than Dorchester House,
the home of the Reds. Thirty servants
are needed for it. The mansion was
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11
h1H,R

and thirsty land like northern India
such a magnificent river as the
Gauges had many claims 10 be highly
thought of; but it would appear as if
modern science was coming to the aid
of ancient tradition in maintaining a
special blessedness of the water of the
Gauges. e. H. Hankin, in the preface
to the fifth edition of his excellent
pamphlet on The Cause and Proven
tion of Cholera writes as follows:
Since l originally wrote this
pamphlet I have discovered that the
water of the Gauges and the Jumna is
hostile to the growth of the cholera
microbe, not only owing to the alb
sence of food materials but also owing
to the actual presence of an antisep-
tic that has the power of destroying
this microbe. At present l can make
no suggestion as to the origin of this
mysterious antiseptic.'"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11
CHOLERA AND THE CANOES.
Reputation Of the Sacred River De.
Tended by an Author.

The revolving customs which pre-
vail among pilgrims to the Gauges,
including promiscuous bathing by
those who are well and those who are
we'll and those who are suffering from
diseases Of all sorts and the drinking
of water from the bathing places
make the following item from the In.
dian Review somewhat of surprise.
"The reputation of the water of the
Gauges among the Hindoo millions Of
India is known to all, and most of us
were content to believe that in hot
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11

be uniform enca every word and line should be
factor and not filler
In these circumstances you readily and understand the
difficulties of keeping superuou meaningless wordshe vital
point attack by the critics? Even with their skill and learning Wesley
Watts Keb old writers made these and
most cherished church hymns spotted with Them
Next the hymn not equal ground with it, the music
gospel song will unless has distinctive melody Especially
this true of for children and people, and the more meo
do they the popular they become and consequently the more
good they accomplish.
The music should be written to the words and not the words to the
music know few woudbe writers who grind out melodies for which
employ wordnk furnish of suitable meter much
tinker, song become popular Ii there
dividing sacred secular think these hold
that distinction The distinctive note of sacred and secular music
well How fills the soul with and
reverence the enthusiasm AS
illustration of the first mentioned fact let tell this incident In
party young people wang when the orchestra
moduaed into The Glory Song" Presently couple took their Seats
another another until remained keep the
music solemn hush fell the assembge This reported
eyewitness and vouch for its uhfulness.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11

in such request for great entertain
ments this year that the owners were
obliged to refuse it to anyone until
after Reginald McKenna's wedding,
which was held there.
At the wedding Lady Jekyll was
able to entertain 800 guests with ease
In its spacious rooms. The wide mar
BILE staircase and minstrels' gallery on
the mezzanine floor are special fea-
lures.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11
ARE sTlNGY WITH FRESH AIR.
Authorities Maintain Old Village
Lockups in England.

Several villages in the Midlands
possess in more or less ruined state
their old parish lockups, commonly
known as roundhouses, says the Shelf
field Daily Telegraph.
Breedon, a Leicestershire village,
close to the South Derbyshire border,
possesses it's lookup a quaint stone
building IS feet high and s feet 6
inches diameter inside. The walls are
Is inches thick. The door is of stout
oak, studded with many large iron
nails.
The lock is very strong and the
keyhole is covered with an iron plate,
which itself has to be unlocked by a
spanner before the door key can be
inserted. Ventilation is afforded by
small holes punched in an iron plate.
6x7 inches, fixed in the center of the
door. There is no window.
At Worthingtca, the next village to
Breedon, the old lookup is seven
sided brick building, badly in need of
restoration, an opportunity for achae-
ologists which it is hoped will not be
missed. Both at B,eedon and Worth
ington these diminutive disused pris-
ons are on the roadside, adjacent to
the pound or pinfold. so that the con-
stable had conveniently side by side
the strayed cattle and any human
rogues or vagabonds he had charge of.
There are similar old lockups at Smis-
by and Ticknall. two villages close to
l. eicestershire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11
Evil of
UnWiSe
Law
Making

will main be constructive We accomplish practically
nothing in the way Of restraint
governed people the world rapidly becom-
ing the governed people the world increasing
every department of public affairs mekng government
national the comprehensive system of bureaucracy
The complex conditions of times each Of their diversified
forms given special and administration This prolific
of legislation much of it fragrant disregard of the best
toned and venerated doctrines
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11

EW YORK.-Who is to be
the lucky man?
London matrons with eligi-
BILE sons, earls, barons and
plain sirs, are asking each
other this important ques-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-11

Most of us take our period of leisure
time, and enjoy it, without giving much
or any thought to the best method of en-
ploying the period set apart for bodily re-
cuperation. If there exists science of
holidaying at all, its terms are sealed
book to the bulk of mankind. Yet it would
be strange indeed if the proper enjoyment
of well-earned rest formed a topic or con-
dition which lies completely outside that
reign and domain of law whose influence
with our health and well-being. For ex-
ample, the enjoyment of holiday must