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The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17
MORE CONCLUSIONS.

The eminent scientists are so srien- tific that those who are not at all sci entlflc have no business to notice with
 criticism, or ever with wonder, any thing they conclude" So the con- clusions of Prof Koch, who has been Investigating the South African sleep ing sickness are interesting He points out that the fly that spreads the sleep ing sickness lives almost solely on the blood of erocodiles, and adds: My in- vestigations showed that the tsetse fly feeds especially, if not always, upon crocodiles. I found in the stomachs of these flies crocodile's blood, and there fore concluded that the insects live on crocodiles. As bearing on this. I may refer to experiments in the Transvaal and Natal with regard to the tsetse fly. The Poers say, and it was every where confirmed, that the tsetse fly sucks the blood of big game When the big game was destroyed. the f1v disappeared, and the disease disappear ed too. Nearly the same conditions pre- vail in regard to the tsetse fly and sleeping sickness fly If we can destroy the crocodiles, the fly will disappear
 To carry this out Is not difficult If the eggs are destroyed. we shall ex- tinguish the species Crocodiles de- posit their eggs in well-known places. Every native knows where to find the nests Each of these contains from
 sixty to seventy eggs, and my opinion IS that, with the destruction Of these.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17
GOOD ROADS FOR MARYLAND.

Maryland has some bad politics, and the indications that she will get rid of them soon are not promising But she is going to have good roads, even if she keeps her bad politics. She has become so convinced of the value and desirability of good roads that she is going to put direct tax upon the land for the advancement of the scheme which calls for an expenditure of half million a year for the next eleven years, following an outlay of $2o0,o00 this year. To support this plan the new law provides that, commencing with the year 1909. State tax of two cents shall be laid on each sl00 of assess able property, and annually thereaf- ter for eleven years a State tax of not more than } 1-2 cents shall be laid. The proceeds of these taxes are to be set apart as the state road fund But the special tax is not 10 be levied l if 1t is found that the revenues are sufficient without it.
 Even If the extra tax has to be paid the good roads will be worth much more than they cost Connecticut which was one of the first States to
  go In for good roads, is satisfied that the investment is a very profitable one. and is going to invest much more
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17
DECORATIONS.

War with Japan is Inevitable
 Tn which magazine P''-kansas City Journal.
 Was that you I kissed in the con servatory last night9"
 tAbout what time was ita"-London Opinion.
 What does it cost you, Ferdinand. that handsome umbrella of yours?"
 Eternal vigilance, my hoy."--I.on- don Globe. Hub said the grafter's wife. "Well?" Step into the cellar and see 1 if you can shake down that furnace. - | Washington Herald MT kiddcr-"E Everyone speaks of Miss Antique as being bargain ' Miss Caustique--"Well, her age is con siderably marked down" Brooklyn Eagle.
 The Old Bachelor-Don't you pity us old bachelors? Old Widow-Yes, but don't pity you as much as l congratulate myself.-Il lustrated Bits,
 There wouldn't be half so much trouble in this world" said Uncle Allen Sparks if the people who ought to he I listening didn't insist on doing all the taking. Chicago Tribune. Mrs Critique-"I don't think if is very appropriate for you to wear a wine -eolored silk dress to the ". (. T i T.. meeting Mrs Wise-"0h, It's watered silk, you know. -Syracuse ] Herald
 "Gracious old man How did you i catch such frghtful cold?'
 ''O, worked with the furnace till l i overiieated myself and then went ur | into the sitting room and got chilly - 1 The C5mmoner
 Professor" said Mrs. Gaswell to the i distinguished musician. who had been i engaged at high price to entertain l her guests. what was that lovely se- | lection you played just new" r That madame hs answered. glar- ing at her was an improvisation
 H.a yes I remember now I knew i t was an old favorite, but eouldn l thtnk of the name ef il, to save me. = t Chicago Tribune
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thnBscd. {

It is when the babes are sleeping Tn their cozy little beds, And 1 tiptoe to leave kisses
 on their tousled golden heads. That l get to thinking serious,
 And I'm scared as l am glad l tell you it's responsible
 This job O bein' dad. When tiptoe in beside 'em.
 And I'm bendin down above As careful as | can be.
 Sos to give 'enn both a love, ! m buildin castles for 'sm,
 Rig an grand as they can be. An you bet at I'm a-feelln',
 My responsibility, Beats all how a fellow changes! Days l used to hope an plan For to git myself a fortune
 Gainst the time I come a man. Now myselfs obliterated.
 An I'm mighty proud an glad To be plannin' an a-toilin'
 For the babes that call me dad. Judd Mortimer Lewis in Houst
 Post
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17

the fly will become more and more rare.
 When the crocodiles hear about this they will think it is pretty rough that they must be exterminated because flies which prey on them can't other wise be exterminated. If it is not too late they will wish that the eminent Professor Koch would modify his conclusions.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17
Might Hnve Lived to Re Five Hundred.
Bridgeport standard.)

The editor of the Yonkers Statesman Mir. John W. Oliver, who died recently. left a remarkable record. He was a2 years old, had never been sick day tln his final illness, and had never missed q day at his sanctum in Yon- kers He was the oldest active editor alive when he died and his daily rou- tine lt Is 10 be presumed, was con ducive to his good health All the same with such constitution as he must have possessed we do not know that he would not have lived to be five hundred had he run country store or kept d fish market.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17

-by Americans. Until within recent years farming for the most part has been in the hands of large Turkish land owners. but Of late Europeans. at traeted by the climate. have purchased large tracts and commenced raising to- pacco, cotton and cereals upon sci ehtihe basis hitherto unknown Tn this part of the world The foreigners who now own farms in this vicinity are chiefly English. Dutch, Germans and Greeks The American farm owners are naturalized citizens, formerly of Greek nationality.
 King Menelik of Abyssinia will soon be added to the list of monarchs who are automobilists-and there are now only few that are not. The British government. through it's prime minis ter to Abyssina, will present car 10 him which has been specially con structed to withstand the jolting of the apologies for roads' that exist in his kingdom. X roadway will be GU. from the coast to the capital for the passage of this. the first motor car ever seen in Abyssnia The royal chauffeur Is a native who has been taking course of instruction In Eng land.
 Frank Seyk, Sr., celebrated his 104th birthday at the home of his son at Kewaunee, Wis, by playing a clarinet solo and singing a song to demonstrate that hwithstanding his advanced years, his ears had not lost their sense of harmony. Mr. Seyk is the most | unique character in that section of the State. His memory is still keen and he Is able to recall incidents of many years back with vividness that bodily ailments and attributes his longevity to dieting and regular hab- I its. He did not take up smoking until l hls 96th year, though he has been an l inveterate user of snuff all his life.
 Along the Hudson river. where more i ice Is harvested than in any other sec l ton of the country, electric motors are extensively used in handling the crop for next summers trade. Out on the surface of the river the ice is marked and cut with "ploughs' drawn by horses. The cakes are spudded off by l hand and aoated to the electrically operated chain conveyors, where they are automatically hoisted from the wa 1 ter and hurried to the ice houses. As the cakes pass along on the eonveyors they go through the various finishing
 machines. One device trims the cakes
 to the proper size; another slaves the
 top of each. because passing trains and the smoke from nearby cities have left a sediment of soot on the surface of
 the ice. This machine also trims of
 all snow ice, which does not keep well
 The lee is holsted and carried to the
 most remote corners of the great Ice
 houses entirely by electricity. Tho
 packers only have to shove each cake
 Into it's place as fast as lt comes.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17

A contributor to Forest and Stream says it does not matter how much you talk while fishing How about after wards?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17
SAYINGS AND DoiNGs.

California judge has ruled that dog cannot be the recipient of a leg acy. i man out there willed sl 900 te ms dog, and the heirs contested it and properly got the cash.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17

It is now figured that the longest lived people eat the heartiest break fasts. They certainly eat the most breakfasts.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17

It is solemnly stated that rats arc a nuisance in England, but 1t is not sol emnly stated that there E any country where they are not
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17
s@s@sssssseHeHs
 6 E @yQEAE- Universal SpecialtieS

THESE kitchen utensils are be-
 ing used by thousands of \ pleased ho;. sekeepers. II you are not using them let us put you wise.
 COFFEE PERCOLATORs. These coffee pots are made both Tn aluminum and enamel. They make delicious clear coHee without boiling and are so sim. pie that the most inexperienced can use one.
 BREAD MAKERS. These are con- gidered necessities in many households for they insure uniformly good bread with onlv a few minutes of not very hard work.
 Prices s2. .OO to $2.5O FOOD CHOPPERS. These machines long ago replaced tho chopping knife. and the cook of today uses one to cut everything ex- cept kindling wood.
 Prices from 75 cts. up. CAKE MIXERS. They are built somewhat like the Bread Mix CTS but are adapted to the mixing of batters, creaming potatoes and similar uses. Price $l.7S '1tJs|lqf;BasssttG& | 7s4ChApaL ST. 3l0 StArE SA
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17
PER-
 ADVENTURE

four Shirt Department is stocked for while yet-for two months moro or less. Yet it may not be wise to defer the selection of materials. Everything is here now, but every thing cannot stay hnre always. The stock may remai,4 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 it 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 vou can r
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17

The British vice-consul st Rouen re- ports that the cultivation in France of the new potato brought from Uraguav has been observed for some time with great interest The variety is called
 solanum commerSonali violet. and is sad 10 possess exceliece of taste is well IS nutritive value, and is equal to me pest table pctata known in France
 rms variety is distinguished by it's re slstanee to frost, as also to disease and Is one great advantage Is that il pros pers most in q damn and swampv soil.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17

Some of the finest farming land in Asia Minor, situated along the Smyrna Aldin railroad is owned and operated
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17

Manuel has signed with the White Sox, and the Chicago News thinks 1t necessary to explain that 1t is not King Manuel
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-17

It will perhaps cheer some of our sore throated sovereigns to know that King Edward is similarly suffering.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-30
Murders In London.

London, Oct. 30.-All their clewt
and finger prints having failed to fud
the man who slrsngled Esther Prseger
In her bedroom 10 a Russell Square
boarding house on the night Of October
l6, Scotland Yard detectives To-Day con-
iessed themselves completely bsfilsd.
The Pne,er crime vas one OF ser 'es
extending through several years, COM
mitted in the Ame neighborhood, under
spbsiautiftlY Sthe same circumstances
aud, the 6sectlves believe. by .te same
man. The victims have all been women
of the unfortunate class.
The Prseger murder wa, the most
BRUTAL Of the series. The other victims,
al lta,i, died quickly, razor having
been the butchers fagorite weapon.
The Praeger girl, but IL ytats old, was
strangled so slowly that she had time 10
her struggles to tear the bedding on
which she lay to ribbons, to rip the
mattress open aud to utter few stifled
cries, which other dodgers in the same
house heard but disrsgarded.
The murder Is the ninth OF the series
the detectives attribute to the same
criminal. They began in May, 1900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-30
Mr.. BRYAN end Mr.. Rockefeller

Napoleon, O., Oct. 30.-Mr. Bryan TO.
day save out statement In response to the
published interview with John ID. Rookie
Teller, advocating the election of Mr..
Taft.
Rockefeller is for Me-. Tat because
Mr.. Taft is 10 sympathy with the tursls.
Mr.. TAFT has been making speeches for
many weeks and he has not yet dgelt
upon the iniquites OF the trusts.
''No wonder Mr.. Rockefeller is for
Taft" Again Mr.. Rockefeller says Mr..
Taft's election will make for law and
order. This is false. Mr.. Rookie
feller's corporation is the most notorious
aw-breaker in the United States and be
is for Mr.. Taft because be does not want
the law enforced. If be thought that
Mr.. Taft would enforce the law against
the Standard Oil Company aud favored
the ensCtment Of more stringent laws
against the S audsrd Oil Compsny, as l
do, he would not be for TAFT. 10.
stead OF opening at acking the side of
monopoly, the republican organization
az kept up a pretense of reform and
Mr.. Roosevelt rushed into the arena Al d
allowed the charge that the tr1sts
were opposed to Mr.. Taft to sand.
Mr.. vCsevelt, ia his esgerness to relieve
the republican candidate of the odium
Of trust support, accepted this as proof
that the Standard Oil Company was sup
porting me. "Now, Mr.. Rockefeller,
head of the 5 sndard Oil Comp any,
comes out openly 10 support of Mr..
Taft and gives reasons that lay bare the
false pretenses upon which the republi-
can campaign has been conducted. /
challenged him to name one trust officer
that was supporting me and not beiug
able to find an official, he named st.
Louis attorney who in one case repre-
sented the president of the brauch Sand.
ard Oil Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-30
A Grave charge.

New York, Oct. 40.-Declsriug from
the bench 10 Yorkville Court, "there 10
something higher than la v in this case"
Magisttsts Crane overrnIed all legal OBJ
jectlons to The evidence OF little girl
against two women accused Of operating
q "white slave" clearing house and TO-
day is bscking q search BY Gerry Society
agents for prominent politician said to
be implicated 10 the vice traffic. In
court the younger girl told al nnprint-
able story of how she was Charmed OUT
to different women. After the evidence
of the girl the msgiStrut, said: "Thers
is a man high in the politics of this
town, q man who yields great powfr
here, who is connected with this traffic
10 young girls. We are looking for him.
This is the greatest scandal that has ever
come before me and our work on the
case ban only begun"
Police Commissioner Bingham has
been given a copy of the address book
In which, among others, is the card of a
multi. millionaire who spends half bis
year in a palatisl villa in Paris and who
owns racers. yachts and automobiles
Every effort is To be used to place this
man upon the stand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-30
Abdicstion Prob able

st. Petersburg. Ost 30.-The alb
di,a ion OF Abdul Hsmid, sultan of Tur.
key, either forced or voluntary, is ex-
pectsd 10 the immediate fnturs By the
Russia government.
Russian SCENTS who were sent 10 Tur-
key to investigate conditions reported
today that foreign intervention alone can
prevent the young Turks from ovestbroW-
ing the 'ultan and placing his brother,
Prince Slleimap, on the throne.
Itis considered here extremely doubt
full whether toe powers could be induced
to step In to ave ABDUL Bamid.
The young Turks charge that the sui
tan is continually plotting to involve
Turkey 10 a war In the hope that he
ay thereby be enabled ID abr0gste the
new constitution and rtorn 10 bis oil
rile OF absolutism. The sultan ia paid
to be in leayue with Tew6k Pssha, the
foreign minister, who Ia, always been
disiastefu TO the young Turks.
The young Turks in Salonica are
particularly active against the sultan
and they ttr' a.en to march an army 10
Oonsta 1tinople to enforce their demand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-30
ADetermlued Cocaine Flend.

Philadelphia, Oct. 3O.-A disgusting
scene IVES enacted In the Magistrate
Court here today when the combined
efforts OF two policemen were necessary
to subdue Joseph Nj G )ldrick, a 20-yesr-
old cocaine fend. Arrested Ia night
With two companions, all under the 10
auencs of the drug, MtG1ldrick wheo
called for sentence this morning espied
some OF the coke and "snifer," which
had been taken from the trio when ar
rested, nta:by. Almost before the po-
lice and magistrate knew what was
happening, McGoldrick pounced upon
ne drug and hsd the''suiffer"to his nose.
When the attendants tried to interfere
NJ Goldrick fought like a wild animal,
and 1t was only after a desperate struggle
that the policemen finally succeeded in
getting the coke away from him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-30

HE desperation Of the repuoicA"S !"
the probable outcome OF the election OF
Tuesday next has been so surprising oil
late that one can hardly understand taeir
claims as to the tremendous vote that
will line up behind Judge Taft. 1t was
currently reported only recently that
clerks we're engaged 10 the pension bu-
re,u at Washington 10 tracing the
nance and homes of those on the pen
slon rolls. This means the old soldiers
OF the war of IS61-65 and all others who
served in the army and navy since II at
time. We alluded only a day or 80 sgo
to the fact that Mr.. Murray VsndiVer,
Of Baltimore, had made the statement
that he had not made single effort to
get q negro vote for Mr.. Bryan; had re-
fused to confer with them, etc. Dir.
Vaodiyer is chsiru an of the democratic
committee of Maryland and be knows,
as we have repeated for years and years,
that the entire colored vote, and ninety
nice per cent of the soldier vote was
solid &c all time for the republican party.
Missouri is q southern democratic state
aud yet the republicans are making the
most strenuous tffOrt to carry it for Iait,
for the press dispatches from that state
say:
The new organization hss set about
with q lot of vigor and enterprise. 1t
has brought out and registered, for one
thing. 10000 negrOts who have never
voted before in Missouri. 1t has found
and lined up 35, 600 old soldiers on the
oession rolls, nearly all Of whom are Tor
Taft.
Ten thousand ,.Av,I@s VINO had never
voted before most any Of them without
the slightest knowledge as to whether or
not Mr.. Bryan is from Maine or Texas.
Thirty-fve thousand old soldiers-msrk
that--not those Of the Spanish wal
cold soIdiers"-snd this forty-thrte
Wars after the civil war. Thirty-ive
thousand in one state, and although Il g
"gushsrs" in the south say "let ~
cones be bygones" 1t can be safely inti-
mated that everyone of them was told
"Io vote as they shot" and snnihilate
the solid south, as they in 1864 90
crashed 1t with overwhelming numbers
and "resources." Still we are informed
that 10 this state, sye-in this city,
that Confedersts veterans and the Sons.o'
Confederate soldiers will vote the repub-
licau ticket. "Tis true, It's pity, and
pity tits, It's true"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-30
News Of the Day.

Penny pos'age between Auslrslis a1d
the United States will soon be intro
duced.
Wrecsaye picked up 10 the North Sea
confirms the fear that the sttau DER YER
mouth foundered; 1t is believed that all
of her crew persisted.
The second squadron of the American
bsttleship feet, under command OF Ad-
mirsl Emory, arrived at Annoy, Chius,
this morning, and was given an enthu-
s astic welcome.
Grafton Dulsny, one Of the best
known young men in Baltimore, con-
fessed yesterday to Captain of Detectives
Humphrey las. night that it was he who
removed the funeral crepe from the door
knob of The home of the late John NJ.
Denison, wealthy merchant, to the
door knob Of the residence of Mrs. Mel.
son Perrin, society leader and widow of
q millionaire, and spread the news thst
Miss Gladys Perrin, then in New York
with her mother, Was dead, He states
that he regrets the "uufortunate escs-
psde," saying be had been "out with
the boys" and spent rather enjoyable
evening.
Syracuse, N. Y, last night enter ain"
ed William H. Taft and William j.
Bryan, who expounded, respectively,
republican and democratic doctrine.
Mr.. Tat spoke al two meetings aud Mr..
BRYAN a. four. The princiral ga berIng
was at Wieting Opera House, where
Judge Alton B. Psrker also spoke.
Judge Parker lauded Mr.. Bryan in h
speech which contained also much OF
criticism for Mr.. Taft and Governor
Hughes. cit gives me pleasure" be
said, go come here tonight, especially
because l am PERMITTED to adVocats f r
a little time the cause of one who hiss
ideals, lofty character a I'D exalted patrio-
tsm-the democratic stsn6ard-bearer
for the presidency.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-30
TRIED TO BRIgE JURYMAN


Sand owof the peniien-
tiary, w,r.L.J oout to be passed
upon him, and having seen his young
wife just led from the courtroom hvsteri~
cally crying ''No No i" E A. s. Blake,
contractor, convicted of attempt ng to.
tribe John NJ. Kelly to qualify on the
jury to try Abraham Ruef and vote for.
Ruefs scquiItal, made full confessions
in court in San Francisco yesterday.
Blake said that after he was arrested
on 8 charge of bribery, Frank ]. Mur.-
ply, Ruei's associate counsel, came to-
him and promised him $4,000 If he,
would keep quiet. He said that notes
for $40, 900 purportiDg to be signed by
Ruef were delivered to a third patty, To-
be paid to Blake Immediately after he
was sentenced il he were convicted of
bribery. Besides this amount, Blake
declared, bis wife was to receive 500 q.
month while he was 10 the penitentiary.
After be had s'aed that he had not
been promised immunity, Blake said
he had been offered 81 900 By Attorney
A. s. Newburgh end F. J. Murphy, of
RuePs counsel, to influence ]. NJ. Kelly,
prospective juror, to vote for the sc-
quittal OF Ruef. he at first off, red Kelly
$500, which was fused, he said, but anl
offer OF 81, 900 was accepted.
II WAS then brought out in allegations
that Newburgh had procured SIT ,rneys
for Blake's defense. Blake then told
of the alleged offer of $40. 900 aud pro-
vision for his wife while be wss in prison
If he would not make confession. The
story told by Blake created consterpa-
ton in court, and the case was continued
for two weeks.