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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
People to Elect.

4 The Senate session was brief a
number OF bills on the calendar were
passed. and among them was one of
great interest. 1t provides that here
after the members OF the State Cor
poration Commission shall be elected
by the people instead OF being APP
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by Mr. Byrd-To amend Il and re- enact
section 2lo of the Code tof Virginia, relative
ant! House OF Delegates. -, 4 375s,11
~ NE Hyrd-To amend and re-enact sec.
t. KY Of the Code OF Virginia. relative to
TVS. duties Ct the Keeper OF the Rolls,
TX ait, Sydnor---To prevent damage to-
public roads BY the hauling Of sawmill tins
penalty therefor 81 = s5S q 'i3IIS
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1.-TWO liquor measures were present.
ed in the Legislature Friday.
i One was offered In the Senate
by Mr.. Keezell, providing for an
Increased State license tax on bars as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19

The House adopted joint resolu-
tion resembling the action Of the Leg
islature in electing Judges of the Cor
poration Courts OF Manchester and
Newport News. and providing that they
be chosen after February 1st In nc
cordance with the provisions OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19

By Mr.. cornett--To amend and re-enact
section,s4s OF the Code, as amended and re-
extra sesslon). and approved March II.
l9os, In relation to compensation OF super
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Sale of Liquors.

Measures are still coming. in on the
liquor question:. Mr.. Taliaferro, of
Orange. offered one yesterday, for
bidding the sale OF liquor under any
conditions to females.
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repeal an act en-.
for u road colnmls-
glster!alt District, In
Feb.
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{ Essex, whose dis
have the railroad
condition OF the
active interest in
lch is nothing more
Is commonly know
Is as a rider" on
by Mr.. Evans
IS.
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PUT
BY Mr.. Barrett-To give courts OF equity
Jurisdiction to hear and determine cases
where there have been two or more convey
ances or attempted convcyances OF land and
/, 10 I hno fo{lo
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-06
FINANCE AND
COMMERCE


New York. June 5,-rhere was but
scanty material for interest in the
stock market today The total of the
days dealings disclosed "A violent
shrinkage in the volume of trading
the days sales falling to a smaller
total than for several months, and
during the latter part of the day there
was almost entire stagnation. There
was some reduction from the unusual
dealings owing To the dullness of the
London stock market where there will
be a holiday today and Monday. Aside
from this there was no apparent eX-
PLANTATION for the sudden lapse of in
terest in the dealings. The demand
for stocks was exceedingly meager.
but the cessation of the selling which
flooded the market yesterday was
even more remarkable. 1t was this
feature which opened the day to the
slow moevment of prices. Union Pa
cifie continued to hold its dominant
place in the dealings and except for
some supplementary interest in read
ing there was really nothing else call
ing for notice in the days proceedings
The postponement of the public Of
ferings of the Union Pacific bond is
sue subscribed for by bankers was
given some influence as deterrent
from active operations. The cOnclu-
sion Of that financial transaction,
however is ascribed as the principal
reason for the sudden cessation of the
aggressive operations to hold and ad-
vance prices of stock.
i rise in the price of lead here and
of copper in London was Of some in
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-06
ROSWELL TORRANCE


Shortest rosa 90 roswell and all points
in the Pecaa valley This being United
atntos mail route the cars must and do
le ave on schedule time
Automobile leaves Torrance daily at a.
m, arriving at Roswell at II A. m.-saVinE
passengers over thirty hours between these
points over any other line, Courteous ana
EXPERT chautreurs In charge OF every car
soatg reserved by applying to agent at Tor
rance or the Roswell Auto Co.. Roswell N
NJ Baggage allowed. 80 pounds. Any
amount Of baggage can be carried by nou-
fying Roswell Auto Co, at Roswell N. nj.
j. W. sTOCKARD. Manager,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-06

ARE YOU GOING TO Ell PASO TO
NISJT or 10 SHOP? III so, THE
GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL lS TlIL
Place no STOP IN TIE IEAEI
.0r EVERYTHING FOJR BLOC ~
IRON UNION STATION, RATES
SOC TO S200. EUROPEAN PLAN,
STREET CARS PASS 70 AND IRON
DEPOT ". VI. M'Cof, PROPhit-
TOR
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-06

Total sales for the gay 56t5OV
shares.
Ponds were steady Total sales
lpar value3. $2,4S8.0O0. United
States homes Wcrr uuahanga] on call.
Chicago Hcard OF Trndc.
cGtagn Jane o- Speculative buy
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-06-06
ARTHUR {. WALKER

Fire Insurance. Secretary huiusI
Building Association Phone 6sb
0I7tL west Central Avenue.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23
CHAPTER xxx-continued.

CHAPTER Xxx-Continued.
1T seems SO frightful to leave her.
said Christabel. looking sadly at the
calm, worn face of Mary. There Is
one thing at least I must do. l know
she would wish me to do it; indeed !
promised her that II she should die
before q certain time l should do IL.
There are some papers belonging to
her late father. Sir John, which he
gave into her charge"
A strange, long-drawn, dreadful cry,
which appeared to issue from all sides
Of the house at once, caused her to
break off and gasp with a shudder.
What is that?" she asked.
1T is 'Fire!'" answered Aksakoff
1.-The house is on fire. That is the
cry. pray that we are not too late"
But | must get those papers," ex-
claimed Ch%ristabel. ut was a promise
to Mary" she said, making a rapid
examination of the room. "Ah! here
is her jewel-case. The papers are in
IT," she cried.
With another kiss on the dead lips
Christabel withdrew. and Norman and
Aksakoff hurried her downstairs.
The revolutionists were scurrying
out of the burning house like rats,
while a bugle-call. clear and sonorous,
broke upon their ears.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23
IRELAND NEEDS FORESTS.
Like United States, She Is Late In
Waking Up to Her Sins.

Like United States, h ls Late In
Waking Up to Her Sins.
Ireland has awakened to the ma
tional value of her forests, but SO late
that radical measures will now be
necessary to make up for past ne
glect. A commission appointed by the
crown to investigate the condition OF
Ireland's forests and to suggest meas
ures for lettering it has just made
public its report.
The commission outlines and vigor-
ously urges the adoption of a large
scheme for the state to plant about
zoe, 900 acres with forest trees. This,
with the 100000 acres of existing for
est, would give Ireland LOCO, 900 acres
of forest land, an area which the com
mission considers essential Tor the
agricultural and Industrial require.
ments of the country.
About 10000 acres Of this would be
purchased by the state in mountain
Gus and rough regions and managed
as state forest, while 500, 900 acres,
chiefly in small blocks, would be
planted by the state but managed by
private owners or by county councils
The facts that under the land pur'
chase acts much woodland formerly
held in large blocks is being sold In
small parcels and numbered and that
there is now opportunity for the gov
eminent to acquire woods and land
suitable for forests make 1t specially
urgent for the state to take immedi'
ate action.
To show that such a scheme OF lane
acquisition and planting is not i'm
practicable the commission cites the
case of Denmark, an agricultural
country half the size OF Ireland
which since 1881 has increased her
forests by 175,000 acres.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23

that we must be as strangers. we
have lived here in the same city ever
since, and met many times-always
as strangers. Though she did not &C
cept me she did not marry any one
else. And l never knew the reason
till tonight"
"~Indeed." exclaimed.
Yes, and the reason was-she never
received my letter, for, idiot that l
was, ] never sent it,
Never SEM it, said Wilkes and l
almost in a breath, how was that"
Il will explain said the old gentle
man, with dignity. 1T was so years
ago. this very day, that I wrote that
". and as | sat tonight in t.
s--..e room, thinking owe the old
times, l half resolved to write to Ruth
once more before | died.
81 took out the Old, faded, tawdry
box from its secret drawer in my writ
ing-table, but, as with trembling fin
gers | united the furnished cord, there
t1uttered out no empty sheet-there
fell upon my desk the very letter l
wrote to Ruth so years ago today! l
wrote that letter and never posted it.
Instead. had folded the blank sheet,
inclosed it in the envelope, and mailed
that!
when she received that blank sheet
of paper she must have wondered
what it could possibly mean, but when
| would not speak to her she probably
thought, All. he meant it was all he
had to say"
As Mr.. Sinclair concluded he handed
me the letter. 1t was brief, manly
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23

ard respectful, and written In a beau
tifully nea hand.
7 knew not what to say as he re-
sumed, in a hesitating, embarrassed
tanner DO you think 1t is too late?
Don't you think we might make it up
Ruth and land be happy together
for the short time that remains to
us?'
DO l know the lady, Mr.. Sinclair"
l inquired. at length.
Miss Ford" he answered, simply.
| knew Miss Ford. A dear old
maiden lady, who was always at the
head of all kindly works, and spent
her time and her wealth in going
about doing good wherever good
might be done.
Don't you think we might make it
up-Ruth and II"
The question was still in my ears,
and | was bordering it over, and Won
dering what possible answer l could
give to the old gentleman's's singular
and embarrassing query, when, to my
great relief, further confidential on
v~ersation was prevented by the en-
trance of a noisy party, and Mr.. Sin
clair slipped away.
The next night / visited the club
chimney-corner AGAIN, and as | ap-
preached old Mr.. Sinclair l heard DR..
Barry saying to the little group as
sembled there:
1--WE just come from a strange call.
Miss Ford is dead. Died suddenly an
hour ago. No pain. Heart failure.
Just left there"
AS the doctor made this announce
ment, l heard Mr.. Sinclair say, softly:
Ruth"
looked intently at him and saw
him leaning back in his chair, gazing
at the ceiling, a gentle smile upon
his face. Apparently he was talking
the doctor said.
| made a sign to Barry, and he con-
tinued in a lower tone, relating as a
peculiar circumstance that Miss Ford,
when found, had in her lap an envel-
ope bearing a postmark Of SO years
ago, while beside it vas an apparently
blank sheet of paper. On close ex-
animation he had found, written, in a
corner in a lea feminine hand, the
words Richards letter"
l took the doctor aside and whis-
pered: WAS the paper like this?"
"A twin sheet" he answered, as
rassed him Mr.. S%inclair's letter,
which l had been unable to return the
night before.
l put my finger to my lip and point.
ed over my shoulder.
Barry looked in the direction Of the
old gentleman and Immediately ex.
claimed:
Hello! What's this?'
Striding past me he halted in front
of Mr.. Sinclair.
THE old gentleman is dead!" he
said, quietly.
He was right. Old Sinclair had
heard the news Of Miss Ford's death,
uttered that one word, Ruth" and
her died-as she had died-of heart
failure. and sitting in his chair before
the fire.
His question was answered without
nv aid-speedily and satisfactorily
They had made it up now-Ruth and
he. He had gone to meet her, it may
he. as she had known him long ago
not frail and feeble as he had ap
reared to US, but gifted with eterna
youth.
Yes, they had made it up-Rutl
and he.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23

Sometimes a woman cries over her
inability to find something to laugh at.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23

Rev. G.. G.. Flanagan, who has been
pastor of the Baptist church of Airing
ton for the past two years closed his
labors Sunday to go into the Y. M. C.
A. work. Rev. Pierre Danis, who for
merly held the chair of Latin and
French literature In the University Of
Lyons, France, has been chosen to
succeed Mr.. Flanagan.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23

John Adams, a we'll known citizen
of Sioux Falls, was held for appear
ance in the state circuit court to an
swer to the serious charge OF assault
with intent to kill his wife, who
weighs only eighty five pounds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23

Steve Flanagan, the young man who
was accidentally shot while hunting
ducks neal Vermillion, died from his
wounds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23

Petitions are being circulated In
Lawrence county asking for the par
don of w. j. McKeller, who is serving
a term Of four years in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary. McKeller was the
United States soldier who last May
pleaded guilty to the charge of having
stolen a gold watch from a man
named James Halloran at Spearfish.
, 1908-08-05
CONFETTI.

we hope that the urgent reques OF our
contemporary The Mexican Herald was heed
ed at the Fourth Of July celebration of the
American colony in the City Of Mexico, and
nobody threw confetti at President D,az.
Thai such a request sholld be justified by
experience is a pity, but it seems that last
Fourth OF July the distinguished old states
man, who is regarded by some people as the
ahle55 man in this continent, was b pthered
by singing, clinging confetti thrown at him
by exubarant American patriots. What
would American patti. OTIS say ii Mexi; an patri-
OTIS threw confetti ut President Roosevelt
The Mexican Herald admits that the Am
orleans In Mexico are not the chief offenders
III the matter Of confetti throwing. Confetti
has become u nuisance at all public festivals.
1t is good to have the pernicious custom
condemned IN its own home. Throwing
things has always been o part Of the merry
making Of the Southrons, and it has lately
tried our temper here election night and
Now Years Eve, when the whole town seems
to go crazy in an effort at f~estivity which is
generally ioyless and rude. Confetti is an
abomination. If the Spaniards, Italians, and
Mexicans and the people Of Southern France
would tire of throwing the stuff, and would
make the possession Of bags of it a criminal
~offense, the whole world would be benefited.
We hope the Mexican Herald will continue
to use its influence to suppress the custom.
Meanwhile if any American, inspired by
the Fourth Of July fever, threw confetti at
Senior DIAz Saturday, he ought to be severe
ly punished. The Fourth of July stands
for liberty, and no person can be said to be
in the enjoyment of liberty who is in danger
of having confetti thrown at him in his walks
abroad. Ibid.
, 1908-08-05
THE SAME OLD STORY.

Never before were the newspapers through
out this country SO earnest ana i~nsistent in
their arguments against playing with gun
powder and fire on the Fourth of July as in
tAe last month. The humorists of the press
have made fireworks follies one of their chief
subjects, and have treated it with so much
a~lertness and point that it seemed that their
influence must be felt Public opinion has
really been aroused against the absurd prac-
tice of celebrating the anniversary of inle-
pendence and liberty with hideous noise, he
smell of burning powder, the destruction of
human life and property.
Yet the news from all over the country is
that the list of Fourth of July casualties is
very little, if any, smaller than last years.
Early yesterday morning telegraphic reports
indicated that the list of the persons killed
by fireworks was larger than last years.
The hospital returns in this neighbourhood
were very large. and not all the persons burn
, 1908-08-05

ed by premature explosions or the careless
handling of dangerous toys were treated al
the hospitals. The inference is that some
thing more than newspaper agitation, seri-
Gus and humorous, and a perceptible anus
ing of public opinion, are needed to change
the character of the general celebration Of
Independence Day.
It is difficult to find a sane man in any
walk of life who will admit that he approves
of firing cannon crackers and pistols loaded
with supposedly blank cartridges in tbs
streets. The unwisdon of the expenditure
of millions Of dollars annually on things to
explode aud burn, which sometimes kill peo-
pie who handle them, sometimes blind pee
pie, or infict other permanent injuries, and
generally admitted. The ancient custom
survives in spite Of a well-defined prejudice
against it. The desire OF boys to have
something noisy and dangerous to play with
is needed by many parents who honestly
deplore the practice.
What can be done to stop the ~1isancg,
remove the danger, and make our Fourth If
July a rational holiday. Aft r all, a very
small proportion of Americans blp fireworks
and use thom. Almost everybody who can af-
ford it deyotes the midsummer holiday to q
pleasant outing. The tro lble is a cousel by
C comparatively few persons, an if the existing
laws for The protection OF life ana property
are unavailable to check it, new laws should
be mad. The facts justify them.-I id,
, 1908-08-05
SUGAR TROUBLES IN AUSTRALIA.

AS our readers are aware, the Australian
government has been giving q bounty TO SUI
gar producers on such OF their produce as
was produced exclusively with white labor.
Some trouble arose some years back even
where colored tram driver5 were employed,
as it was held that their work was essential
in sugar production and that the sugar
produced with their assistance forfeited any
claim for bounty.
Now comes the report of another trouble.
The standard days work in Australia, under
the labor laws, is one Of eight hours, and as
the state grants the bounty to the sugar
producers who're white labor is employed,
the state insists that any casual white labor
shall only be employed 8 hours per day,
Such a rnling would seem to upset tbs
worlds agriculture, if followed everywhere,
Ind is producing trouble enough among the
cane growers OF Australia. They presume,
however, that they will avoid, or evade, the
restrictions Of the law in some manner, per
haps by not employing casual labor at all, or
when such labor is employed, that it shall
pc emp Dyed under the guise of permanency
in SOHO Wcy. It is amusing and very m
teresting TO see what dificulties the Aus
]trail"na are having in adjusting their loGi6-
lailou to salt tho requirements Of the labor
element now in power there.-Utd.
, 1908-08-05
EXPECT BETTER SPEED FROM GU
NARD LINERS.

The statement credited to the Cunard
lime officials ut Liverpool previous to the
departure Of the LusitaniA last Saturday
that the pitch Of her propellers had been
re&dJuated, and in consequence the engi-
neers expected her to average 81 knots
Un hour on her westward passage, has
created interest in engineering circles. on
both sides OF the Atlantic. The average
speed OF the Lusitania on her westward trip,
whom she eclipsed oil previous records of the
Mauret0uia rs well as her own, was 2488
kuots. On This run the whole of the coal
supplied t. the LlIsitGnia came from Wales,
VIZ ca was shewn to burn better, give more
steam, and less work to the tiremen than
auJ mature OF Goals supplied on her previ-
Qua voyages between Now York and Liver
pool. Tx coal on her present run west
ward hes been supplied from the same
mines, md, with the recent docking Of tho
liner and alleged Improvement in the pitch
o. the propoiiors, IN increase in speed is
expecteJ.
TIN fact that the earlier runs of the two
giant Cunarders, NIauretauia and Lusitania,
did not come up to The expectations of the
British Government, which is paying
$750,O00 a year subsidy on the two vessels,
led to the belief among European COMPETE
tors that the liners were incapable of main
tanning the speed they we're intended to-.
In dealing with this questiou"Engineering'
IN ITS current issue says:
"1he moderate speed maintained until
recently by the Mauretania and Lusitupia
was attributable partly to fortune and in
part to policy. Fine performances have
aenin and again been frustrated by the adj
vent of fog, while the fact that during the
Winter season considerably lower fares are
charged than during the Summer months
must undoubtedly be an inducement to the
propri~tors OF the boats to keep down the
coal bill.
Summer fares going westward come in
next month, and we should not be surprised
to see the Lusitania make a series of new
records on her passage to New York, but it
is questionable if her sister ship, the NTaur-
etania, will show any substantial improve
ment until her port forward propeller is re-
placed.
'In the meantime the runs with three
screws should provide some very valuable
data on screw performances, which, it is
hoped, the Cunard Line will see fit to pub.
lish. The mean speed of the Mauretania on
the round voyage, when she averaged "a. Is
knots. could be realized with four propellers
transmitting collectively about SIS, 900 horse
, 1908-08-05

about 40 acres, got up with all modern i'm
provements and arranged for plant c%ultlva-
ton and cattle breeding. Two and a half
acres of land are allotted to the garden,
where horticulture and horticulture will be
taught. For these data we are indebted to
the Weekly Circular of the Syndicate Of Fab.
ricants de Sucre.-Lousioaa Planter, Jdy
7Ith.
, 1908-08-05

power, or for three propellers $500 horse
power.
'The reports published in the various
papers Oh the coal consumption of the steam
ers have proved 10 be far in excess of the
real facts. It was rumored, for example
that the Lusitania consumed over 1000
tons on her earlier voyages across the At
lantic, whereas the actual consumption on
the L1sitania's third voyage was just 1000
tons, including that expended for raising
steam for auxiliary p ;rposes.
"In the fotty-eight-hour full power trials
the turbines developed rather over $4,000
shaft horse power, equal to 1880 horse
power per turbine for twenty-aix knots.
Actually the low pressure turbines develop
Ell rattle more that the high-pres8ure ones
in fact but very little less than 81 900 each.
Each screw is capable of transmitting this
amount Of power with fair efficiency, and
with three propellors Of the Mauretania de-
v~eIoping this amount each, o speed of 25.2
knots should be maintained, other things
being equal
With respect to the repairs to the Maure-
tania, the head of a well-known American
shirbuildipg firm said yesterday:
Il have been informed that the Maure-
tania viii not be in full working order
with her four propellera until she comes
out OF the dry dock III October. On the
face OF this statement il seems incredible
that the damage to the liner simply consist
ed of q few broken blades of her port
forward propeller. l have been told that
the turbine would have to be lifted out
of its bed, and that was the cause of the
delay. It was said tliat one OF the cn9i-
noero went to clear the drain pipe from
the port forward turbine, which had got
clicked with oil, and he let one Of lis tools
slip inside the turbine. which whir]ed it
around al Terrific speed when the turbine
was set ut full speed later, anl it was this
simple accident hat had caused oil the dun
age, which meant some thousands Of dollars
before il was put right.
with regard to the great speed made
by trQ N@uratania under three screws, it
is said that blades were broken off one
screw 50 that the other screw on the same
S lie was .oplAced ny one Of coa1ser p teh,
which had given such fine results.
'Undoubtodly synehronism was destroy
ed, said the shipbuilder, "and vibration of
the hall greatly lessenod, which may be o
%factor. in o small measure, for MAX ng better
apeod."-Nea Yorh Times, JulY 8,