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The state herald., 1908-04-24
Minnesota for Taft.

Minneapolis Minnesota Re.
publican state convention elected four
delegates nj large TO the national con
vontion at Chicago and instructed
them TO vote for the nomination of
Secretary Of War Taft until he Is so.
lected by the convention"
The action Of the convention Thur
day insures that the twenty-five votes
OF Minnesota In the national conVcn.
uon viii be cast for the secretary of
war. as all OF the eighteen district
delegates are under Taft instruction.
In addition 10 naming delegates NJ
large. the convention names -four al.
ternhtes nt large. nominated eleven
presidential electors. adopted n plat
form indoralng the administration ~
President Roosevelt. "and especially
his efforts for the establishment Of IL
sound financial system. the enforce
mcnt OF the laws and proper regula
tion OF corporations" and declared for
revision OF the arir by Republican
Congress.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
THE STATE HERALD
J. II. Painter Owner and Pub.
HoLYOKE, COLORADO.
An Appreciation of Affection.


Most men appreciate affection, and
are disappointed when they fail to
find it demonstrated in their wives.
They appreciate II in equal degree
with the wife who likes 10 be assured
that her husbands every thought is
for her happiness. A man is not only
called upon to sacrifice many of his
bachelor enjoyments when he be-
comes engaged, but when he is mar
ried he has still other trifles to fore
go, says the New York Weekly. 1t
is for the pleasure and joy of having u
wife and home of his own that he is
more than proud Of his partnership.
Everything works so smoothly that he
is happy, very happy; and still there
comes TO him a special thrill of sweet.
ness when his wife puts her arm
around his neck and whispers in his
ear that she loves him-loves him
very much. No girl could await the
alteration of her lover with greater
JOY than man does the tenderness
showered upon him by a loving wife.
But just as some men grow lax in
their attentions TO their young wives,
so do too many young wives forget
to keep ever burning the furnace Of
their loves upon the domestic rearth.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

The progress of the enormous new
system of water works of New York
city has made necessary the creation
of large new aqueduct police force,
for the patrol and protection OF the
watershed. The chief of the force is a
popular college graduate and society
man. The news of his appointment
brought applications TO take the civil
service examinations from 300 college
men. who are attracted by what they
regard as a vacation in the beautiful
scenery of the Catskills, with 500 4
month as gratuity. The physical eX.
aminer Of the civil service commission
pronounced the candidates the finest
body Of men. physically. he had ever
examined. and the young men came
away from the mental tests grinning.
and declaring that they were easy"
The aqueduct force ought to be able
TO rob the city police of its title Of
"the finest"
The state herald., 1908-04-24
ineres., Of wIaov.,, psnsinn.

Whhhlng,on.-PenHion Commission.
or Warner has announced that widows
now ON the pension roll will not b. ro
duircd TO make application for the In,
er"nse from ~ 10 sis n month recent,
voted by Congrohs, The eommiHalonof
has Instructed the pension agencies
,hronghout the country TO put the law
Into effect automatically. the first pas
meht OF the Increase TO be made MAJ
tth' This action will result In say.
lns OF several hundred thousand dol.
lars 10 the pensioners. Widows not
already on tho rolls. but who are On,
Titled TO tho increase. are required 10
make application aH In the past
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Tho English advocates OF woman's
suffrage have made their demands
real political Issue. A resolution In
their favor was recently adopted by
the convention Of English Liberals.
Their bill was read first time IN the
house. practically without opposition,
though Il will 30 no further. Press
dispatches tell Of really worried
London police assert that tho cabinet
ministers never know what will hap.
pen TO them next, and aver that Mr..
AAquith never leaves home save In
the company Of two detectives Even
he has capitnlated 10 the extent OF 70.
cclving n doputauon of the National
Union Of women'H Suffrage sociotien
and admitted that their case was pro.
scented with unusual precision And
perHuasiveness
The state herald., 1908-04-24
Sailors F.,sd a, "a, p,,oo.

snn Diego. cai,-Aftor two days ~
pnE"hntfy on sea and land. ninety two
othcerH, Including Rear Admire i,
Thomas. were entertained Thuradn,'
nt picnic thirty miles out In tho
country, passing through lemon. or
hhs" hhi olive groves on the Nii,
More than 100 citizens accompanied
the officers and foriy.four automobiles
w"f. required TO accommodate iln
party. hoaifaoeH on the bay during 'hr
morning. u baseball game In the after.
noon, free lemonade and fruit, horse.
bhck Rides, trolley excursions AMI
tishtHeolnF tours occupied the at,en.
Ton OF the 200 sailors who came ashore
on llberty.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
ON ;,
A RAMPAGE.
OIL EXPLOSION STAMPEDES BIG
HERD AT RIVERSIDE,
CALIFORNIA.
CLEARS The STREETS
WOMAN TRAMPLED ON AND
KILLED BY FEAR CRAZED
LEADER.

! Riverside. Cal.-As a result of fire
which started early Thursday after
noon at the Standard OIL Companys
| storage tanks, herd OF elephants
was stampeded.
! l.. j. Worsley lies at the city hos
| pital fatally burned, and Miss Ella
Gibbs. a church deaconess, is dead.
A sudden boom at $50 marked the
explosion of the large oil tank Wor.
sley was a driver of the delivery
wagon from which the fire was com
municated TO the tanks, was hurled
many yards from the spot and was
picked up with his clothing ablaZe.
The flames spread Immediately to Ne
tanks, which instantly became mass
of flames.
A circus, three blocks distant, was.
about to open for the afternoon per-
formance. The explosion and the fire
caused the showmen to lower the
tents after dispensing the crowd which
had assembled.
The herd of elephants became un-
controllable and they dashed to the
east side of town, knocking down
fences, outhouses and despoiling or
chards that lay in their path. Many
persons narrowly escaped the infuri-
ated animals. In a short time, how.
ever. all but the largest of the ele.
plants were rounded up.
The leader of the herd then changed
his course and entered the center of
the city, one mile distant. He entered
the court of the Glenwood hotel. one
of the famous hostelries of the coast
Miss Gibbs was In the yard in front
Of the house.
The elephant pinned her against the
house betwe IN his tusks. threw her TO
the ground and trampled upon her.
crushing her chest so that she died
at 10 O'Clock tonight. The animal
then went to the doorway. the guests
running, panic stricken. indoors.
d. p. Chapman. a guest OF the house
attempted TO swerve the animal from
the court. He was knocked down als-
had several ribs broken and other.
wise injured.
The beast crushed through the door
walked through the barber shop ana
out on the main street. crossed the
street and crashed through the heavy
plate glass window In a store.
Before being rounded up at a down
town public stable, the animal tramp
led on another man and seriously
gored him with his tusks.
One of the keepers attempted to sub,
due the animal but was hurled over a
high fence, sustaining painful in
juries. Not until four other elephants
were brought to the stable was the
huge beast gotten under control and
taken TO the circus grounds.
BY this time the entire town was In
an uproar. The ladies' of the East
side We're afraid 10 venture into the
streets fearing that the herd had not
been captured.
Miss Ella Gibbs. who was killed hy
the elephant, was deaconess in the
First Congregational church. Before
coming here about three years ago she
had been prominent worker In the
slums ir Chicago Since her arrival
In Riverside she had been doing mis-.
sion work among the Chinese and
japanese, and also assisting conSump,
tives who arrived here penniless.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

are so surely influenced in all We believe, think and
do and fnd'our explanation in the fact that woman's
duty developed first and became more less fixed be-
fore mans duty was considered Of any Importance.
We must 90 back to that remote past for crplana-
ton Of many points Of ethics Of to-day We tied in
many respects to the ethics Of centuries ago The eth
les Of our ancestors have been handed down from
generation to generation; they have kept their hold
children.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Marriage was the first thing we really
made ethics about, and we have been max
ing ethics about it ever since and will con-
tinue to make ethics about it, for the eth
les of marriage is still in the process of
formation.
In the matriarchal period, before there
was marriage, when woman was free and
only respected and honored in her mother
hood, there was little or no ethics. But in
the patriarchal period, which saw the in
PRODUCTION of the family, even though wom-
en- were only property and man had as
many wives as he could buy, very certain
The state herald., 1908-04-24

II II the same old story, North.
south. east and west the farmers arc
short OF help II the men looking for
work would add 10 their applications
mo objection 10 going In the coun.
Try" they would probably have choice
of any number Of jobs.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
True
Mating
Means
Happiness
BY Rev. Cornelius Y. Thems,.
hsidmsfs.

Every his hcr affection some object.
Sometimes j. dog sometimes horse and very often another human
being Of the opposite In when this last marriage
the result Since this ~ true aud since marriage sacrament it -
hoo every pcon choose the right partner life and be very careful
about that choice In choosing for their husbands should be
careful not TO be attracted by the a and entertaining by
Of stability and character Good high II not hard for
get husband bu The difficulty lies getting the right sort
Of
In the choosing Of wives tho rule obmins, should
his affections Young because pretty because she
sing we'll dance gracefully or kick high but bnc ihc character
Hlr good and because she will be- loving faithful
companion along t Journey When husbands and chosen
any other that marriage Gods allow
Wa aot bc happy
The state herald., 1908-04-24

The fact that New York has par.
rot that sweafa In sir languages IL
being rather widely advertised. IL Ia
certainly queer how very fond New
York can be Of its various forms OF
wlrkedness.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
Marriage
Ethics
Are
Advancing
government
By CHARLOTTE PEREIss GILMAN.
Authsr snd Lecturer.

and ethics developed and from that time until the present that
very certain and new ethics has been developing
higher order Of marriage has developed the has advanced
and higher order Of ethics has developed ideas of have
advanced until to-day have cleaner nober practical and alto
gher higher idea of marriage than before with ethics
spond.
In life to-day in marriage and out Of it, in centuries gone
Importance attached shining the SHINING
and for what reason? For 60 back to the
by ideas of
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Sometimes marriage is called state
Of bliss and again We hear people say that
it is something else than bliss. That is as
the man and the woman make il. When
two persons are joined together according
to Gods word in the holy estate Of matri-
mony which ST. Paul says is honorable
among all men, they have it in their power
10 be very happy or quite the reverse. II
love has brought about the union and both
husband aud wife have the consideration
for oach other they should have they will
be happy and their home will be an altar Of
God end will be blessed by him.
The state herald., 1908-04-24


Many Chinese believe The slogan "Cna the Chinese
don't capital which will give foreign powers chance
interfere the affairs of the empire At the time they
railroads built This become the subject
rights and interests will be fully protected.
won't be long before railroad connects Shanghai and Tkn They
building When go back China again certainly expect
to Pekn from Shanghai by rail One of troubles lack
engine workmen
but they have TO be trained They doing we'll however We
know how harness the locomotives making
work as you do in the United States.
Within five believe China will have constitution We had
commissions abroad which made thorough Investigations of the onst
of the advanced The reports of these
have been studied with the greatest Preliminary have
taken for the adoption best suited the needs
people We ready for anything of the kind but learn
There has been constituted already Pen body similar that
house of lords England This is made up the nobility Then
getting assembly together Some day these bodies will be
joined together parliament and shall then have
government
The state herald., 1908-04-24
The New
China
''The Spirit of My
Country Is
Reform
BY WI TING-FANG.
Chinese Minister to the United States.

The spirit of China is reform. We are advanc-
ing in every direction. We have awakened Mark
my words. From will make progress
which will not merely astound Chinese returning
to his country after long absence, but all who have
an interest in my country
One go from Pekin to Paris by rail; from
Pekin to Hankow by rail. This is one of the inter-
esing features of the awakening of my country. No
longer is there hostility 10 the train. The people
want the railroad, They eager for it, They like
10 ride in trains. We have about 1000 Ii of road
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
WISE WORK.

The people of the State of New York are considerably richer than they were, and the addition Is real, They now own the highest mountain in the State-Mount Marcy. The pur- chase has just been made by the Forest Preserve Board at Albany. The mountain is part of a tract of 2,300 acres, which the board has just &C., uulred and which includes Mounts Skylight 2.920 feet high. Allen, 4,345 feet, Redheld, 4sss feet It Is the intention of the board, as soon as a | favorable opportunity presents itself, | to secure the wooded slopes of the en- tire range to which these peaks be- long. Mount Marcy and its surround Ing peaks are included in one of the i few tracts of land in the State in which the axe has never been swung It Is heavily wooded and the forests are still in their primitive state. The Hudson river has its source in the streams which flow down the sides of Marcy. Hence 1t stood in need of i protection. Lumber companies were preparing to cut away the forest growth for their own profit. but now |
 they are barred by State ownership.
 This Is wise work When the States and the nation have done enough of this kind of work the country will be a good deal better off than it has The people are not so slow to learn and act as they sometimes seem tc 1 he
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
NEwCoMB M. BAssETT.

The death of Newcomb M. Bassett, which took place yesterday morning. was not unexpected. His illness had been long and painful, but rest came at last. MT. Bassett had an extended career of usefulness After doing his duty in the Civil war bravely and effi- ciently he came to New Haven, and has ever since, both in private and in public business here, been always faithful, upright and reliable. In his later years he showed his strong quail ty by a persistent and courageous fight against disease. doing his daily work patiently and we'll until compelled to relinquish 1t. He had many friends, whose friendship he merited and val ued. He was not a demonstrative man, but he had warm feeling and firm opin- ions. He will be missed and mourned by many who knew and appreciated his qualities of mind and heart.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
CONSISTENT.

Go to the gas meter. thou sluggard and learn how to sit still and yet hus- tle-Nashville American.
 Socially fastidious. Is she?"
 "Yes. indeed. She even returns te'c- phone calls."-Harper' Weekly.
 Did the play have happy ending?
 Tt might have been worse. My wife only lost her handkerchief and one glove. Washington Herald
 You say you sold your phonograph for more than 1t cost your
 Yes; the man In the upper fiat bought it"-St Louis Post-Dispstch.
 go the contralto was a failure, ,'' Yes: the first number was It IS Enough but the audience seemed to think it was too much."-Kansas City Times.
 "Is it fact that no whiskey can be obtained in your State now?''
 All moonshlne. sah.' replied ths Southerner courteously. Philadelphia Ledger.
 Ethel-But pspa, I don't see why you should object to Percy Pink. He is such a retiring young man. Papa-H'm, When does he retire-at sunrise?- Illustrated Bits
 Mir. Roxley had nothing but praise for your work for him before the Con gressfonal committee, said the friend
 "Yes." replied the lobbyist. gloomily nothing but praise. e."-Philadelphis Press.
 The general-Mrs vansittart laces UT pretty tight before a good dinner i what
 The hostess-oh. yes, You see. she | prefers grace before meat,-bondor i opinion.
 Our old friend Meanley is in a bad | hole now. | Indeed? Why7'' Because of a death in his family You don't say? Who is dead" i "Meanley. Philadelphia Press.
 The gentleman from Missouri ha; | the floor. raped the speaker of tho House.
 Tn that case" exclaimed the new member from Arkansas. rising. T put ! in my bid for the furniture. Puck
 pr. Griff1n--I must say the world is very ungrateful toward our profession ! How seldom one sees 2 public memorial erected fo doctor | Mrs. Gelfghtly-How seldom On i doctor. think of our cemeteries!-Stray Stories.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
OUR CONTEMPORARIES
The Golden Age of Reform.
(Harper's Weekly.)

tHarperS s Weekly.)
 When all the saloons are shut and a few vineyards, breweries and distil- leries supply what stimulant Is called for by the judiclous and responsible tcertifed) drinkers; when a few sur- viving stockholders attend twice a month to the necessary business of the bona fde investors; when an occasional horse race is permitted strictly for the delectation of horse lovers who never bet; when the captains of industry and finance always retire from the game as soon as they have made comfortable provision for their declining years; when labor unions cease to attempt to when entrance fees at intercollegiate contests are abolished. and the presld- ing bishop of the Methodist Church and the President of the W. C. T. U. di- vide the command of the United States army; when all the trusts are dead and all the railroads carry passengers and freight for nothing, and everybody 4f years old has six children and a pen sion, and duties are abolished and in- come and inheritance taxes support the Government, and Jack London Is Presi- dent, and Bryan Is Congress. and Ar thur Brisbane and Upton Sinclair arc 1 the Supreme Court--what wonderful- | ly improved country this will be, and | how very, very happy shall be our lo' | if we have the great good fortune to bt | living In 1t!
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
USEFUL EXPERIMENTING.

One thing is plain, and that is that however much or little the United States navy deserved the criticism that
 has been heaped on it 1t has been
 deeply stirred by It. and it is now going to find what is what in some of the matters complained of. For in stance, the experts of the department have under consideration some ex- periments which will show to what extent a twelve-inch shell fired at ser vice velocities will penetrate water
 During the hearing before the Senate Naval committee difference of ex- pert view was disclosed in the testi- mony given by Commander w. s. Sims. inspector of naval target prac- tice, and Lieutenant Commander Gle land Davis, of the bureau of equip ment and an inventor of note The former officer is of the opinion that the twelve-inch shell cannot pene-
 trate water to any extent, while the other officer entertains an entirely different view. Ii is proposed to con struct a tank and fill it with water. placing a twelve-inch gun so that it will discharge the projectie at service velocity into the mass of water. in which shall be inserted screens te mark the passage and time of the shell in its travel By this means it will be definitely and practically de- termined to what extent the proiectile will go through the water. The inn portance of the demonstration is in the fact that it will show whether it is necessary to extend the armor belt of ships of war much below the waterline. One of the opinions ex-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
A WASHINGTON ATTEMPT.

The capital of this great country ought to be an example to the other cities of the country, and Washington is aiming at improvement. if not per fection In several ways. It has, for in stance, what is called the Presidents Homes Commission Agents of this commission are gathering facts relat- ing to the dwellings of the poor, their sanitary condition and conveniences, and also as 10 the income and expen- allure of the family Inquiry will be made into the question of model homes, the opening up of alleys and the re- moval of insanitary houses, and the building regulations. Something has already been done for the betterment of housing conditions among the poor CT classes in Washington, but it has | had much the same result as similar l efforts in more crowded centers of pop l ulation, where the destruction of in sanitary buildings and the erection oi modern dwellings has only altered tht location of so-called slums without abolishing them. and has even accen' tuated the overcrowding of the poor 1T habitations as bad as those from whicf they were driven. The reason for thi' is plain. Sanitary dwellings cost more and consequently rent for more thar the very poor are able to pay.
 If Washington succeeds in solvinl this important and pressing problem i will do a big thing. If It doesn't it cal at least credit Itself with having mad
 the attempt.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
TWO CASES OF ONE SWALLOW.

One swallow doesn't make a.summer. but it Is interesting to notice one swal- low. The other day we noticed one in the shape of a determined young wo- man who was arrested and sent to jail for beating her husband. Of course that didn't indicate that there is going to be a general change in the programme and that the jails are soon going to be thickly populated with husband-beat- CTS. We now take pleasure in noticing another swallow. This one is in the sl.-pe of Urias Adams of Warwick Pennsylvania, a carpenter. Mir. Adams is proudly displaying a patchwork quilt, made by himself. with 11,4St squares in it. He was at work upon the quilt, off and on, for about three years
 Perhaps MT. Adams wouldn't have the Presidents full approval but ht has his own approval, which is wortl much to him. He hasn't been harmine anybody while he has been making his quilt, and though his example will no be widely followed there are worse ex
 amples which are widely followed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-24
Membership of the House of Lords.

tThe Manchester Guardlan.)
 How many could say off-hand how many members the House of Lords has? The House of Commons. as everybody knows. cannot have more than s7) members, but the numbers In the sec ond chamber vary as old peerages be- come extinct or new ones are created. On the whole, however. thereis pret- ty constant increase in the number A quarter of a century ago the Roll of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, which Is issued soon after the begin ming of every session. contained 559 names That just issued for the pres ent session gives the names of SIS members. There are three peers of the blood royal two archbishops, 22 dukes. 23 marquises, l24 earls, 10 wis counts. 2i bishops and 333 barons. In addition there are IS representative peers for Scotland, and 2s representa- . tive peers. for Ireland. The Scottish representative peers are elected every new Parliament. but those for Ireland are elected for life.