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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-14

The Democratic party proposes 10 in
du'-e in no such folly. II is determined
Co attempt no such deception. Il here
and now refuses 20 follow the fraud or
the Republican convention. OF having
rlc voice ~ Jacob and the hands OF
Esau- The Democratic party proposes
boldly and clearly 60 state the reforms
needed Tor Tie bcttcrment of our conn
rry ANA then to nominate candidate
Who gives positive proof ~ the earnest
ness II our purpose. We are here 60
sound q charge. not retreat. Never
before has the Democratic party con
fronicd the people with "a deeper assur
ance ~ the correctness Of It's principles
nor with O. more complete Vmdlcation
II tile wisdom 90 its policies The Ee.
publican administration in recent years
has been strcnuousiy eudeayorin- fo To-.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-14
Rev. John r. Rosebro,

Acting President, Fredericksburg
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-14

Most OF the great principles and poll
/ icies for which he conteuded in his
candidacy Tor president have been vim
/ Dictated. and the measure Of Repuh-
I iican popularity and possibilities Of
success Is the extent To which that
party adopts and adheres TO the prin-
[ ciples for which he and the Democratic
party have so long commended. We
I hail him as the person whose pre-
eminence and distinction come from
I no decoration OF office or power. hut
from his intrinsic worth as a man. his
[ splendid qualities Of mind and heart
q mau whose character aud grulus
I have been sufficient TO survive defeat:
without personal triumph each year 90
acquire the increasing confidence and
affection OF the American people.
those vino dlner with him on public
I questions bear testimony TO his intrr-
| rity OF character. his patriotism OF
purpose. his brilllance OF mind and
genius The American people admire
him because DE is too honest to be. cor.
I rupteu 10y the rich. too brave 10 l.,
cocreed 10y time serving politicians.
The American people profoundly re-
spcct him because he has borne him
SELF mdnfully and courageously iu the
[ hours 81 gloom and defeat.
l can never forget In the dark hours
succeeding the fierce conflict OF 1884
how an OF his followers were thrilled
and electrified by his famous battle
cry then given: In the face OF the enc.
my. rejoicing in victory. let the roll be
called for those who viii answer for
the next engagement. Never before
was / 81 stirred 10y utterance from hu.
man lips. Through defeat he has con.
tinucd earnestly and lovingly To- serve
the American people BE IL said 10
his honor and glory he never deserted
MS party or the people because they
refused 60 crown him king" He is
strong with the American people be-.
cause his character is OF firm. rugged
honesty. \ great orator has well said
Honesty is the oak around which all
other virtues cling: without that they
iau and groyeling die in weeds and
dust" The paths Of his life have been
crowded with vast power, responsible.
iiy and opportunity. yet no stain has
ever followed his footsteps: his pure.
clean hands have never been soiIed bv
the betrayal OF public or private trust
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-14

Americas Great Con,nnoner the Free
Choice CT the Militant Democracy o.
the Nation-ENpioiters Of the PEG
Pls-crisis Faced BY the Republic.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well Informed in every
walk Of life and are essential TO permanent
success and creditable standing. Aceor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of Sienna is the only remedy Of
known value, but one Of many reasons
why it is the best Of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal rgans
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13

chairman OF this special wood pres.
ervation committee and c. G, Craw-
ford, specialist in wood preservation
United States Forest Service, is its
vice chairman, The first meeting was
held in Chicago in the early part OF
last month for the purpose Of organ
izing and deciding upon plan OF
work The committee was divided
into four subcommittee to take up the
following lines OF work:
Statistics and Economics. O.
Chaunte, Consulting Engineer, Chic
ago, Illinois, Chairman.
Preservatives and Specifications,
H. Won Schrenk, Consulting Timber
Engineer, ST. Louis, Missouri, Chair
man.
Adaptability OF Woods and their
Preparation, w. K. HIATT, Civil En-
gineer, Forest Service, Lafayette,
Indiana, Chairman.
Treating Processes, c. G. Craw-
ford, Specialist in Wood Preserya-
ton, Forest Service, Washington, d.
c. Chairman.
This American Railway Engineer
ing and Maintenance of Way As
sociation now consists OF about 900
members representing 100000 miles
Of railroad track and including among
its membership the leading railroad
of the country. The object
of the association is the advancement
Of knowledge pertaining to the scien
tihc and economical construction,
operation and maintenance OF rail
roads. The method employed to OBJ
tain this information is through
standing committees appointed by a
board OF directors. Each committee
is appointed to investigate special
subject and to report at each annual
presenting the results of its
investigation, followed by recommen-
lations which are published in "The
Manual Of Recommended Practice"
lfter they have been adopted by the
association.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
NEW CURE FOR MENINGITIS

The alarming epidemic OF cerebro-
spinal meningitis of 1904-l907 was
prolific OF one good result-it proved
that the bacillus, Diplococcus intra.
cellularia, discovered by Weichsel-
baum in 1887, was the source of the
disease. A commission was appoint
ed by the board OF health Of the city
Of New York to study the disease
with view OF discovering preventive
and curative remedies. The special
effort OF this commission under DR.,
Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller In
stitute for Medical Research, was to
secure some anti-diplococcus serum
for injection into human victims Of
the disease. Experimental infections
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
A Grand Family Medicine

1T gives me pleasure to speak a
good word for Electric Bitters,"
Mr.. Frank Conlan of No. 436 Hous-
ton street New York. IT'S grand
family medicine for dyspepsia and
liver complications; while for lame
back and weak kidneys it cannot be
too highly recommended" Electric
Bitters regulate the digestive func-
tions, purify the blood, and impart
renewed yigor and vitality to the
weak and debilitated of both sexes.
Sold under guarantee at Chas. Rogers
& Sons drug store. Soc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
Take Steps to Preserve Dimin-
ishing Timber Supply
RAILROADS. ARE INTERESTED
More Than 100000 Cross Ties
Are Used Annually by the Different
Railroads, Their Average Life is
From IS to 20 Years.

The recent action by the board of
directors of the American Railway
Engineering and Maintenance Of
Way Association in appointing a
committee of seventeen TO investigate
and report upon the subject of wood
preservation has shown that the prac-
teal railroad men of the country
recognize the Importance Of taking
steps to conserve the rapidly dimin-
ishing timber supply of the United
States
Timber is one Of the principal ma
terials purchased by the railroads
and its economical use is a subject
of far reaching importance. More
than 100000 cross ties are used
annually by the different railroad
companies, and their average life in
this country is not more than six or
seven years. From a study of Euro
pean methods, and the knowledge of
wood preservation under conditions
IN this country, timber testing engin-
eers say it is reasonably certain that
an average life of from Is to 20 years
may be secured by treating the tie
with a good preservation and the
use OF improved devices for the pre-
yention of mechanical abrasion, thus
TO large degree diminishing the
drain upon the timber supply.
While the quantity Of timber used
for ties is very great and the prob
lem OF future supply is serious
one, yet this class of timber is not
the only one which should receive
consideration. A greater length Of |
service from timber now used byI
railroads for bridges, trestles, piles,
fences and transmission poles is
greatly to be desired
A. L.. Kuehn, Engineer OF track
and roadway, Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago & St. Louis Railway, is
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
The Best Pills Ever Sold.

"After doctoring IS years for
chronic indigestion, and spending over
$500, nothing has done me as much
good as DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
consider them the best pills ever
sold," writes B. Y. Ayscue, of Ingle-
side, N c. Sold under guarantee at
Charles Rogers & Sons drug store.
25c.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13

were induced in certain animals for
the purpose Of preparing such "cur.
alive" serum, once it was shown il
could be effective in experimental in
fections.
Cerebrospina meningitis is an in.
hammatory disease Of the cerebral
membranes ana spinal cord. 1t oc.
ours most generally in winter and
spring. 1t is epidemic, bat not direct.
ly contagious from man to man. Ii
appears oftenest in subjects Of low
vitality and among the scantily nour-
ished dwellers OF tenements and
slums. It may prove fatal in its full
minant form within few hours and
is therefore a dreaded scourge. The
OF recoveries by the old
methods of treatment was about
twenty per cent In the several
cities where the cases under the new
treatment were made, the results in
dicate that in forty-seyen cases thirty
four recovered and thirteen died.
Four OF the latter were Of the fulmin-
ant type and therefore past control
Eliminating these from the calcula-
tion, this changes the percentage of
recoveries to 79.9 and of deaths to
20l- just reversing the former fig
lres. The successful cases reported,
too, made complete and rapid recov-
eries-June Technical World.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
Will Cure Consumption

A. A. Herren, Finch, Ark, writes;
"Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
preparation for coughs, colds and
lung trouble. | know that it has
cured consumption in the first stages"
You never heard Of any one using
Foley's Honey and Tar and not be-
ing satisfied
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
LAUNDRIES.

Those Pleated Bosom Shirts
The kind known by dressy men In
the summer are difficult articles to
launder nicely Unless you know Just
how to do it, the front pleats WON'T
iron down smooth, and the shirt
front will look mussy. Our New
Press Ironer irons them withou.
rolling or stretching. Try IT,
TROY LAUNDRY,
Tenth and Duane. Phone Main 1891
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-LOcKSLEY HALL
Hotel, Seaside, Or; this beautiful
spot under the pines and overlooking
the ocean is for sale; best money
making property in the West; over
100 rooms; modern in every way.
For particulars apply to Mrs. L. A.
Carlisle on premises.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13

WANTED TO BUY A HORSE;
weight about 1880 pounds; not over
8 years old; must be good driver and
gentle, also city broke Address As
torian Office. 6-o-tf.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13

YOUNG MAN WHO HAS LEARN
ed bookkeeping and stcnography,
desires position in a store or office to
work up; speaks Norwegian and
Swedish. Apply c. Astorian. 6-l2-tf.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTED-BETWEEN JUNE lST
and 18th, furnished house for the
summer; good. careful tenant. Ad-
dress H, G. Smith, care Warren
Packing Co., city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
TEAM FOR SALE.

TEAM OF HEAVY DRAFT
horses, grey, weight 1900 pounds
each For price and particulars in.
qiure OF the llwaeo Livery Stable.
6.ll-6t.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13

WANTED : SMALL FURNISHED
house centrally located or rooms
for light housekeeping with modern
conveniences, "T," Astorian. 6.l0-st
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13

GIRL WANTED-,A GOOD GIRL
for general housework Inquire a
Mrs h. B, Dyer, 4oS Fifteenth 81 Off
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
HELP WANTED


WANTED-A BOY no LEARN
the printing business, Enquire at
Astorian office
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-A LARGE SUNNY
front room, bath, phone, electric
light and gas. Address $50 Exchange
street, cor. Tenth. 6-6-6t.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13

WANTED r Experienced woman or
girl to take care OF baby Apply
this office.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13

FOR SALE-NEW PAIR PAINT.
er's falls for sale cheap Apply w.
II, Corbcil, Seaside. Oregon, 6-ll-6t
FIRST-CLASS DENSMORE TYPE
writer at half price: also light driv-
ing team, buggy and harness; to.
gether or separately. c. r. Barney,
with Warren Packing Co, Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-13

500 STARTS A FINE LOCAL
business, daily profits IS to $40; par
ticulars free; write today B, +. Loos
Co, Des Moines, Ia"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-08-14

only do. trimmed different, size 24x39, regular price So. SO,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
MP FoB4KgR,s POSITION.

Senator Foraker af1rms that the sum Of
$4,000 which, as appears from the second batcn
of letters made public by Mr. Hearst, was sent
to him by Mr.. Archbold, of the Standard vi
Company, was borrowed by him for friend in
the course of a business transaction, that the
plan fell through and that the money was there
upon returned This statement, If unrefuted-
and 1t has already been confirmed by Mr. Arch
bold-must relieve the Senator of the sinister
suspicious which were inevitably suggested by
the fact of the remittance and by Mr.. Archbold's
SUBSEQUENT denunciation, in a letter to Mr.. For
aker of a bill introduced in the Senate by Mr..
/ Jones, of Arkansas.
There are, we hope, few persons who do not
wish to believe that Senator Foraker has thus
acquitted himself of a particular accusation
which involved the propriety of his conduct and
his veracity. Nevertheless, it seems to us that
just public judgment of the hitherto unknown
relations which admittedly existed between him
and the Standard Oil Company would contin-
uaIly embarrass his appearance in the campaign
as an advocate either of Mr.. Tafts election to
the Presidency or his own reelection to the
Senate
So much seems clear. but when Democrats
assert that these disclosures have inflicted irre-
arabic injury OH their opponents in Ohio and
, elsewhere they make themselves ridiculous. 1t
is notorious that Senator Foraker has not been
in touch or sympathy with Republican prn-
ciples and policies for several years, and that
he strenuously opposed the nomination OF Mr..
Taft. At the beginning Of the campaign it was
assumed as a matter of course that he would
have no part in it, but it is not unnatural that,
prior to the discovery Of these unsupported rela-
tions the Republican managers should have
been willing to yield TO his earnest desire to be
! enlisted in the contest. They must now con
TESS that they lack the gift of divination but
| that is hardly a criminal deficiency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
RnSSIA,S PRISON ERR.

If is an anomalous fact, and not little
discouragfng, that the constitutional era IN nus
sia has become also an era OF WHOLESALE lhl-
Drisopments The world has heard from time
TO time through the press Of numerous arrests
and also of executions for political oHences'
but has generally supposed that these Reports
were so numerous because OF the mcreaseu
freedom of news transmission IN that country
II was not that there were more arrests than
before. but simply that the world was hearing
Of them, instead of their being kept behind the
Uncomfortable veil of bureaucratic secrecy. 1t
would he grateful TO be assured that such was
the case but unhappily that appears TO De I'M
possfble The fact is, according TO reports
which are not refuted, that the number OF ar
rests has greatly increased and now faf sur
passes that in the old days Of autocratic and
bureaucratic repression.
Thus writer in the st. Petersburg review,
"Obrazovanie" declares that while the prisons
Of Russia are officially reckoned to nave room
for a grand aggregate Of 100000 persons, there
are now uo fewer than 10000 crowded into
them. In 1.-The Crosses prison at St Peters
burg political prisoners were down to few
wears ago seldom seen, but now half Of the
Drison is given I'D to them. In the prison OF
Kieff there is room for $50, but 1000 are now
actually confined, and at Odessa, with room for
only SO4, there are 1910 prisoners They can
not all be crowded into cells, but are herded IN
the corridors and elsewhere, where they sleep
in heaps on the floors. Owing to this abom-
Unable overcrowding, diseases of various kinds
are prevalent, and there have been actual cpl
denies in more than sixty-five prisons.
The cause of this overcrowding of the prisons
is attributable to the vast increase in the num-
Der Of arrests for political reasons, and this
latter increase in turn is due to several causes
One is the multiplication Of penalties Of i'm
prisonmeht- Thus in old times the censor sim
ply suppressed offending newspaper. and
that was the end of the case, while now the
members of the staff are arrested and thrown
into Jail. Again, thousands Of men are now
sent TO prison for terms of months or years,
Instead of being exiled TO Siberia, as formerly
Many are also now ARRESTED ION suspicion" or
for causes which are not made known to them
and Of which they are ignorant. Finally, labor
agitation has come TO be regarded political
offence, and strikers are sent to Jail in droves
the revolution and the establishment Of the con-
stitutional era, great increase in the number
and variety of those who may be regarded as
political offenders" Far more people are now
reading and writing and talking about political
affairs In former years political prisoners
were chiefly students. Now students are the
minority, while workfngmen and professional
men, peasants and lawyers, sailors and DOCTORS
cab drivers and editors, moujiks and members
Of the Donna are all herded in the jails To-
Gether by thousands. and in this circumstance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
ENeLANp,s OLD AGE PENSIONS.
London Daily Mail.

From The London Daily Mail.
The four government departments responsible
for the working OF the old age pensions act
the Postofice, Local Government Board. Inland
Revenue and Treasury-are working at high
pressure preparing for half million applications
for pensions which may be made on and after
October /. -, ,.,,
Every postmaster and postmistress will within
a few DAYS receive full printed instructions as 70
their new duties. In every postoffice notices or
the conditions of application will be posted
These instructions and notices are drafted
The excisemen who are to be pension officers
are nominated. They are as a rule. the most
experienced in the service. They have received a
private and confidential book of instructions as
TO testing the accuracy of statements made on
the application forms
Numerous applications have been already made
at the postoffices both personally and by letter
for information regarding pensions As stated
full Information will be posted in all offices IN
few days. Upward of $4,000 psstoftces Will be
weekly paying stations for them 1920 bo0kS OF
for the public viii be issued. while lO .,0tsS
hooks of weekly pension forms are being printed
IL is estimated by an inland revenue official
that at least $4,000 persons in the public service
apart from the district committees, are engaged
in connection with the working OF the new act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
TUE ROY AND TIE LAW.

At one of the institutions in this city where
dependent children are cared for scene was
enacted a few days ago which reflected credit
on the managers of the asylum and demon
strated that the institution atmosphere does not,
when properly regulated, injure the little ones
who by force of circumstances are compelled
to live in it.
The Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society
cares for a large number of orphans and half
orphans and those who have the practical care
of the children are charged with a double duty,
as recently expressed by Mr.. Adolph Lewisohn,
the president Of the institution, who said: 1--WE
lain not only to feed and clothe the children
''but to employ every effort to SO educate them
"that when they go forth from our care they
| s'1nay elevate the standard Of their surround
'ings."
One step in that direction has been the estab-
Iishment of a tiny republic In the asylum,
where the boys learn not only to obey the laws
| but to make and administer them. On the oc-
! casion referred to a lad OF fourteen, having
been convicted of an offence, appeared before a
body of Judges all of about the same age as
the culprit The wise judges pronounced the
sentence of Punishment There was no doubt
as to the lads guilt, but on the plea of the
widowed mother, who spoke for her boy before
his Judges, the sentence was modified to dis
reimbursement and loss Of all rights of citizen
ship"
The little republic, with its president and
cabinet it's legislative body its police force and
Judges, is a source of boyish fun for its clu-
zens but at their play they cultivate respect for
the higher authorities, obedience to estaDllsned
law, ambition TO rise among their fellows ana
degree of civic pride which must, in most
cases. make itself manifest for good when
they become citizens of the larger country. More
republics like the one at the Sheltering Guar
diam Society. more practical instruction in good
citizenship, more cultivation of the qualities
which make for manhood and Independence
among those whose condition frequently causes
them to look upon law as oppression, would
! make the necessity for Big Brothers societies.
organized for the purpose of retaining way
ward boys. less necessary. The boy who leaves
the little republic with a clean record, who as
| nrivate citizen or chief justice Of its supreme
court has performed his duties faithfully and
well. will probably never be enumerated among
the foreign criminals Of New York, and Will
REQUIRE no big brother to win him away from
vicious habits and influences.