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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-04-09
For Rent.

A comfortable house of seven
 rooms, well located, with barn and
 garden. Enquire at this office. 25tf
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

"A
blind boys and girls, "silas Mariner"
THE Vicar of Wakefield Mrs Ewing s
works. those of Aldrieh, Richard Hard
ing Davis and Thomas. Nelson Page
are printed more generously, however,
and are great favorites with the fiction
readers.
Magazines are there, too. for the
blind, foremost among them being the
Ziegler magazine Tin either the Ameri-
can Braille or New York point). that
famous magazine maintained and pub
lfshed by the noble Mrs. William Zieg-
Ter out of her private fortune and sent
to any blind person in America. Aus
tralia, India and Canada for 10 cents a
year, that price being set upon 1t so as
to obtain postage rates. There are
also the Christian Record and the Daily
Mail in raised print.
Miss Young or some of the women
connected with the orge enization sup
porting the library. who volunteer their
time and services, read three after
moons a week in the reading room from
2 O'Clock until f.. Just now the average
attendance is about four, for many of
the blind cannot go to-the library Dis
tance, car fare and the fact that blinc-
ness so often is accompanied by an
other affiiction, such as paralysis or
deafness. mean that many OF the blind
listeners who come in the afternoon are
men, and they are particularly inter-
ested in hearing articles read from the
Technical World, the Scientific Ameri-
can and the Popular Mechanic. Many
of the blind are eager for substantial
reading. but the number of such books
is limited and the majority of the
sightless are poor-tile high priced.
embossed books are far beyond their
means.
Besfaes reading to those who come
to hear. Miss Young spends many hours
at, the reading room teaching those of
the 90 blind patrons who wish it TO use
the Braine machine. by which they can
take down letter in shorthand or any
abbreviated form and then transfer il
to the typewriter. This has been
taught to many as has the use of the
typewriter also. In connection with
the latter the touch system is used
there being no raised letters on the
keys and no need of any. Then there
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

acteristic three dots long and two dots
wide; in the Boston line letter. which
is very beautiful but very difficult to
read; in the New York point. with its
characteristic two dots long and three
dots wide, much resembling the Amer.
lean Braille and finally in the famous
Moon print, invented by the benevolent
Dr. Moon for the use of those who
have been stricken with blindness in
later1li I exclaimed over the beauty
of the Boston line letter type, but
thought as closed my eyes and let
my fingers outline some of the letters
how hard it would be for me to learn
to read it. The greater number of
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

may be printed at the least possible
cost the number of them increased and
employment given to the sightless who
need it.
Z found the books themselves full of
interest, and I wondered which of the
Tour Kinds Of print Marny would learn
70 read. Poor Marny, having to finger
the letters across the .page But what
a pressing II ones eyes are gone, to
read oy the sense of touch! Miss
Young showed me books printed in the
american Braille point. with it's char
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

books IN this San Francisco library are
in the American Braille; then comes
the New York point, then the Boston
line letter. and lastly the Moon print.
1t is Miss Young's opinion that the
question which of the raised prints is
best will never be decided, and it will
always be necessary to use the four
kinds
Among the ESQ volumes on the
shelves are Shakespeare's works. These
are extremely popular with the blind
readers, and their fingers wander over
them again and again, though the first
reading of any book by the blind is
most thorough. Their fingers do not
skip carelessly as our eyes often do.
Miss Young also said proudly that in
and the books there is a. greater de-
mand for the best literature in this
reading room for the blind than in the
public Libraries. The works of Wash
ington Irving and Robert Louis Ste
venson are great favorites, and almost
all the readers return to Dickens again
and again, Our Mutual Friend" The
Tale of Two Cities" and Little NeIl'
being popular favorites. 1t is too bad
that many of the books in embossed
type are condensed. "Oliver Twist is
a mere outline. And think of the dis
appointment and4oss to juvenile read
ers with that we'll beloved Little Men
and Women" in only two chapters. and
An Old Fashioned Girl" the only one
of Louisa Alcott's works complete for
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

memorial press at the richly endowed
Perkins school for the blind in Bos-
ton, and the students there are begin
ming to print books. Miss Young
showed me The Story of Eli" from that
press, an inexpensive and well printed
book. bound in brown pasteboard COW
ers. Then she grew enthusiastic, as
she told of her great dream, the full
fillment of which the earthquake and
fire had spoiled, that there shall be a
printing press in connection with the
library in San Francisco. so that books
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A New Beginning


In the dark months that followed the
efforts of the superintendent and the
board of directors were largely con-
fined to visiting the blind to read to
them and to Tender any assistance. AS
many of them lost their all, the board
getting food, clothing and new start
in life. After these needs were at
tended to the trustees and superinten
ent turned their attention to the prob
lem of opening the library anew 1T
was rather a discouragfng task with
furniture books. papers, all gone,
rooms very scarce and rents high.
Finally room was secured in the
parish house of St Stephens church
at Se4 Fulton street through the cour-
tesy of the Rev. Cecil Marrack, and
the new reading room was established
and formally opened October 25. There
were few equipments for the work.
but start was made and headquarters
for the blind was established. That
meant a great deal and in the follow
ing year- nearly two dozen blind peo-
pie were read to in their homes and
some of them We're taught to read.
Some We're taught at the reading room
and still others learned to use the type
writer there Gifts of books, maga-
zines. and papers came in slowly and
the board itself was able to purchase
$200 worth of books. besides a type
writer and Braille machine. There
was also the gift of $50 from Mrs
Frances Fearn, the agent of the queen,
Carmen SYLVIA" who has done such a
great work for the blind in Roumania.
This sum was to go toward a piano
for the reading room. A legacy of
81. 500 from the estate of John r.
Spring came at an opportune moment,
for the income of the library materially.
deprecated after the fire. The books
of course, were limited in number. but
the state library at Sacramento and
the libraries of Pennsylvania very
kindly sent books to distribute to the
blind readers in the city. Very soon
the need of room larger and better
equipped was felt. and on August IS
last it was possible to open the library
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was conceived by Mrs. Josephine de
Greayer (now Mrs. Andrew Rowan of
Fort Douglas. Salt Lake city,, and it
was through her efforts that it ma
terialized in August. 1902 Subscrip-
tions were obtained, she and her friends
subscribing generously, a board of
trustees was organized, a room in the
Phelan branch library at Fourth and
Clara streets was furnished and a IL
brary started with Miss Young as SUI
perintendent and number of volunteer
readers to the blind. The library
grew, maintained entirely by annual
dues from the women supporting the
movement and gifts from friends; and
by April II. 1906, there were S34 books
on the shelves and a new case of
books Csso WORTH had just been re-
ceived. Plans and arrangements were
also nearly completed for a fine enter
tainment to be given on May 4,
the. proceeds of which were to buy
a printing press that there should
be more hooks for the blind readers,
and employment for the blind workers
in the city. Then came the terrible
earthquake and fire and all the books,
furniture, reports and private papers
were destroved
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in its present quarters ct 1886 Six
teenth street near Market
We who can see are so accustomed
to large Libraries with shelves and
shelves filled with good books-librl-ies
that grow in the twinkling OF an eye
in these days-that re can hardly ap-
preciate what it is to accumulate and
direct library for the blind When L
asked Miss Young how many books
there were in this library, was amazed
to hear there were only 250. And
then Miss Young explained: Books
for tine blind are very expensive, Mid
dlemarch. a recent publication in
raised print, costs s21, and the price
of David Copperfield' is S70.5O." The
cost of making these embossed books
is very great, as each page means
the setting up of brass plate, from
which the Impression is transferred.
Then there is no competition in the
production of books for the blind.
There is only one printing house in
the United states, the one at Louis
vile, KY. However, there is a Howe
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-31
THE SINE2UXEN'G
ENTERPRISE.

AZ indicated il report rs Gently
publish ed in the news columns OF
"Thc American" the enterprise Of
opening a channel below Ocean City,
letting in the waters Of the ocean to
the fresh waters CT Sinepuxent Bay,
is now being vigorously pushed. A
private company is bshind the
scheme, and as an investment there
seems ample reason for believing
that the monetary outlay will be re-
warded. Il has not yet been deter
mined, of course, Just what the cost
of opening this channel will be; or,
indeed, as to whether an open chan
mel can be maintained permanently
against tie tricks of the tides and
the winds. There is far hope.
however, that with the brusb-dain
process that is to be tried the tides
may be compelled to assist IN the
work OF keeping the channel open.
The expectation Of the investors
in this Sinepuzent scheme is that
the bottoms of the Bay will, IS
result of tie sailing Of the waters,
become the most profitable oyster.
farming area of like dimensions, in
the world. The bottom of the Bay
has just the right consistency for
oyster propagation and growth; and
as it is estimated that IS much as
100000 acres wiki be opened TO
oyeter-eultural enterprise, the wealth
producing possibilities involved III
the undertaking are Of 8 sort to daz-
zle the imagination. Some OF the
oyster-farming enterprises Of the
Long Island Sound region are known
to weld a revenue of from $500 to
500 per acre annually to the lessees.
Long Island Sound bottoms, are
adopted TO oyster culture only in
spots, while the Sjnepuxent Bay
bottom is believed to have few spots
that will not grow. oysters when the
waters are made right.
It's a satisfactory reflection that
the oyster-farming industries Of the
Sinepu1ent will pay their fairly ap,
portioned rentals to the state. For
tunately, that bill introduced in the
last General Assembly with intent
to procure release for that parti-
cular oyster area from the provision
of the general oyster-bottom leasing
law failed to get into the statutes.
The oyster-farmiDg industries OF
the S:nepnxent may in time, there
fore, turn annually into the state
treasury many thousands of dol
lars.-Baltimor American.
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BACK TO THE SOIL.


About 20 years or so ago, says
the ''Pittsburg Post, and for c nun
Der of years following, there was 9
marked exodus Of young men and
boys from the country 70 tie city
The rural youth found there we're
many things be could turn his land
to in the city that meant TO him
ready money. So the farm was de.
serted for metropolitan aliurements.
The reaction las set in, and now
there is a generous return 70 bu. i .
life. The man who has spent st0~s
or more of years in city and has
amassed competence finds himself
yearning for communion with couG-
try scenes. When this exodus from
the farm began, students Of poiiJico-
economic subjects racked their brains
for logical deduction as to the prob
able result. Time has brought the
solution. The cities were il Lie
main builded by men who were born
in the country-who began life on
the farm or in the crossroads grocery
These, particularly, are the men WHO
are now going back to the farm.
Not for the purpose Of farming,
themselves. but to have country
home away from the dim and dirt
of the city. The electric railway
the development and extension OF
the telephone service, the rural free
delivery and other things that have
convenient living away ON the
business centers are responsible.
The return OF the city man to the
country has enhanced the price Of
farm property, and materially added
to the tax duplicate Ba5k to the
soil It's good Old slogan
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This decision was made by Com
missioner Lane, based on Il complaint
bv the California Commercial Assecia-
ton VS.. Wells, Fargo & Co. The ex-
press company refused to apply its
quantity rates to shipments which con-
sisted of combination of packages Of
various ownership rendered at one
time and one place by a single consig-
nor and consigned to a single con-
signee under one bill Of fading,
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late Of Prince Georges county; deceas
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-23
Mesrksad PeLisa Court.

Annie Mclean, who has seen much
better days and whe hiames marital
troubles for her present dspieFabis
condition, was arrested late Saturday
night On a ehaFge, of vagFaaey, In
ether verbs fFeausat.Rs wine Feems
and making a nuisance Of herself, The
woman presented a pitahie appearance
before Justice Mailay this meFRiRa
and was trembling lille an aspen ieaf
and was without Money OF friends,
ApPealiRgiy she begged neFaissieR 10
use the telephone Sc that she eeuia
teji 'fR4y faIjeFs the trouble FIa iR,"
tt viii taiFe sie to keep her fFem ge-
iaig ia prison fer g. tsFm, @
During q aFHR4aR spree Saturday
night; Aady Nielsen stale a Peeketbeak
belonging to Jee HiehaibsFgeE in
which Was "a in FaeaaE. To-day ANDY
haa 10 pay s15 fer his freshness,
During some AgatiRE aHaaaities last
Saturday night Re@F tRe ReEth bridge,
6eR J+aiieF@R bFsie a large Biats
Eiass wiRdeW in the fFast of the ffis-
gins & AsHe establish. ;sRt and he was
placed HRasF arrest by 6mseF Berg
stFeRi. Hhe hearing has hsaR set fer
this evening RReR the damages will
PF9HaRi. be paid
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-23
BOARD
Judge Baxter Holds That Townships
CanLot Be Assessed for bitches
D. L. Riley Case on Trial.

At Fergus Falls last Saturday the
district court, Judge Baxter presiding,
was engaged in matters pertaining to
the construction of bitches and the
liability of townships. IN the. after
noon the appeal of D.. L. Riley from
the award of the appraisers in con-
nection with a county ditch was on
trial before jury.
The town of Western, which was
assessed for a part of the cost of the
ditch, also appealed, and the two
cases are being tried together, but
Judge Baxter, after due consideration,
has decided that the township cannot
be assessed, and ordered a verdict in
its favor. This decision is far reach
ing, as it applies to a great many
towns as we'll as Western. The town
ships in quite a number of cases have
been assessed for portion of the cost
of bitches, on the ground that such
bitches benefited roads, and that sort
OF thing. In view of the fact that the
township does not own the roads, but
merely has an easement over them,
the court holds that ditch benefits can
not be assessed against 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-23
STOCKED CORMORANT
Prot n, /, psllsy and n. w. osarsy
Secured Fifteen Cans sf crspPles
! Which Were Pit In Lake,

Prot. u, X Bailey aaa u. w. Gearpy
hsye returned tram Lake, GaFmePaat,
whsRe they were putting in stock OF
Ash, They have been working, fer
several years trying 30 get the Mia
neseta flsh eemmiEslaA TO stock this
lake, but could get nethiAa done until
the commission sent afteeH cans %,
eTePBiea, which were put in the iaise
ny Ppefesser Bailey. Fhis Jake has
been alEaost devoid of fsh but with
the stocking that has taken place there
should be quite a large Runber in a
few years,
CFeRPiea ave net found In the west
ara waters ana this aahing will he 9
rare treat when they hare sRuitipisad
sufficiently to admit ef catching; Pre-
fesseR Reliey said this afteFasaR ta a
representative Of The FaFum. that the
fish which We're put In the lake were
the Rieest spedimena which he haf
seen in a isRg tiae. Ten cana OF hiaci
bass were put In the iaka last sep
tember by Professor neiiaE, but thess
fish eaHRat be caught at the time whsr
the Reapla are at tina resorts and fol
This FsasaR the croppiss were turned
ieese in the lake.
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.REQUISITION PAPERS
FOR GUN,PLAYERS.
SENATOR SIMPSON ARMED WITH
PROPER DOCUMENTS VISITS
MONTANA. GOVERNOR.

Dickinson. N. D., Nov. 23.-Senator
L, A. simpson, armed with requisi-
ton papers Is in Helena, Mont, where
he will obtain from the governor OF
Montana extradition papers giyina
over into the custody OF Sheriff Charles
Willis OF Billings county, James Brown
Ed Miller and Henry E. Miller, the trio
wanted for drawing guns on Conduc-
tor Seeley and his train crew at Fry
burg last month Senator Simpson
who will be associated with the prose-
cution, was jained at Medora by Sher-
If Willis. They will return with the
prisoners next week. ,h@
Brown and the two Millers. hohos
attempted to get free Transportation
at Fryburg. They were ordered Of
the train by Conductor Seeley but
refused to leave, drawing guns on the
TRAM crew. Seeley telephohed ahead
to- fMedora asking the sheriff 10 be
on hand to subdue the trio when the
train pulled into the station. The no
Dos were arrested on a yagrancy
charge, but were later released. not
wtthstanding the evident desire OF the
railroad company to prosecute them
They quickly made their way into
Montana where they were again ar
rested on vagrancy charge, hut nj
what city is not yet known. The
charge preferred against them is as
sault with dangerous weapon