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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
FOREST FIRE PROTECTION.

The fact that the forest fires are A grave menace and the cause of serious property losses, which aggregate many millions Of dollars every year has reen brought home to various sections of the country in reercttable manner dur- ing tho past summer season The for est fire presents a problem which must be met Yearly our forests and lumber supplies arc being greatly decreased, as is shown by the continually rising price of wood for building.
 Various means of preventing and lesseuing the extent of the forest fires have been suggested But as is most natural, considering what recognized authority thc man is in forestry mat ters, 1t has remained for Clifford Pueaot. chief of the United states for est service, to come forward with the most valuable suggestion to date. At the occasion of tho dedication of the Myrlck Farm and Homo building in Springfield MT Plnchot sent an cX haustive letter on the forestry prob lem which was read and has been com- mended upon favorably
 Mir. Pinchot pointed out at that time the great importance of the forests to the New England section of the coun- try, and especially to the farmer both because the fertility and tho irrigation Of the farmers field vltally depended upon the trees. But" said MT Pmchot, "if the New England forests need to be protected against the care less use of the ax and the saw, which at least takes useful material from them for time, how much more do they not need to be protected from the total waste of fire, Yet in spite Of some excellent forest fire laws in sev- era of the New England states, and also in New York, the iueffectiveness of present fire protective methods has been made startlingly clear during the past few months. It seems 10 me, em- phatlcally, that the fire problem is best solved by means of an efficient fire patrol and fire fighting force, paid for this work and mainly dependent upon it, such a force az does not now exist anywhere, to my knowledge, outside of the national forests"
 When such an eminent forestry au- thority suggests a fire patrol it is a proposition worthy of serious consid eration. At the next conference Of the New England governors and at the coming sessions of the various state legislatures the suggestion should be presented and properly acted upon, The present ruthless waste of our standing timber must stop. Suddenly we may awake to realize how serious the situation is, in the course of the next few ycars only 10 find that we have waited foo long for any action on our part to be of avail,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
THE PANAMA CANAL MYSTERY,

Already the results of President Roosevelt's incorporate attack upon Editors Smith of the Indianapolis News and Laffan of the New York Sun are shaping themselves in a disagreeable form, The New York World, an an- tagonlst which cannot lightly be dis missed, accepts the full responsibility for the doubt cast upon the integrity of the canal sale and purchase, and challenges both President Roosevelt and congress to investigate with the sole view of establishing the truth.
 The Indianapolis News and the New York Sun pass at once from considera- ton as consequence of the World willingness and readiness to repeat the charges which have so angerod the President In It's issue yesterday morning, 1t editorlally treats of the whole subject, and by extracts taken from the congressional hearings, 1t may perhaps not be said to have rofut- ed in full the statements of President Roosevelt but it may be said to have lmparted to the controversy a dignided doubt as to the accuracy of President Rooseyelt's impassIoned statement. and to have provided ample grounds for an investigation 1t is possible, of course for tine President to ignore apto- gether the aggressive attitude of the World but in view of the character of
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

service on Milton's birthday, Decem Der aD Soul of England dost thou sleep. Lulled or duIlcd, thy mighty yonth for Of inc worlds wine hast thou drunk too
 dcep2 Hast thou sown more than thy hands
 can reap? Turn again ll'ne ear To that gonp severe, In thine hour of storm and war be- gotten Here in lowered T.ondons throng In her streets, with Times new murmur
 secthirg, Milton pacing unused his naughty song Here he sleeps out feud and fret and
 wrong, Nay, that spirit august Trlmplcs deaths low dust stl TOT us is klndlcd, burning breath
 ing EIe, on whose carth-darIoned sight Rose horizons of the cmpyrcan And the ordered spheres unhasting
 flight, He. who saw where. round the heart
 of Light Soraphs ardont-c FlaGod in circle wide oulrring music of ihcu solemn pean. He who, like his samson, bowed Toiling hardly t1skcd and night-en-
 folded Stcered his proud course to ono purpose
 vowed As ar, eagle beats through hallng cloud Strong winged and alone, Seeking skies unknown, flc whose verse malceticallv moulded, Moves like armed and hannered host Streaming Irresistible or aboundinE River in a lands remoteness lost, Poured from solitary peaks of frost, And far histories brings Of old realms and kings, With high fates Of fallen man resound-
 ing; This is Encland's voice that rang over Europe; this ls tho soul unshaken That from darkness a great splendor
 sang. Beauty mlehtier for the cost and pang; Of our blood and name Risen, our spirits to claim. 1 To enlarge, Co summon, to awaken, -Laurcncc Binyon In tho London Times
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

that moment a new light wlll break upon the leaders of both, which will be found to be convertible into a live public spirit the introduction of busi- ness methods into the government of the municipality and the evolution of a mass play which will carry eyery- thing before it, There fig nothing the matter with the city of New Haven What 1t needs is an understanding of itself its magnificent natural advant- ages its educational reputation. the integrity of its banking and manufac- turing institutions the enterprise of it's merchants, supported by deter mination to go in and win the palm for all concerned, This should be done because 1t can be done and be- cause the doing of 1t would make of New Haven a charmed place for new enterprises and old ones
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
Edltor Rnnscyclt sonn.

INCW BTTTHTN TTFTH7d,I
 The president has great command of language when he is in denunciatory form. He doesn't write his letters di- rect but manages to send them to mer who seem 10 get them into print Many of hls letters written to private lndivld- uals have been made public In this way during the past few months, But the president only has four months nor, to serve and then he will be in the newspaper business himself and he car find a more direct avenue to the coun. try for making known his views
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
The Milton Tricentennial.
An Appreciation of the Great Blind Poet
 who waS born 300 years ago today

WyYN HERE few characters which have stood the
 closest scrutiny and the severest tests, which have been tried in the furnace and have proved pure which have been weighed in the balance and have not been found wanting which have been declared sterling by the general consent of mankind and which are wis bly stamped with the image and superscrpton of the Most High, These great men trust that we know how to prize; and of these Milton The sight of his books the sound of his name, pleasant to They powerful, not only to delight, but to elevate and purify Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life the writings of this great poet and patriot without aspiring to emulate not indeed the sublime works with which his genius has enriched
 literature but the zeal with which he labored for the public good the fortitude with which he endured every private calamity the lofty disdan with which he looked down on temptation and dangers, the deadly hatred which he bore to bgots and yrans and the faith which he sterny kept with his country and his fame, '- Lord Macaulay.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
A TRI-CBNTENNIAL

A great many years have flown three hundred years to the very day. to be eXact-slnco son was born to John Milton, the scrlvener of Bread street, London, Much has happened since that time. More, perhaps, has taken place on this continent, to which the Pilgrim fathers had not even as vet sailed. than in any other extended section yet to-day the innu- ence of that little babe who grew to manhood bearing his fathers name, to become the most illustrious of his race for genius, philanthropy, learn ing, and virtue the great blind poet of England, should be quite as potent to-day, if not much more so, than when he was alive, In the same breath those who speak the English language and who nave come to love its great literature mention Shakes peare and Milton, as that litoraturc's two greatest names. To-day from London to San Francisco, the name Milton will be spoken with all that goes to make true respect admiration and appreciation of true genius.
 Milton was a man whose great mind could not be fathomed by those who were his contemporaries. He was one of those rare men whose thoughts were far ahead of his age, Because of that, like all such he was criticis- cd as visionary and his writings were frequently condemned as moan ngless because their real message was unohserved or unobservablc It has taken three centuries to place Milton in something of the light and pros pectlve that he should and must have. Not a year passes now but some cthic- al meaning of worth is brought out of his writings; scarcely one of the ln- numerable critical editions is publish cd but contains some new, additional thought drawn from his fountain of genius.
 A contemporary has expressed the hope that this anniversary of his birth may bring about better and more universal knowledge of the real Milton. Such is a worth while desire. There are those to tell us that there never was greater English reading public than to-day. Undoubtedly the number of pages of reading matter devoured each year Is surprisingly on the increase But what is this litera- ture? Ask your book dealer what are the most profitable departments of his store and he will point to the maga- zine counter, or the shelves whoreon arc placed the tawdily decorated books of frothy nothlngness, the nor- es of the hour and the forgotten books of to-morrow, Poetry is, at most unknown, save perhaps for little. silly volumes of meaningless dttjcs, one for each day of the year, wherein the pages contain far more of decora tive borders than of reading matter. Books of worth while poetry, sucd as that Milton wrote, are sold. They must be. It would be nothing less than a calamity to have library without a volume Of his "Para1ise Lost" or Samson Agonstos But are these books read read as they were in the days of our fore fathers?
 There can be no way Of compelling the study of such standard and tested works as Mlltons much as 1t might appear advisable. The love and taste for 1t must come without compulson. No better day on which to begin to develop 1t can he found, than to-day the trlcentennial of Mllton's birth.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
"KlCK COLUMN. "

Under thc above heading the Jour nal-Courior will bo pleased to publish such letters as its readers may desire to write ii Address Nuur letter to "The Editor of the Kick Column, Jour nal-Courier New Haven, Conn" Write briefly and to the point, and always send ynur right name and address, without which no letter can be pub liqhaJ
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
InN Anle

Jo the Editor Of the Kick Column:
 Bl all means let us tax Yale. The aldermen are on tho right track for once, If New Haven is dead to-day as a commercial city 1t is because of Yale There is no reason why the uni yersity should not pay taxes. To II go rich young men who are far better sit- uated 10 pay taxes than many of us poor citlHen2, NOV PORT.
 December s, 1908,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
The Annnlas Club.

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 Wonder "evll emiuence' Is giving dis tnct signs of overcrowding Now that the quarters of the Ananias' club are expanding to take in newspaper prac- tcers of ''every form of mendacity known to man" which seems to mean all the anti Roosevelt editors who are merely undesirable or male factors are likely to lose their foot ing
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
rompcnsntlons for the Lower

INeW BodTOrI Standard.J
 "l firmly believe that tho day will the lower classes, thc educated people having been brought to see the evils of the habit" says nr. Clara Scott of Philadelphia An, Clara when gnor- ance Is bliss, tis folly to be wise, The lower classes will not lack for com pensatLOns In being lower
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

An electrician In the Union Pacific shops nt omaha has equipped q loco motive with wireless device, which railroad men assert will enable fra in dlspa tchcrs and station agents to signal engineers between stations
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
TOLD BY SIT. NICHOLAS.

"John do you love me-" Yes" "Wlll you always love me?' Say. look here. woman; what have you or dcrcd to be sent home now?'--New York Telegram.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

Snooaer--t think It's q shame to waste a bottle of wine every time warship ia launched.
 Boozcr--T''s all right pardner jus think how long the poor thing has to travel on water l's all right, | tell yuh.--Toledo Blade,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

Nearly all the vines in Europe wer" killed by frost in Sal and S93 On mid summers day, tO33, in England, there was n frost SO severe that fl destroy cd fruits
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

A complete silk plant from tho worms on the trees to the looms will he q feature of ,Iapan's exhibit at the Alas ka Yukon-P Pacific exposition al Seattle.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

From last reports Mrs Carrie Nation is now in Dublin, where she is urging her faht on rum and drinking with all the zeal with which Hobson s urging his iIngostlc theories and selling her little iron hatchcts with all the skill of an American nnanyier one might think Carrie had wrested all America from the tolls of the devil and that she now considers herself free to seek oth- CT worlds to conquer.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
"IIoch der Kaiser"

Though 'IIoch der Kaiser" was a rightful lndiscretion in It's day Ad- miral Coghlan lived 10 see It become a sort of German national hymn.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

Maria. isn't that sealskin sack of yours good enough for another win ter"' John have you been losing money on changer "l have" Tt is." Chicago Tribune,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

A lcft-handej high school girl ont in tho state of Washington has won 2 contest bv throwing q baseball l92 feet inches.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

Few New IIaycners probably have ever noticed the little cone-shaped building on Prospect street in which the observation of the astronomers of the university arc made through tee- scope which in comparison with the instruments of most wcll-known ob- scrvatorics Is of dlminutive size. Yet two Yalc scientists who have done their work there have just been signal Ny honored by the Academy of Sciences of France. having divided between them the La landc prize Messrs, Chase and smith have shown it quite possible to do signal work without the aid of 8 Yerkes instrument, yet specu- lation as to what they might accom- plish had they all the modern appli- ances Is suggested
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

It is said in Washington that Presi- dent Roosevelt will leave the White House with very little money His Cuban campaign cut into his patrlmony to q considerable extent, and although he has saved something from his salary as Presdcnt-a thing which Is seldom done by those who hold that office, 1t is understood that he hoped to make his coming African trip in every sense a money-maker and thus to reeoup his fortunes. He Is said to estimate to- tai increase of about $SOoOOO from his trip for his collections and writings are sure to meet with a ready sale, And to think that most men extensive travel ing means considerable decrease in their tinances' Roosevelt always was unusual
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
"ComIng Events"

Boston Transcript) Lyman Abbott praises football, Com Ing editors east their shadows before
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

Automobiles should be forbidden to pass a ear on the side from which it is discharging or receiving passengers. The police should sec that the ordi- nance is obcycd when enacted
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
SAYINGS AND DOINGe.

New York and it's immediate suburbs have i5O,hD0 telephones
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09
MILTON.

(Au ode to be read al memorial service on Miltons birthday Decem- ber gl
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-09
Political Announcements.
A Successful Canvass.

J. P. Graft of this city has just
closed successful tour of the county
in the effort to meet every voter in
behalf of his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination of auditor of
this county. Everywhere he met with
splendid encouragement, voters pledg-
ing their support to him at the pri-
maries on Sept. 18th. Mr.. Graft is a
Young man OF high character and his
appearance among the people has
made him lots Of friends. They recog-
nize in him not only man of ability
but man in whom they can place i'm
plicit trust. Mr.. Graft was born and
raised in this county and those who
know him endorse him in the highest
terms. Republican voters should
honor him on Sept. 10Th by the nomi-
nation.-Sleepy Eye Dispatch.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-09
NEW RYE OFFERED TO FARMERS
Variety Developed at Experimental
Station Produces Remarkable
Results.

Farmers of Minnesota who raise
winter rye will have opportunity this
season to procure some of the new
No. 2 seed rye which the experiment
station at ST. Anthony park now has
ready for stribution. For eight sue
cessive years this rye has been planted
and intensified until, in the latest
gathering, AZ bushels were taken off
one acre. That was exceptionally
high, but yield of 40.4 bushels an
acre was obtained for an average of a
considerable ground area.
Swedish rye was used in developing
this seed. The new grain is plump
and much larger than varieties COM
monty produced. The straw is stiff,
tall and stands up well. The 40.4
bushels average obtained at the station
compares with 1872 for other varieties
for the state, while returns from small
lots of seed distributed last season to
farmers showed an average of 72.E
bushels compared with 1T.
The New Ulm Cereal Mill Co. has
secured a considerable quantity Of
this seed and will be pleased to ex,
plain it's merits to all farmers who are
interested.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-09
SAGE ESTATE s66, .8O1.
Of Which Mrs. Sage Gets $63,779,8OC
and the State 1867, 538.

Of Which Mrs. Sage Gets $63,779,soo
and the State $685., 538.
The estate of Russell Sage, who died
on July %, 1906 has been appraised
officially at s66, sol gross and 1884,
153,S00 net. The transfer tax on the
estate will be $667, 53S
Mrs. Sage. to whom her husband left
almost everything absolutely, inherits
1858, 77S.SOO. There are tWenty-nine
lesser legatees, whose inheritances ag.
gregate $65O,OOO.
The estate was appraised by Charles
P. Dillon as an official transfer tax ap-
praiser, and his report was submitted
to Surrogate Beckett three weeks ago.
Surrogate Beckett signed an order ap-
proving the report of the appraiser and
fixing the tax.
There are twenty-five nephews and
nieces who inherit $4,000 each under
the will, while four other grandnieces
and nephews receive $6,250 each.
The executors under the will are Mrs.
Sage, Charles W. Osborne and DR.. John
P. Mum.
Charles A. Gardiner, attorney for the
executors. said that the estate consist
ed roughly of $3OOO,OOO in real proper
ty, $3O,0OO,OOO in securities and. $50,
100000 in time and call loans.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-09
Wax From Sugar Cane.

The West India Committee Circular
states that application has been made
for patent for process OF extract
ing wax from the sugar cane. It seems
that the rind of the cane contains a
certain proportion Of wax, which has
hitherto been lost with the refuse By
the new process this wax is now recov-
cred from the filter refuse and turned
to commercial uses, being very similar
in its characteristics to beeswax or
Carnauba wax. which can be used for
precisely the same purposes. The wax,
which resembles that now used very
largely for making cylinders for so
called talking machines, is exceedingly
hard and capable of taking high pol
fish. It is understood that many facto-
Eies in Java will this year be using
this process.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-09
A Warning Defeat.

If the leaders of the Republican
party have gone into the present cam
paign with the idea that they could
overlook entirely the menace of Can
nonism, such events as the defeat OF
Congressman John J. Jenkins of Wis
consin should open their eyes.
There has been no lack Of facts war
ranting belief that the Republican
leaders, including Cannon himself,
had no idea of the depth aud violence
of the popular revolt against the
manner in which Speaker Cannon has
prostituted his power to the service OF
predatory wealth. Cannon was present
in the Republican national conven-
ton and gave cheerful and ingeni-
Gus Endorsement to the nomination OF
Taft and particularly to that Of Sher-
man, the vice presidential candidate
who was one Of Cannon's chief lieu.
tenants in congress and who, as a
standpatter of the first rank, is much
to CannOn's liking. There was an en-
tire absence, in the Republican nation
al PLATFORM in the proceedings of the
convention and in the subsequent
E1tterances of the candidates, OF any
appreciation of the dead weight that
the Republican party is carrying in
Speaker Cannon and his friends.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-09

New Ulm stockholders in the Grass
Valley gold mine will be interested N
the following from the Grass Valley.
Evening Tidings: The rich ore shoot
opened on the 200 and 300 levels att
Kenosha mine has been again cut, and
this time on the fourth level. The pay
shoot has Widened to twelve inches IN
width and its length still remains to
be determined although developments
are being pushed energetically. A
large quantity of the bonanza ore has
been opened up since the strike and
every Indication points to the Kenosha
speedily taking a foremost position
among the leading gold producers OF
Nevada County. The latest strike is
considered one of the most important
ever made on the property as it con-
cIusively demonstrates the persistency
of the rich ore bodies with steadily in
creasing depth. Not only is the vein
persistent but it is increasing in size
DIS oOpuu ID duud1dOO3 caAo CIV VIZ oOh-'S
time maintaining the remarkable rich
ness that astonished the mining world
when it was first interested near the
surface workings.
Incendiaries are thought to have
started a fire which destroyed the
Carols & Krause mill in Belview Mon
day morning, as no one had been in
the mill since Saturday evening. The
| loss on the mill is estimated at S1l, 900,
| whereas the insurance carried amount.
ed to only So, 500. One Of the owners,
Gareis, is former New Ulmite.
Geo. OFT, commercial salesman
| who used to make this town regularly
for a Wholesale hardware house. was
killed in trying to escape from 9
burning hotel in Denver, Colo.
yesterday morning.