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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-16

The dear old popn'ist referendum must
have been surprised when Senator For
nker walked up and embraced it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-16

II Grover Cleveland should come out
for Bryan the thing would be practically
unanimous.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-16
Make the Philippines
And Hawaii Neutral.

HERE doubt should take very active part
in the commerce. SOON TO REACH HUGE Proper
TIONS of the far American enterprise will naturally
and inevitably seek to do The policy of the government
contemplate this Under any
disposition of the Philippine Islands would without
NAVAL AND COMMERCIAL BASE adequate protection
and advancement of material interests the orient
OWN OPINION SOUND
THE cHANcELLERlEs GREAT
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-16

The Japs are sand to have madea map
OF Portland. II would have been cheaper
TO buy II guide book.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-16
Ammonia From Peat.

A process for obtaining ammonia
from peat has been tried IN England
with considerable suct e1s.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-16
Financial Strin9ency
Caused by Lack
of Confidence.
BY JAMES sPEYER. New York Banker.

regards financial affairs generally, do not think that
America need itself very much or have any
fears to matters in Europe but the other hand,
need not expect any favors much assistance
from there either. WE MUST AND CAN RELY
Upon OIIRSEIV Ives TO GET THROUGH THE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
SCIENCE NOTES.

The native trees of Australia are being
systematically replaced with those of the
United States and Europe. The chief rea-
son for this action is that the trees OF
that country are generally OF very slow
growing nature, which is not desira BILE
for scientific forestry, although ii Is true
that many of the Australian trees grow
to enormous size when fully matured and
produce excellent timber. Notably among
these is the kauri pine. which requires
about 200 years to reach full growth. As
the native trees are cut down to answer
the demands for lumber. the imported
trees are planted in their places so that
eventually the flora Of the country will
be largely eliminated IL not entirely So
Already 100000 trees have been put
out and seedlings are being cultivated in
the nurseries In great quantities. and the
nurseries and plantations are being ex-
tended as rapidly as possible. and these
lntroductionS are very successful owing
to the favorable character of the climate
in which anything will flourish.
A movement has been started I'm the
scientific world favoring the adoption Of
the word Kelvin to designate the COM
mercial unit of electrical energy at pres
ent known the kilowatt-hour, as a
recognition of the services of the late
Lord Kelvin in the advancement of cleo.
trical science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
Lessons From q French Novel.
From the New York Evening Post

1t is a little risky to suggest going to
school to the French novelist; but we
should learn of our enemies AS well as
love them. There is a quality In the
best French fiction that is almost UNI
known in the American novel-a fine
ness Of flavor and workmanship that
makes our ten best sellers seem anna
flourish and fiat. When a choice is pos
sible, many readers will still prefer an
unknown novel from France to a native
product, and on perfectly valid grounds.
The English writer's who are so clam
ant for Latin liberty in dealing with mat
tiers not hitherto openly discussed in po-
lite English society, by no means pos
sess the whole secret It may well appear
to thoughtful minds that the limit set by
Anglo-Sax taste is not a thing to chafe
at, but to be thankful for. There are
areas of the higher moral life secured by
1t which are scarcely dreamt of in the
French philosophy. There Is no great
English novelist of whom 1t can be said,
as was said of Balzac, that he could not
portray a good woman. There are ma
tional as well as individual specialties;
and it is crdit to the English that they
have not much striven to excel in the
field prescribed by their own traditions
and already preempted by the French.
In commencing the French novel it Is
necessary to add the caution to throw
away the worser part and live the purer
with the other half. 1t must be esteemed,
as Matthew Arnold esteemed it, for the
virtues in which the English race Is par
ticularIy deficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
full drummer Of today is merely the i'm

full drummer of today is merely the i'm
personal mouthpiece of the house. Per-
sonality counts tremendously. but it gets
in it's work in a different manner than it
did fifteen years ago. The dealer during
his leisure moments will persistently ask
questions of the drummer that evince the
keenest appetite for the business and
political gossip Of the hour. How are
Smith. Jones and Miller. dealers in three
neighboring towns. getting along? Do
you think they sell too close? Is the two
cent passenger rate law a good thing ?
Hasn't this law been responsible for the
recent advance in our freight rates?
What do you think of the panic? What
caused It? Was it the desire on the part
of the Wall street f1nanciers to discredit
Roosevelt's administration and thus to
nip in the bud any possible third term
aspirations? Is business resuming?
Where? What do you think of the prices
of farm products? VIII hogs get back
where they were before the money
scare? Such are the Inquiries the drum
mer meets today among buyers in
metropolis and at crossroads corners.
The drummer has his finger on the trade
pulse of the nation. And the dealer looks
to him for Information to the condi-
ton.
Behold the drummer, then, in new
role. He is no longer entertainer. Sharp
ly he observes the facts around him. He
studies them in order that he may give
the plausible answer. And then he steps
forth confidently as an educator of the
tradesmen of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16

fering a cigar to a prospect for fear
may offend him. offered a cigar the
other day to a man whom I know to be
smoker and instantly his attitude OF
amiability changed to one of GOODNESS.
He refused the cigar with a curt, No.
thank you Before left he reluctantly
Don't Want Treats.
"'When 1 buy goods he said. want
to buy the very best 1 can for the money.
And / want to make my decision as to
the line I am to carry feeling perfectly
free from the slightest sense of obligation
to any man. And this slight sense of
obligation I should feel toward you If
smoked your cigar even though l knew
on sober second thought that you weren't
paying for the cigar. nor was your house.
For 1t has occurred to me that nnaily the
dealer paws the entertainment bill.''
AS the dealer educates himself on the
general subject Of trade relations. ne
looks more and more with impatience
upon the salesman who, no matter now
engaging his personality may be, OBJ
trudes the fact that he is good fellow.
For the instinct Of the intelligent buyer
today is to get down to bed rock as soon
as possible, absolutely to cut out sent1-
mental considerations Of all kinds and
to discuss two things-quality and price.
Such men, although they may accept en-
tertainment from statesmen. do not desire
it. They merely tolerate 1t.
Now, I am not saying that the success
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
A Poor Provider.

From the Bohemian.
The Kentucky colonel pointed with ex-
IRENE disgust at a man across the street
Then he said:
There goes that fellow Simpson with q
fifty-pound sack of -four, and I'll bet he
hasn't q drop Of liquor in the house."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16

larly on the monetary advantages which
the German treasury would secure by
eXempting necessaries from taxation while
taxing luxuries. Thus we read:
Cheap Necessaries.
Germany could obtain far more reve-
nue. by taxing brandy, wine, beer and
tobacco If it were not that the necessaries
of life. such as meat, eggs, butter and
even bread. were made so dear by pro-
tective tariff. When people are compelled
to pay so high for necessaries they can
afford so much less for luxuries. Thus
the consumption of such luxuries reduced
the industry concerned is injured because
the trade falls below what was anticipa t.
ed Our revenue from the customs would
oubtedly be doubled If the necessaries
of life were not taxed; and thus we are
driven to the conclusion that our protec-
tive system actually hampers our revenue
returns. In this connection we may re-
call the tremendous strides in the accumu-
lation of wealth which appeared in Eng
land after the repeal Of the corn laws
which had operated, as the German tariff
now does. as a dead weight on the coun.
try's advancement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
TARIFF FEELING IN GERMANY
SENTIMENT FAvoRS LOWER DU-
TIES ON AMERICAN GOODS.
Germans Would Let Down the Bars
on Yankee Food Products.
J Trade in LIES Necessaries.
From the Literary Digest.

From the Literary Digest.
1t will be good news to our farmers
and exporters to learn that instead of
favoring a higher tariff on food products
from America and other countries senti-
ment in Germany seems now to be tend
ing rather toward lowering of the bars.
The threats of a higher German tariff
which have menaced our trade from time
to time have not caused great alarm on
this side of the Atlantic, because it was
realized that the Germans must eat, tariff
or no tariff. and that they must have our
meat and grain to make good their failure
to produce enough to feed themselves. If
they raised the tariff. it was argued. they
would merely have TO pay higher prices.
Many Germans are impressed with the ad
vantage England enjoys in buying food
products without the increased expense
caused by tariff bars, thus making living
cheaper i'm England. This economy eventu-
ally finds its way into the cost of manu-
featuring, and helps the British manu-
facturer to undersel the German in the
markets of the world. The great finan-
cial organ of Germany. the Berlner Boer-
sen Courier. remarks:
Financial System Wrong.
"All attempts to reform the finances of
the empire will fail unless we accept the
verdict that our whole financial system
is wrong. England, whose policy is free
| trade, has an enormous surplus every
year, and pays off her national debt at
such a rate that under the present cir
cumstances the debt in 1909 will figure,
as 1t did in 1885, at So. 4So .O00, 600, while in
| 1903 it was So. S55. OO0,0 In contrast
with this 1t appears that protectionist
countries. such as Germany. the United
| States Russia and France, can barely
balance their accounts. 1t is thereto
quite paipable that no lasting reform OF
| our imperial finances is possible until we
| adopt free trade principles. at least to
some extent. We must relieve our indus
| trial population from the burden of taxa
! ton on the absolute necessaries of life"
The Berliner Tageblatt dwells particu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16

Park Road Between Brightwood Soldiers
Sample House, No. 592 Park Road, Open till Dark
New Light Press Bricks with wide colonial porch on
Washingtons greatest thoroughfare- ROAD. Pur-
chase of these houses and enjoy the many advantages of
of the most beautiful parks in the word-SOLDIERS
Notwithstanding 500 of land which is yours
without the expense of paying taxes, you
'LUCKY enough to of these houses.
Second ndig bedrooms,
csc to andc
PROFESSIONALLY
We nvneyo rinspc-
nd O al
-OPEN DAX CIINDAV
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01

In an accounting just published
and said to cover the last day OF
ast June, the numebr OF apple trees
In the United States is paced at pol :
1852. Missouri leads the list OF
states and territories. with 20. 040,-
500 trees. while New York is second.
with l5,054,S32.
II happens that these. except In the
case of New York, are the figures
given In the census report for 1900.
In the 10 years beginning with 1890,
the increase In the number Of apple
trees in the country was over 10000,
600 Eight years Of another decade
have now passed That the count re-
mained unchanged since that ire
mendous gain of is9O-99 must be
regarded as somewhat amazing-ii
II Is fact
However. mere reckoning oil
trees is misleading as a means oil
comparing states shares In the app,e'
raising industry. New York's or.
chards produced over 1000, 600 bu'
Ishels In 1899; Pennsylvania was .
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01

close second and Ohio was third,
with more than 10000 900 bushels.
MissouTls nearly 100000 bbushels
placed her ninth on the Inst. The
average yield In New York. accatdinl
to state fruit growers association
report Of 1892. Is about three and
one-hah bushels per acre, which
ought for 15.0O0.00O trees. to bring
up a total OF over $4,000, 600 bushels.
There Is qua.ty also 20 be considered
Missouri offers the fastelIer Den Da-
Ms app.e. which finds ready and
heavy sale. even on the Allantic Sea-
board because OF It's coloring. West
ern New York produces the Northern
Spy In its highest quality and the
Northern Spy Is undoubtedly the best
ail-around apple ever wet by the rain
and warmed by the sun.
Il is peasant to reflect that on a
per capita basis OF jiyis,on, when ex-
IRENE socialism comes into rs own.
eaCh OF us In America may have 10
himself at least two trees from which
on.y the unciyilized will. steal the up
ples.-New York World.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01
UNSANI7ARY
RESULT IN FINES
FOR THREE PEOPLE.
Health Officer Asked Police Judgr to
Accelerate Obedience 20 the
Mandate.

On charge OF breach of ordinance
II. Dixon, Hester Oaks, Charles Jones,
Violet Polndexter. Matte Gray, A.
Hill. Mallie Nickles. Ben Boyd and
Nellie Gray, all colored, we're pre-
sented In police court this morning.
In some of the co.ored settlements
the sanitary conditions are deplor-
able, and all had excuses as to why
the work had not been done. and
some admitted that hurry up jobs
had been done and the premises had
been cleaned. DR.. II. p. Sights,
health officer. asked Judge Cross that
fine be given to help the authori-
ties enforce the law. All of the de-
PENDANTS lived on Boyd street be
tween Sixth and Tenth streets and
had ignored the notice OF the sani-
tary inspectors. A. Hill. Nellie Gray
and Mallie Nickles. .colored. failed to
appear and a fine Of S. and no costs
was assessed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01
DETERMINED CITIZENS.

When a mob is formed at midnight
to commit murder, the resident CORE
spondent--somewhat under the pss
chic influence of local sentiment as q
rule-refers to the murderers as de
termined citizens. says the Courier
Journal. Occasionally there appears
in print the rather remarkable state
ment that II Is known that some OF
the most prominent or best" citi-
zens of the community participated
in the orderly hanging or burning AT
the stake. or destruction OF property
And. as rule. the next grand jury
wields the whitewash brush effective
ly and no indictments are returned
Strangely enough there often exist
in the mind of considerable portion
of the public the impression that mol
murders. although open to objection
upon legal and ethical grounds, re
suit from a misguided effort upon the
part of mistaken men to insure the
community against the lawless acts
Of the individual criminal As s
matter of fact, lynchings and race
wars are, with few exceptions
planned and put through, not by men
righteously interested in the observ.
ance of law. but by hoodlums who de-
light In a man hunt as a pastime In
dictments returned at Springfield Of
fer an illustration. A peddler and a
f~,h 10 Ind 90 "a
among others, for murder. The wo-
man drinks csrboSic acid and dies
tactily admitting her guilt. The ped
dler and an individual known az
''slim" Humphrey are among thos,
who will face their trials. These per.
sons did not. of course, care in the
least whether the courts melted ou'
equal justice TO all men with prompt
ness, acquitdDg the innocent speed
fy and Furnishing the guilty without
delay. Nor did the drunken hord,
that followed the leaders. Doubtless
IL full and fair investigation SHOULD
be made the list of true bills woult
reveal the names OF citizens NOR
prominent than the alleged ringlcad
ers but the nature of the crimes com
mftted precludes the possibility o
reaching the conclusion that the mos
prominent members of the mob wer
moved to action by higher motive
than a desire to participate in a de
bauch of lawlessness promising op
portunities for negro batting, arsol
and pillage with a minimum risk o
punishment.
| Not until net results show whethe
others than peddlers and disreputabl
women can be indicted and convicte'
Will It be known whether there is am
honesty in the investigation at Sprinl
field, but no matter what net result
may prove as to the sincerity of tn
local authorities and the. attitude o
the community toward the mob, 1t !
plain that at Springfield. as else
where, mob violence does not procee
from a burning desire to Offset b
heroic action the evil OF the laws dc
lays and failures, but upon the con
trary arises from the love of tn
coward and the bully for blood-let
ting where immunity Is the least re
mote probability.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01

formal garden, but with the broad
acres OF n practical farm stretch
ing far out into the valley. The lawn
terraces were green. broken only by
plots OF spring flowers. The walks
were walled In box and privet. The
house. OF the pillared colonial type,
crowned a series OF terraces, A long
pergola, with pillars topped by red
urns. curved gradually through the
garden toward the mansion. Armitage
followed side road along the brick
partition wall and contemplated the
inner landscape. The sharp snap OF
gardeners shears far up the slope was
the only sound that reached him. 1t
was charming place. and he yielded
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01


asray
TO temptation TO explore H. He drop
ped over the wall and strolled away
through the garden, the smell of warm
earth, moist from the days light show
ers, and the faint odor OF green things
growing. sweet In his nostrfls He
walked to the far end Of the pergcla.
sat down on wooden bench and gave
himself up to reverie. He had been de
nounced as an impostor. He was on
Claiborne soil. and the situation re-
quired thought.
II was while be thus pondered his
affairs that Shirley. walking over the
soft lawn from a neighboring estate,
came suddenly upon him.
Her head went up with surprise and
he was sure-with disdain. She stop
ped abrupV>y as he jumped TO his seet
Il am caught-in fiagrante delete!
can only plead guilty and pray for
mercy
They said-they said you had gone
to MexicoF said shirley question
ingly.
Plague take the newspapers! How
dare they so mlsrepresent me- he
laughed. f-ra
Yes: read those newspaper articles
with a good deal OF Interest. And my
brother t-aa.ilt
Eyes; your brother-he Is the best
fellow In the world.1s
She muse,L but q, srqiIe 81 real mirth
now plnyed over Der face and lighted
her eyes.
Those are generous words. Mr.. Ar
mitaGe- My brother warned me against
you in quite unequivccal language. He
told me about your MATCHBOX
"Oh. the cigarette case" and he held
II up. ITS really mine. and I'm going
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01
THE CITY JAILER.

The announcement that Capt
Wade Brown will accept the nomfna'
ton for city jsiler will be satisfactory
to the majority of Paducah's good
citizens. There Is no Office In the city
that affords better opportunities for
petty graft. and no Office that affords
greater opportunities for a high prin-
ctflcd man TO do something for the
elevation OF the morally submerged
element of the city. BY enforcing
rules OF cleanlipess,, by judicious
admixture Of ppyqrying Kindness and
firmness in his treatment OF prison
ers, Captain Brown. is at least saving
his charges from the brutalizing in
fiuenoes of the average detention
house.
Cleanliness and economy are APP
parent everywhere in the city hall and
In the jail unded II since Captain
Browns administration began. AS
10 the already apparent results of his
policy inspection and investigation OF
his administration are invited. AS
10 the character OF man he is. the
same frank offer is made as to his
LIES record.
Few people, perhaps, are aware OF
the possibilities for jailer to secure
at the city's expense more than he h
entitled DO. II is considered a plum
by those. who look only to what they
can get out Of the Office Good citi-
zeDs. acquainted with the Office. real
fze the necessity for man of sterl-
ing character and unusual qualifica-
lions for the position. These men,
VINO first suggested Captain Brown
- the proper person TO be appointed
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01
ABOUT RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL.

Paducah's hospital, erected as an
evidence OF large hearted COM
munity. and cherished by the medi-
cal profession as sacred from politi-
cal Vaccinations. Is too expensive
and sensitive an institution to be
used as a missile of political ami
mostly or personal malice or to be
made the subject OF cheap sensa-
,tionalism. Our esteemed contem-
lporary. which deems II fair to
"knock' on an institution that is
under CONTROL not Of the mayor, but
board. on which always sit the
presidents of the two boards of the
general council, must admit that
some regulations are necessary to
prevent common DRINKS, OF whom
anybody may be tired, being imposed
on the hospital to sober up at the
|city's expense and at cost in atten-
ton to deserving patients. Not only
the city physician, but In emergency
cases the police have authority to
send a patient there.
The case referred to in the local
paper as an aged man. who was ex-
pected to die. with the fact that he
was in the hospital omitted. turns
out to be the case Of man. who ad-
|mitted he was drinking and who
hadn't the slightest recollection of
how he happened to be at the place
where he was hurt.
BY such an outrageous policy as is
adopted by the local paper. Riverside
hospital may be brought into unde-
served disrepute. II such is the re-
suit, the local physicians will cease
to take interest in maintaining its
high standing. and deserving poor
people, for whose benefit primarily
the hospital is conducted, will be the
real sufferer.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01
PAYS SIS, 900, 900 DEBT.
Trust Company Of America Isecovers
From Recent Troubles.

New York. Sept. THE Trust
Company OF America. Of New York.
upon which sensational run was
precipitated during the financial
panic OF 1907, has managed its busI-
ness so successfully as to enable IL to
pay OF a loan of s25. 900 900. which
II then effected. In its entirety. The
company. in point of assets and la
bIlities. WAS the second largest In the
country. and the run, which II sue
cessfully sustained. exceeded any
ever known In the history OF Amer
lea. The ordeal through which II
passed demonstrated that il was
clearly on a sound basis. and its ad-
.ministration had been a prudent one.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-01
She Wouldn't.

A young Scottish parsol was driy-
ing home from an outlying hamlet
when he overlook a young woman.
He recognized her as the maid of all
work at the farm which he would
pass, so he pulled up and offered her
a lift Mary gladly accepted his offer,
and they chatted pleasantly all the
way TO the farm gate.
THANK you, sir" she said. as she
got down.
Don't mention II. Mary. Don I
mention It," he tod her politely.
mo. I wont" Mary obligingly as
sured him.