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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-11

ton by the national government of thu
great Interstate corporations. including
a simple method of account keeping
publicity. Supervision of the issue o.
securities. abolition of rebates aud OF
special privileges There should b,
short time franchises for all corpora
tions engaged in public business. in
Guiding the corporations which get
power from water rights. There should
be national rs well us state guardian,
ship OF mines and forests. The labor
legislation hereinafter referred to
should concurrently be enacted into
law.
To accomplish this means. of course.
certain increase in the use of. not
the creation of. power by the central
government. The power already ex-
lists. II does not have to be created.
The only question is whether ii shall
he used or left idle. and meanwhile
the corporations over which the pow
or ought 10 he exercised will not re-
main idle. Let those who object to
this Increase in the use OF the only
power available. the national power.
be frank and admit openly that they
propose TO abandon any effort to con
troll the great business corporations
and 20 exercise supervision over the
accumulation and distribution of
wealth. for such supervision and con
troll dan only come through this par
ticular kind of increase of power We
40 more believe In that empiriciSm
which demands absolutely unrestrain
cd ndividuaiiSin than we do IN that
which clamors for dead
enins socialism. which would destroy
all individual Initiative and would ruin
the country with a completeness that
not even an unreStramcd individual
ism Itself could achieve. The danger
to American democracy lies not in the
'eaStsin the concentration of admins
trativc power IN responsible and ac-
countahle hands. II lies IN having The
power insufiiciently concentrated. so
ghat no one can be held responsible 20
he people FOR IT'S use. Concentrated
power Is palpable. visible. responsible.
EASILY reached. quickly held TO account.
Power scattered through many admin
strators. rany legislators. many men
who work behind and through legis-
atorS and administrators is imralra
Die. Is unseen. is irresponsible, cannot
)e reached. cannot be held TO account.
IS IN peril wherever the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-11
GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
Will Not Mean Weakening of the
Rights Of the States.

The opposition 20 government con-
tgol Of these greet corporations makes
Is most effective effort in The shape
Of an appeal 10 the old doctrine OF
states rights. or course there are
many sincere men who now believe In
unrestricted individualism In business.
just as t,ere We're formerly many sin
cere men who believed IN slavery
that l.. ia the unrestricted right cf nm
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-11
Continued from page onel

In the wages Of the employees or tho
abolition Of the proper and Legitimate
profits Of honest shareholders
Telegraph and telephone companies
cngaged In Interstate business should
be put under the jurisdiction Of the In
terstate commerce commission
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
No Use to Die.

81 have found out that there is no
use to die of lung trouble as long as you
can get DR.. Kings New Discovery"
says Mrs. J. p. White, of Rushboro,
Pa. 81 would not be aliveEtoday only
for that wonderful medicine. 1t loosens
up cough quicker than anything else,
and cures lung disease even after the
case is pronounced hopeless" This
most reliable remedy for coughs and
colds, la grippe, asthma, bronchitis and
hoarseness, is sold under guarantee at
b. f. Hughes drug store. soc and 81.
Trial bottle free.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

and the airbrakes is accomplished by
succession of electric switches placed
along the line, and which are actuated
by a moving train so that when shifted
out of their normal positions a block
of track in each direction is electrically
bridged and various signal points and
contact rails are put i'll connection with
the electric power. The contact rails
or plates are to engage an electric brush
or hanger attached to the locomotive,
and thus close a circuit. The electricity
then operates a magnet in the cab
which opens an air valve that causes
the brakes to take effect. The return
of the current to the ground is through
any metallic part of the engine and
rails. The contract rails work in con-
junction with the signals, so that if an
engineer runs past signal set at dam
ger his airbrakes are automatically ap-
Piled The electric switches are held
in their shifted positions by positive
latches until an adjacent switch is
shifted in the same direction, when the
latches are released. The switches can
be shifted in opposite directions and
the system is adaptable to either single
or double-track roads. 1t is claimed
that weather conditions do not materi-
ally affect operation. A train meeting
with an accident in block is autOmat-
ically protected until it passes into an
other block, when new protective sig
mails are set. The system gives protec-
ton against open switches, open draw
bridges, landslides or grade crossings.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
NEW SYSTEM OF TRAIN CONTROL.

NEW SYSTEM OF TRAIN CONTROL.
The Manufacturers Record last week
has the following about the new inven-
ton of Mr.. H. b. Miller of this city:
"An improved system to protect rail
WAY trains from collisions and open
switch accidents is being developed and
tested al Staunton, Va. 1t com bines
the automatic stop and the automatic
signal, giving double protection, and a
demonstration in miniature was recent
ly made before a party of business and
professional men.
"The system is entirely automatic
and is controlled by electricity. With
in each section or block of track train
protects itself from other trains moving
either in the same or the opposite di-
rection by automatically displaying
signals and by setting the airbrakes on
the other train. The electricity is fur
nished from either central power
plant or from batteries at different
points. The operation of the signals
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
INDIA'S WHITE ANTS.
ONLY ONE KIND OF WOOD, SANDAL,
CAN WITHSTAND THEIR ATTACLS

ONLY ONE KIND OF WOOD, SANDAL,
CAN WITHSTAND THEIR ATTACI.s
NAL plague to Indian dwellers, tea
growers and others.
K The tea bushes in the Assam gardens
have no less than four destructive enc
mics, from which ma means of escape
has yet been devised by man. These
are the bark eating borer, the sandwich
caterpillar, the mosquito and the white
ant, all of which attack the bush and
do immense damage.
the white ant, the mosquito merely at
lacking the leaves and causing blight.
The ants, however, begin at the roots
and eat upward, reducing the wood to
powder and leaving only the bark to
support the top, which soon topples
over by reason of its own weight.
There is no Indian wood which would
resist the ants insidious attack except
sandal. 1t delights in reducing pine
and white wood to a powder. 1t cam
not work in the light, .but must get at
the wood from some dark recess and
work within shell.
In some mysterious way the white
ant gets indoors and has a particular
penchant for penetrating into veneer
ed or lacquered picture frame, and in
short time nothing will remain but the
veneer or lacquer, nothing else being
left but a small portion Of the powder,
the rest being consumed or removed.
The method of attack is by emitting
kind of acid, which destroys the wood.
And this ant has been known to bore
holes through the sheet iron bottoms Of
trunks. Several long, supporting joists
in consular building in Calcutta were
eaten out so completely that they had
to be replaced with steel ones.
While these destructive white ants
do not seen to possess much literary
taste, they sometimes attack books and
destroy them by boring holes through
leaves and cover from side to side.
An English resident in an Indian
city had a.fine set of upholstered furni-
ture, (which he protected by some cover
ing as wellsas he could before leaving
his home for an absence of some months
on business, and when he returned he
sat down in chair, which collapsed
under him Ikea framework of card
board Westminster Gazette.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
THE NEW AGE.


When naNies are forgotten
And fleets are useless things,
When the dove shall warm her bosom
Beneath the eagles wings.
When memory of battles
AT last is strange and old,
When nations have one banner
+, And creeds have found one fold.
When the Hand that sprinkles mid
night
With its powdered drift of suns
Has hushed this tiny tumult
OF sects and swords and guns
Then Hates last note of discord
In all Gods worlds shall cease,
In the conquest which is service,
In the victory which is peace.
Frederick Lawrence Knowles.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
BTyan'S Daughter a Delegate.
She Will Place Her Father in Nomi-
nation at Denver.

Colorado is one of the States where
women vote. 1t is practically certain
that the Democratic party in that State
will send Mrs. Homer ]. Leavitt, the
daughter of Hon. VIM. J. Bryan, to the
National Democratic Convention which
meets in Denver Juln 7th, either as o
delegate or an alternate. 1t seems as
certain as can be that Mrs. Leavitt will
either make a seconding speech for her
fathers nomination for president, or
make the principal speech placing him
before the convention. Mrs. Leavitt's
husband is portrait artist and has re-
sided in Denver since his marriage to
Mr.. Bryan's daughter four years ago,
so she is eligible to sit as a representa-
tive of ColoradO's Democratic women in
the national convention.
This is only one of the unusual fea-
lures of the great gathering which is to
meet in the west for the first time in
July next. Heretofore the national
SOll NSiItloio VI oOtA tllC DCIllOCl UtlC
and Republican parties have been held
it cities situated east of Denver, but for
the past several years other national
conventions have been sheld in Denver,
the principal reasonsifor this being the
beauty of the scenery in Colorado and
the GOODNESS of the atmosphere during
the summer months.
The hall in which Mrs. Leavitt will
speak, if she places he distinguished
father in nomination, is larger than
Madison Square Garden in New York,
and has seating capacity of 12,5O0.
Several thousands more can be crowd
ed into the open spaces in which there
are no seats. The acoustic properties
of the building are excellent, and in all
probability Mrs. Leavitt will be heard
by the largest number of people that
ever listened to Il woman orator. Mrs.
Leavitt is president of the Colorado
Jane Jefferson club, Democratic po-
litical organization, and takes a promi-
nent part i'll politics.
Preparations are being made to enter
tain the largest crowd that has ever a :
sembled in that city when the CONVEX
ton meets in July. That city has had
a5 many as 100, 600 visitors at one time
during the many gatherings it has en-
tertained and these were easily taken
care of in the hundreds of large hotels
that the city contains. Special features
of entertainment will be arranged for
those who come to the convention and
an immense sum of money will be
spent by the citizens to insure the COM
fort of all who attend the gathering.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
- . ? -
Much It Little.

So many women seem to enjoy pity
ing some one.
For sympathy, go to friend; for a
loan, to pawnbroker.
Most women don't mind being tired,
if it's due to shopping.
Every convict, however poor, can
afford watch and chain.
One way of learning girls faults is
to praise her TO her friends.
Self-cOntrol is that admirable trait
which prevents you from having lots
of fun.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
Good for Everybody.

Mr.. Norman r. Coulter, prominent
architect, in the Delbert Building, San
Francisco, says: 81 fully endorse all
that has been said of Electric Bitters as
tonic medicine. 1t is good for every
body. 1t corrects stomach, liver and
kidney disorders in prompt and eff
cient manner, and builds up the sys-
tem." Electric Bitters is the best spring
medicine ever sold over druggists
counter as blood purifier it is un-
equaled. SOC at B. F. Hughes drug
store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
THE SOUTH & WESTERN RY.

The South & Western Railroad Co.
has, it is stated by the press, amended
it's charter in this State to change its
name to the Carolina, Clinchfield and
Ohio Railway, and to increase the max
imum capital stock from s7,6O0,OOO to
$27, 900, 900. The line, as heretofore
stated, will extend from connection
with the Chesapeake x Ohio Railway
near Elkhorn City, KY, through Nir-
ginia to connection with the Seaboard
Air Line at Bostic, n. c. The COM
pany in continuing its work on the line
between Bull Run, Va, and johnson
City, Tenn, y miles; also between
Pine Ridge and North Cove, n. G., II
miles, and between Marion and Bostic,
N. c., 2S miles.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
WORK WEAKENS THE KIDNEYS
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS HAVE DONE
GREAT SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO
WORK IN STAUNTON.

DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS HAVE DONE
GREAT SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO
WORK IN sTAUNToN.
Most Staunton people work every day
in some strained, unnatural position
bending constantly over desk-riding
on jolting wagons or cars-doing labo-
rious housework lifting, reaching or
pulling, or trying the back in hum
dred and one other ways. All these
strains tend to wear weaken and in
jure the kidneys until they fall behind
in their work of filtering the poisons
srom the blood. Doan's Kidney Pills
cure sick kidneys, put new strength in
bad backs.
Thomas NJ. Richardson, living in
Cambell, near Luray, Va, says: 81
have used Doan's Kidney Pills and
found that they act as represented. My
kidneys annoyed me great deal. The
secretions were dark in color, painful in
passage, and gave me great difficulty to
control them. I was scarcely able to
move about on account of the sharp
twinges which caught me at every
movement. 1 doctored great deal and
used many advertised remedies, but did
not succeed in finding relief until
Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to
my attention and procured box at a
drug store. They cured me and l have
not suffered the slightest return of the
trouble since"
HOME PRooF-There is plenty of To-
cal testimony like the above. Call at
B. F. Hughes drug store and ask to
see copies of statements of StauntOn
people who have used Doan's Kidney
Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cts.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest MANY Of
Our Readers.

1t is reported.that the Tanner 4 Dy-
ers .Extract.CO. of Charleston, w. Va,
will build..a paper pulp.plant to occupy
three or four acres of land, the daily
capacity will be about 40 tons, and the
cost will be about Sl50,000.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

Cut Rates on
Photographs !

Fallon's studios ann0uuct spec
Photogra pha, Water Colors. Pastels
Crayons SC The object of the reduc
tion Is to stimulate bu tiEtss through
portion of the winter season and may
be Withdrawn without notice
This Offer affords an excellent Op-
portunity to procure high grade photo
graphs at prices never before offered
in this city.
All work guaranteed to please No
si''ipgs Ill ade after p. IN. New rates
begin .Js,.. 10 1908 "a At
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
Quite So.

'I've jus, been reading about Mon
taigue"
"What of him ?u
Gle said that whenever he saw a
go I'd thing, he annexed it,
"Well,o declared the saturnine joke
smith, "he had the right idea for run
ming humorous column. w ashing-
ton Herald
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
Very Likely Not.

"Ha! ha! hal" ranted Hi Tragerdy i'll
the dungeon scene. ''I'm mad, mad,
madr'
T'll bet," yelled voice from the
gallery, "you amt nearly as mad as US
fellers that paid to git in."-The Cat
holic Standard and Times.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

THIS important contribution 20 the his
tory of the Civil War cont; MS 3 sketch
of the battle of Charlottesville in which
Stu srt succeeded Jack Ion in command at
ter the latter fell. and of the great cavalry
combat between Stuart and PIessanton.
which was the first act in the drama of the
Gettysburg campaign This is followed
by description of the movements of both
ar 1ies preceding the battle The book
settles several questions of great interest
which have remained in allegiance. 1t pre-
sents the whole story of the Gettysburg
campaign in new light. 1t is book
which will be widely quoted North and
South, and must have Its place in every
library which pretends to cover the Civil
War with anything like adequacy 1t has
long been in preparation and is eagerly
awaited North as well as South
With Portraits of General Stuart
and Colonel Mosby and an admi
rable and authoritative map of
the Gettysburg campaign
H Ready soon. Advance orders so ic.
tied. Price 80 90 or mailed 70 any ad
dress on receipt of postage stamps, money
order or check for 81 IL
A large stock of the Popular Novels in
5Os editions lust received. $50 titles t.
select from.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

The Edgewood:C Coal Go. of Cameron,
W. Va, has been incorporated with a
capital stock of 100000. 1t will devel-
op coal mines at EdgewoOd.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
lust What.

/ "What would you do if you were
elected to the United States Senate?"
"What would l do? What would I
do? Why-I-I get all of my relations
jobs. w Washington Herald.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

Capitalists. of Charleston, w. Va,
including Messrs. r. H. Richardson,
+. r. Galloway, w. T. Stewart, John
Wehrle and l.. 6. Summerville, have
the Babylon Coal Il Land
Co., with an authorized capital stock
of 81, 5000
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27
In Washington.

'Sir, may l speak to you?"
$50 ahead"
''Can you spare me small hand
Out?n
s'The idea of an able-bodiad man ask
ing for a handout. Why don't you go to
work and manage somebody's boom?'
WashingtOn Herald.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

''They say very few authors sleep
more than seven hours day"
t'But think how much slumber they
furnish other people.-The Herald and
Presbyter.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

The Goodwin Lumber Co., recently
incorporated with capital stock OF
$50, ,01O, ..has established an Office al
Pittsburg. 1t was organized as sell
ing agency for the product Of the Blue
Jay Lumber Co. OF Blue Jay, w. Va.
p. p. Griffin Lumber Co., Clawson W.
Va, and company to manufacture
short leaf yellow pine lumber at May,
$. c., in all of. which its stockholders
are interested. The annual production
of the several mills referred to is ap-
proximately 4O,0O0,000 feet.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

with general offices in Richmond, has
been incorporated with capital stock
OF 5000, for the purpose of acting as
selling agent for various coal prOduc-
ers. 1t has facilities for supplying high
grade steam and domestic Goals, more
particularly the New River and Poca-
hontas smokeless varieties.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

The President has signed proclama-
ton creating .the proposed Ozark ma
tional forest in the northwestern part
of Arkansas. 1t has. AN area of about
920, 900 acres, and is located on the di-
vide between the Arkansas and White
rivers. For the.most part it is covered
with hardwood and short leaf pine.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

The Coal & Coke Railway Co., it is
reported, has obtained right of way
through Sutton, w. Va, and will soon
begin the construction of its proposed
branch from Gassaway, via Sutton and
Mount Holly Junction to Webster
Springs, w. Va, 40. miles. 1t will
reach valuable timber and coal lands,
and the'Curtin Lumber Co., it is said,
will build large mills. Some work has
already been done at Sutton.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-27

There is rumor afloat that the Fred
ericksburg & Southern Railway Co. has
withdrawn its application to build a
line from fredericksburg to boswell,
near Ashland, and it is intimated that
the company will apply for more ex-
tensive charter-perhaps from Wash
ington via Fredericksburg to Ashland;
which would make new through line
to Richmond. Mr.. H. w. Anderson,
counsel for the company, says plans are
not far enough developed to make a
statement.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-06-18
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-11
LITTLE TAX
MONEY PAID
Summer Dullness Felt in the State
Treasurer's Office Now.

Jackson, Miss, July 1E-Yesterday
being the last day upon which sheriffs
and tax collectors are supposed to
make their settlements with the treas
urer and auditor for June tax collec-
tions, was not a big day in that re-
spect, and the total amount of money
paid into the treasury during the first
ten days in the month has been an
almost Insignificant matter.
AS a matter of fact very little
money. comes in from that source dur
ing the summer months, and practical
ly all that does come in is from privi-
lege tax licenses issued to persons just
engaging in business or the profess
sions subject to privilege.
For the next few months the condi-
ton of the treasury will be a case
of all going out and none coming in,
as there are practically no sources of
revenue until the fall sale of cotton
begins and the collection of taxes
throughout the state. :,