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Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
EXPLODE DYNAMITE UNDER vIADUcT
Damage of $50, 1000 Done to Structure in West Hoboken.

New York, March 31.-Dynamite placed under one of the pillars of the new s35O, ,000 viaduct connecting West Hoboken and Urion Hill, N. J., ex- ploded today with terrific force, tear ing out the pillar and part of the up- per bridgework and shattering win dows for blocks around. One house a half block from the explosion was bad d. ly damaged by the shock and pieces of iron were driven through the win dows and walls One of its occupants was slightly injured.
 The police are searching for the mis- creants The viaduct contractors have ha1 continual trouble with their labor and the explosion is believed to have been the work of some discharged ,vorkmen- The damage will reach $50, GOO.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
ssSONS OF DANIEL BOONE"
 TO IUNT KIDNAPPERS
Member of Boys Organ zation Dis.
 appears.

New York. March 31.-Twenty thou sand American boys. ail members of a social and athletic organization known as the Sons of Daniel Boone. have en. listed in the task of running down the kidnapper of one of their number, Har- old Moon, member of the Flint, Mich, Chapter of the organization. The boy disappeared Fem. 27.
 The aid of the Sons of Daniel Boone was invoked by Ralph Moon a brother of the kidnapped boy in a letter of ap- peal sent to every chapter of the or ganzation in America.
 Please get right to work and hus- tle," urges the boy in his letter. flor the honor of our great society and to hep a fellow scout who is in the hands of the enemy"
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
WILL BENEFIT THE BIG TRUSTS.

Senator Aldrich. chairman of the
 Senate Finance committee which will
 have charge of the tariff bill when it
 comes from the House is endeavoring to so rearrange the duties as to secure
 sufficient revenue without recourse to any of the proposed new taxes. He holds that the customs duties can be
 made to supply enough funds to meet
 the Governments needs. There are
 two methods by which the customs duties can be made to furnish a suff1-
 cient revenue.
 One is to so lower the duties on goods which are produced in this county as to invite foreign competition-that is,
 to reduce duties which are now pro- hibitory of importations, to figures which will assure the entry of foreign made goods and thus provide revenue. This would benefit the whole people by reducing the cost Of living, but it is contrary to the Republican policy and we doubt very much whether Sem ator Aldrich would resort to 1t.
 The second method is to increase the duties or to impose new duties on ar ticles which are not produced in this country but which are in use here and some of which have come to be classed as necessities. Among them are tea and coffee. It is not probable that their use would be diminished by in creased or new burdens upon them, and it is therefore certain that an aug riented revenue can be, thus secured. Possibly Senator Aldrich has this plan in mind, but such duties have always been classed as in the interest of free trade, Sfor the reason that their impo- sition would lessen the need of pro- tective duties on home produced goods.
 It may be that Senator Aldrich has in mind an increase of the duties upon articles produced in this country but not in sucient supply to meet the dc mand. For instance, sugar, hides, etc. This plan would increase the govern ment's revenue, but at the price of an increased cost of living to the people. It would, however. benefit the big trusts and would, therefore, be in line with Republican policy, though not in with the party's platform declarations. If we mistake not the signs this is the plan which will be favored by Senator Aldrich-
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
SEIZE LEADERS IN
 CAUCASUS UPRISING
Plotters for Rebellion Taken by St
 Petersburg Police.

St. Petersburg, March 31.-The or- ganizers of what 1t is feared may yet prove a successful rebellion in the Cau- casus were arrested here to-day in a sensational coup in a suite of rooms that overlook the Nevsky prospect. Learning of the conspiracy through the treAchery of one of the group the police last night entered the conspira- tros' offices and secured the place. To- aay the men were aa arrested & singly ana have already been taken, among them several army officers. The police also seized large stores of arms, ammuni- tions and money which the plotters had secured in various parts of the country.
 The authorities fear that the plot has developed to such an extent that the uprising will take place despite the breaking up of the local headquarters.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
Fairfield County News.
Barn Burned at Sound Beach.

Barn Burned at Sound Beach.
 A barn on premises owned by Ed- win Binney, and occupied by Paul Ph1nkett at Sound Beach, was de- etroyed by fire, late Saturday night. It is not known how the fire started. A chicken coop adjoining the barn was destroyed, and great many chickens were burned to death. MT. Plunkett also lost an automobile in the flames.
 Drowned in Kohanza.
 The body of George Frank Lake, of Danbury was found floating in the water near the dam at the lower Kohanza reservoir, Sunday. MT: Lake ary engineer by trade. For the past two or three weeks he had been un- der the care of a physician and was receiving treatment for brain trou- ble.
 A Dislocated Joint.
 Mrs. Isaac Palmer of Sound Beach, tripped upon a rug, Thursday night and fell heavily striking her shoulder against the wall of the room, causing a fracture and dislocation of the joint The accident is a serious one on ac- count of advanced age and frail health.
 Stamford Bonds.
 Bids for the s30,000 issue of public improvement 30 year per cent. bonds to be used for street paving this year.
  tional Bank The highest bid was 1e3 63, and was from E. M. Fsarnsworth & Co.,, Boston The bid will be ac- cepted. The highest bid for the pub lie park bonds, opened Feb. 19 was 1O4.812 and the bidder was Howard K. Stokes of New York. His bid was considered exceptionally high. Farms worth & Co.'S bid for the park bonds hall bonds were opened last Thursday, and the highest bid was 103.51. from w. J. Hayes & Son, of Cleveland. The Stokes bid for the public park bonds was unexpectedly high.
 Has Been Ordained.
 Martin J. Blake son of MT. John M. Blake, of Danbury, was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday afternoon, March 27. The young priest was or dained at Germantown, Pa. Rev; from the St. Peters parochial school in June. 1897, and from the Danbury High school in June, 1900. He then took up his studies in the Niagara and after two years at this institu- tion, May, 1908 he joined the order of the Congregation of the Missions, from which order he was ordained. Rev. MT. Blake will enter the Niagara Uni- versity as an instructor.
 Milk Producers Meet.
 There was a meeting of milk produc- CTS in Stamford last week, at which the price of milk on the farm, during the coming summer, was discussed. It was unanimously agreed that four cents a. quart should be charged. Far mers were present from Long Ridge, High Ridge, North Stamford, Great Hill and other places in Westchester county, New Canaan and Bedford, and letters were received from producers in Katonah, Coscob and SpringdaIe. It was the unanimous opinion that good milk could not be sold to the dealers for less than cents.
 Admitted to Probate.
 The will of the late Thaddeus Bell of Darien has been admitted to pro- bate. It disposes of an estate the es- timated value of which is $5,0O0 real estate and $1o,000 personal. All of this -r-- *~ Me peais vridou
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02

pie of the whole country awake to such a, crime, escape would be practically impossible. and in some localities the penalty might not await the action of the law.
 Legislatures are taking up the mat ter of providing more adequate penal ues for child-abuuvtion for raI,sv,.,. Pennsylvania stands alone in having now the penalty of life-imprisonment, and it is not too severe. Other states should take similar action and 1t might be we'll to also authorize state re- wards of sufficient amount to stimu- late the pursuit of abductors.
 countrywide check should be placed upon this crime which is really an importation.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
rHAr DUTY ON HIDES.

Bldea were on the free list in the Goxihley tArin of 1890, largely at the nptance of Nr. Blaine. and also in the 1epeedSnG Wilson bill but were placed m4er . duty of IS per cent. in Ding >eE turin of 1ss7. The pending tariff kfW returns them to the free list $C,onGresamen from some of the cat X1e- growing States are objecting to hides" Quite probably their ob- @ons Are inspired by the Beef Trust I1ch markets nearly all of the hides dpoed in this country and is en-
 by the duty. to add 15 per cent.
 selling price. If its own tan
 consume it's entire production of
 they have an advantage of 15
 eeut over the Independent tan
 that is, their raw material is
 stly by that amount.
 3o not probable that the Beef Fl payu . cent more for cattle, on bceunt Of the IS per cent. protection A 1&des On the contrary. the grow 1E1 A6we long complained of a lack epmpstitfon in the buying of cattle. ht6h allows the buyers to fix the Ef<es Ut h a situation similar to kaf 4ns the tobacco districts of Ken
 
 4t by the absence of competition. 16R such conditions. is it reasonable enpert that cattle growers are ben &kted In the least by the duty on 16l7 That duty benefits the Beef [<1t only.
 duty on hides increases the cost ]Sather. and therefore of shoes and leather manufactures. This duty teh benefits the Beef Trust only, i'm e@Den the cost of living to every one (lz8 100. 100000 of the American popu- klne. for foot coverings are neces- lky An authority states that the 1gk of shoes to the wearer has in- 4eQned 36 per cent. during the past m years-that is. since the imposition 4< A duty of IS per cent. on hides in eo7 Cause and effect could not be cre clearly shown
 N 4ak f1se Beef Trust IS, through the &ao<1e-growing States, apparently en- 4edSoe1ng to retain its taxing-privilege l56n the American people
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
lNTIRE ENGINE CREW .
 TRAPPED BY FLAMES,

New York, March 30-The entires ped for ten minutes to-day in a fire that greatly damaged the Smfth-Gray building at 236-238 Fifth avenue and all efforts by their comrades to reach them seemed about to prove futile. They were penned in an upper room surrounded by flames until two other fire companies cut a way to them with powerful streams of water and they were rescued in bad way c7oTn the smoke and heat but all recovered. -A fire was in the vicinity of number o4 fashionable hotels and apartment houses. the inmates of which had bad scares despite the fact that they were never in real danger.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
EAST DAY PROCLAMATION.

Governor Lilley yesterday issued the customary Fast Day proclamation des- ignating. Good Friday, April g. as the date The text of the proclamation fol1ows:-
 As a solemn confirmation of our trust in Gods merciful Providence. and in obedience to a custom. established in piety, and continued in reverence hereby appoint Friday, the ninth day of April next ensuing. as a day of
 FASTING AND PRAYER Requesting the people then to lay aside all common cares, and in the churches and homes humbly to seek His guid- ance in the undertakings of the year, pledxing with repentant hearts a new devotion and a faith that shall not fatter.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA
 A PoSTHuMoUs PAPER.

Elsewhefe in this issue of the Far 'mer there appears an article on Recip- -Foc1t with Canada which was written sse4 46ral years ago by J. A. Bolles, then 4itor of the New Milford Gazette but <Eapce deceased, and which now appears pr the nrst time in print. Had the 1thor foreseen the present tariff sit-
 [fton. he could not have treated 1t
 ore pertinently. His references to n1trAgsously protected trusts" is par eu1arly timely. The article is really
 kApstive of it's subject.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
JOHN TODD OF BEDDING DIES
 AT AGE OF 78
Succumbs to Attack of Pneumonia Held Many Town Offices.

Bedding, March 31.-After an illness of about a week, John Todd, aged 7S, MT. Todd held a number of town off, fees and was twice elected as a rep- reseptative to the state legislature in 1899 and 1904. He was for many gears head of the Todd Lime Company which later sold out to the trust.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
JAN POUREN NOT
 TO BE DEPORTED

New York, March 30.-Jan Pouren's long fight e-,s4:nst nxtrr dT+t n to eer- tain death In Russia enue<s success fully this afternoon when he was dis charged by United States Commis- sioneh Hitchcock and was escorted by a jubilant throng of friends to the East Side.
 Pouren had been in the Tombs since his arrest in December. 1907. He was charged by the Russian government with murder, arson, robbery and other crimes.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
NO DIVORCE FOR
 BERTHA KRUPP
Report that She Is Seeking Separation from Husband Unfounded Saws Family.

Essen, Germany. March 31-Members of the Krupp family to-day author zed a denial of the rumor that Frau Bertha Won Bohlen Und Holbach. daughter of the famous gun-maker of Essen, was contemplating divorce pro- ceedings. They would not discuss the reported marital differences of Frau Bertha and her husband but charac- terized the story now currently as ''cruelly unjust.''
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S
 COOK IS DESTITUTE

Milwaukee, March 31.-Katherine Me- Mullen, cook, who professes to have prepared the last meal eaten by Pres ident Mckinley before he was assas- sinated, has applied to the Associat- ed Charities for aid. She was cook in the family of John G. sMilburn in Buff falo at whose home President McKin- ley was stopping at the time of his staying, for four years.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
MISS COLGAN MADE
 A FATAL KNIGHT

New York, March 31.-For her work in bettering the conditions of the Ital- ians in the Italian district of Brook lyn, Miss Eleanor Colgan, a Brooklyn school teacher, has been made a mem Der of the Knights of The Papacy by Pope Plus x. A gold cross blessed by His Holiness accompanied the ap- pointment with a note of his appre- cia.ticn of her services.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
King Edwards Horse
 Wins Greenham Stake

Newbury. Eng. March 31-The Kings colors flashed first past the post in two important races to-day at Newbury. His Minoru won the Greenham stake, $5.O00. and his Oakmore. the Berkshire stake for year olds. g 500.
 Jan es R. Keene and H. P. Whitney entered horses in both races but their entries were unplaced.
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
NOW FOR THE TROUT.
Litchf1eld County Has Same Law al
 Rest of the State.

It will be unsafe for trout to be care less after tomorrow anywhere in the state for they are liable to be caught, The open season begin tomorrow and continues until July 1. Two years ago the Legislature changed the law sa that in Litchheld county the open sea. son should not begin until April 1B. Both houses of the Legislature last week passed an act restoring the old conditions This has been signed and is now the law of the state. e tk take4 ekfect immediately. ssssz
Republican farmer., 1909-04-02
NO FOUR YEARS
 TERM FOR CLERKS

Hartford, March 31.-The bill making the term of office of town clerk four years instead of two was rejected in the House to-day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-02-11
WOULD BE sLEUTH.
Ohio Youth Has Color Scheme Fer
Solving Murder Mysteries.

Owing to the fact that Chief Wilkie
Of the secret service has a limited APP
preparation to disburse he will find it
impossible to obtain the services of
the coming great detective of the
world, says q Washington dispatch.
The Young man, who lives in Akron,
O., and whose name is withheld be
cause great detectives dislike to have
their identity known unit. the moment
they throw off their false whiskers.
has written the following letter TO the
chief:
Dear Chief-My name is =. | can stay
up at nights for q week without getting
sleepy. | am only sixteen years old and
have not got much of an education. ]
can solve a murder case without saying
a word, because l use certain kinds OF
colors. l claim that l will be the second
Sherlock Holmes before l die. l do not
expect YOU to give this little letter a
thought, but il you want to give me q
test L am ready to begin young.
eff he can do all he says he can
he is Il WONDER" commented Chief
Wilkie when he read the letter. 81
approve of his manner of solving muir
der cases, for the less said about real
detective work the better. In the mat
ter of staying up all night for a week
he has certainly got all the members
of my staff beaten to a fragile"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-02-11
c @ D..
&c Q D! c @ d."

&c Q D! c @ d."
Blnns sent it flashing out over the sea
70 where'er a ship or a port might be
&c @ D! C @ d."
I'm went the message of peril and fear
Wlnglng its way to whoever might hear
The call borne out on the ether's thin
breath,
A cry of disaster and imminent death.
Ano' instant, wherever a ship could be
found,
Homeward or outward or anywhere
That caught the alarm, it turned in its
course
And rushed through the dark with all of
the force
or steam driven speed to rescue and save
aeediess itself of a possible grave
FOR 1t and Its crew in the fog covered
wave.
And, again. as so oft. out of peril were
born
Names that shall live till earth's final
morn,
Names of true heroes as great as of old.
The records of daring n honor hay
told
Ruspini and Sealby and Ransom and he
VINO. fearless. persistent, sent over the
sea
That call of distress: &c @ d! c @ d."
j. A. Nets in New York Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-02-11

Judge Fort requested a hearing before
the legislature and presented the case
so cogently that the bill passed both
houses by practically Il unanimous
vote. SO popular was the measure
that whenever the senator from Essex
thought of that by request" he went
into a secluded spot and kicked him
self. The probation system puts men
sentenced to prison on their honor and
allows them to remain at large during
good behavior. 1t sounds we'll in thco-
~ and has worked in practice.
Rid Long Branch Of Gamblers.
Driving the gamblers out Of Long
Branch is another case in point.
Everybody said it could not be done.
The gamblers had large amounts in
vested, ran some of the most notorious
joints around New York, were in
trenched in power and controlled poll
tics. Justice Fort had nothing on his
side but the law and the fact. He
held the grand jury in continuous ses-
sion, indicted the light fingered gen
tlemen, convinced them that he meant
business, then told them to leave the
state and if they ever came back he
would send them to state prison. They
went and did not return.
Fort was still Oh the supreme bench
when he was nominated for governor.
The politicians wanted him-to con-
tinue holding the Office after his nomi-
nation, offering many precedents for
such a course. But that was not
Forts way. While going to the con-
vention that had just named him for
governor he met Governor Stokes on
the stairs leading to the hall, handed
in his resignation as justice, then
mounted the platform and accepted
the nomination.
Just there occurred another incident
that showed the timbre Of the man.
The bishops law was then a lively is
sue in Jersey politics. That law pro-
vides for the removal Of window
screens and other Instructions to vi
sion from all saloons and drinking
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-02-11
WIRELESS TO RUN AIRsHIP.
Inventor Moves and Guides the Craft
by Dots and Dashes.

Fitting about the "bailoon house" of
Leo Stevens, the aeronaut. in Hobo
ken, n. j., the other day was an air
ship twenty-five feet long, cigar shap-
ed and equipped with electric motors.
And sitting ut IL keyboard such as
telesraphers use was Mark O. An.
thony. inventor of the airship, ticking
off dots and dashes, which through
wireless transmission of electrical en-
ergy actuatcd the motors, guiding the
air vessel in any direction and causing
its %propellers to whir and buzz for
nearly half an hour.
Mr.. Stevens declared it proved y new
era in aeronautics had arrived. Mr..
Anthony says he can control electrical
apparatus of dirigihle balloons at from
fifteen to twenty miles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-02-11
Football Men In Starvation Glass.

A starvation class has been organ
lied in the department of physiological
chemistry of the University of Mis-
souri, for the purpose of scientific in
vestigation. A diet Of liver, bacon and
sweetbreads is being tried by some,
While others are living on cereals, eggs
and fruit. The different diets are tried
for periods Of two days each, and then
the effect upon the members of the
class Is noted. Eighteen members of
the class are on diet, among them be-
Ing %. L. Miller, captain of the foot
ball team, and chubby" Graves, right
tackle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-02-11

l We're trying TO describe in 4
word the most distinctive trait OF
John Franklin Fort, governor OF
New Jersey, | should say it is pc
litical honesty. He believes that a
law is on the statute book to be en-
forced; that Il promise is in a party
platform to be kept.
On the inside it is said that If Pres
lent Roosevelt and President Elect
now be the vice president elect in
place of sunny jim Sherman of
Utica, n. Y. Personally 1 wish that
Roosevelt and Taft had won out in
this matter, although it would have
been a pity to waste as good a nan as
Fort on that job.
In a way Governor Fort is to New
Jersey what Governor Hughes is to
New York. The two are good friends
and recently spent Il day together in
consultation. Hughes anti race track
legislation is balanced by Forts acts
in driving gambling out of Long
Branch when lie was On the supreme
bench and his threat as governor To
call a special session of the legislature
TO deal With the case if the hotels and
saloons of Atlantic City did not obey
the Sunday closing law. Both men
demand advanced primary laws and
the Massachusetts ballot, both are
good lawyers and believe in high
standards in politics, and both have
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-02-11

fact that he was for Il loser, Fort held
nm important pest in the national CON
vention, that of chairman of the ere
dentialS committee.
Orator of National Repute.
Evidences of backbone accumulate.
Twelve years have passed, and Mr..
Fort is again a delegate in a national
convention and nee more the chair
man of the committee on credentials.
- such he prepares and delivers a
1 hing report recommending that J.
Edward .Addicks-"Gas' .Addicks of
Delawarc-be fired out of the conven-
ton and out of the party. That was
the Mckinley year, and it was also
Judge Forts privilege to make the
nominating speech for Garrett a. Ho-
bart for vice president. I do not know
whether it was the speech that got
Hobart The plum or not, but l have
my suSpicion>. At any rate, the skin
ming of -Addicks and the naming of
Hobart brought Fort a national repu-
tation as an orator.
Judge Fort is the author of the pro-
baton system in New Jersey. and the
story of the manner in which he
brought it about again reveals his
courage. When he first proposed such
Il law he had trouble in finding a leg
islator who would stand for it. His
own senator from Essex virtually re-
ff1eG1 fn intrp1urr tho Hill INIT f0a1lN
consented to put it in by request"