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The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
ILLINOIS MAN is OLDEST
OFFICE HOLDER IN UNION
James r. Hyde Holds Position As
City Treasurer OF Lincoln At the
Ace OF 90 Years.

LINCOLN. H.. Dec. 9-City Treas
urer James +. Hyde of Lincoln cele-
brated his ninetysiyth birthday this
week by working an hour later than
usual He is the oldest municipal
officer in the United States and Is re-
markable in many ways. He refuses
to allow his age to interfere with his
daily routine OF hard work and birth
dav close to the century mark did not
interest him enough To take vaca-
ton and the day passed unnoticed.
This remarkable old man has been
treasurer and comptroller OF Lincoln
for twenty years and has also occu
pied public Offices OF various kinds.
native Of -Pittsfeld. Mass. being
born there in November. 1918. Mr..
HYDE spent his early life In the East
and came to pike county. Illinois, In
1897. lie received an appointment as
school teacher and taught until 1860,
being elected county superintendent
OF schools ana also occupying various
public Offices.
From 1860 until 1871 he was engag-
ed i'm business in Lincoln and then
retired to become assessor. occupying
that position for many terms. He
published every city directory I'm Lin
coin from 1870 until 1899. In 1895
he was appointed city collector and
devised a set OF books for municipal
records which have proven so conven-
lent and desirable in every way ~hat
they have been in continual use since.
lie is the author OF small book en-
titled The Science Of Accounts
Seemingly as a refutation Of the he
lief that the use OF tobacco shOrtens
mans life. Mr. Hyde smokes al
most constantly while at work on the
books OF his employers. His favorite
method of consoling Nine. Nicotine il
/ by means Of stogies, smoking dozen
every day
Nj efforts To induce the veteran 10
lay aside his pen have been futile so
far and he hopes 20 round out the
century while engaged in his clerical
work. lie believes I'm the simple life
and is careful about his diet lie has
+ always enjoyed good eyesight and has
/ mover required TO use glasses
d
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
"Iener" Is Freed.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-John r.
Early twice imprisoned and quaran.
tined here as a "leper. left Washing
ton today a free man 10 40 to the
Rockefeller Institute for medical re
search i'm Now York. where he will he
examined ~ DR.. Simon FleXner. Dr
FlcXncr's decision as To whether Early
has leprosy will bc accepted as final
by the Washington health department
II Dr FleXner finds Early free from
the disease the health officials here
have agreed TO give Early 4 clean bill
of health. which will permit him ~
come 20 Washington without being
thrown into quarantine
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
Confess They Killed Girl.

mil Wis. Dec. adam
Ei,rlyk told the police that he and
hrI Woic,echowsA attacked and
HE'D Hattie linda. li-year-old girl
n vacant house ON the outskirts OF
H. city Nov II. Both men were ar
listed i'm lumber camp at Blaney.
Itch. last Monday and were brought
kre and lodged in Jail.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
p~frotf United Interurbsn Lines.
I.IINI MI AAIlN IlMl IE.Dk =.
INTERunBAN LINES.

pefrotf United tBterurbeu Lines.
FLINT AND SAGINAW LlMIfEDs--
n OS "a. m. 1905 y. IN. aud 4:os p ID.
nocals for Flint I "A. IN. and every two
houp to = y. m To oxford, eRoches-
ter and Romeo, a. m.. aud hourly ID
FORT HURON LINirEDs-7sf 40 a. IN.
1910 a. m. 3.f5 y. IN. s as y m: Satur-
DAYS only. 1885 y m, sundays only. IL
% m Locals for Port Huron hourly,
a m TO ; D. m; also . y IN. to Marine
city To Mt Clemens. half- hourly.
$40 a. IN. to 2 m, and hourly TO II
% m To Ait. Clemens via Shore Line.
hourly Is a. M. TO y'ZS y. Ia. also I
ruiEpo LIMITEDs--s:3o A. m. itss
n M 2 20 and b.20 p IN Locals Foe
Toledo hourly, $50 a. IN. TO sac y IN.
y . -4aFasl-t i p.-In--for- AoHroa-
JACKSON LINITEDs - ss a. m.
i245 and St5 y IN Locals for Jack
son A. M and every Two hours TO .
n m for Ann Arbor. q. IN. and
hourly to If p tn. for Plymouth ana
NortHVtlie. q 80 VA. and hourly TO 1870
a m also a m and IL y m. saline
ears for Npsiianu. .. .... 1900 &.
W,nudottc OMISSION y IN ana
half -hogfly to y 80 y. M. hourly 60
lI.r3 T. I'D
poatiac Dt,tsien--f a. nL half- hourly
urtti 10. M tUefi .hourls 90 "a a.. m.
tttrufue nam only I. D. ~ t.s
par FnrninEtnn. North,tiie, oryhsrs
Lake aud Poatisc--s a m and Rocry
until III y IN.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09

ASIiLAR LODGE. No. 81. T. a \ VI .-
First degree Thursday ~ : I'm. Fred
j. Lawrence. ScCy.
SIBS-You are requested 10 meet at
haiti this Thursday, evening 10 paw
Irihutc OF respect 10 our deceased
brother, John i MCKenna. late OF ISIS
toncord-ave by order OF Sir knight
Michael y. Burke Mahcr. Sec'y
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
Artistic Hair Goods
PROPOSALS. WANTED.

PROPOSALS FOR MANUFACTURE or
OLIVE DRAB CLOTHlNG--.htef
Ouartermaster's office. Federal build
ing. Chicago Ill. Dec 3, l90s.-Sealed
nroposals In triplicate, subject tn
Inc usual conditions. will be received
M this office until l2 o'clock. noon.
Zee. 20. 1909. and then opened. tor
manufacturing and delivering at
either the Chicago, New York or
Philadelphia depot OF the quarter
masters department. u. ;. Army.
10 400 olive Drab Overcoats; 10000
Olive Drab Service Coats 10000 pairs
Olive Drab Service Breeches-. Foot.
ana 10000 pairs olive Drab Servics
Drreches. Mounted: subject TO In
rrnase I'm Qnantities OF not to exceed
10 uer centum, IL desired by this De-
v9rfment The olive Drab Kersey.
oltve prab Atohair serge and Broaso
buttons entering into the manuiac-
ture OF these garments VIII be turn-
iahed by tins department.. the re-
r7atudor Of the material required VIII
Lr furnished by the contractor. The
.rtgIt il reserved to reject or accept
49, or an proposals or any part
tEe-oof Preference VIII be given to
ortisles OF domestic MANUFACTURES.
,.,fftift tt,t4--ef- etse.4+ty 9pa price
.uIing IN the price or foreign pro-
dtctious or manufartur rhe duty
thtrcon1, being equal standard sam
pies can tc seen. and speclncatlons.
blanks FOR proposals and fun inror-
nation will DE furnished upon appli-.
cation at this office. Envelopes con-
tatning proposals tO be indorsed
Proposals Cor Manufacture 81 olive
Hrab clothing" to be opened Dec.
81 1909" Lieut. col W w Robin
son. Jr.. Chief Quarteruaster
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

william H. simpson. a., Margaret
Killian, a..
Harold Nolou. 81 Marie cole. is.
Morris BerEcr % kcbecca Noorhatt.
rs.
John u Roberts H. Detroit, Pearl
stevens. -. Pontiac
George 4. kinloch. 81 Marie Cham
hers 10.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
MAYOR WANTS ST..
RY. Commission.
Would Make Body Representative Of
City in All Matters of
Service.

Whatever be the street railway set
tlement proposition that may finally
come up as result OF the negotiations
soon TO be started between the mayor
and council and the Detroit United
Railway management. Mayor Brett
meyer is determined to have a perma-
nent street railway commission. Such
a commission would be the represen'
tatiye of the municipality in all ma
tcrs OF service and would also keep In
touch with the affairs of the company.
Just at present the element of fran
chise values seems to have the great
est interest for the city officials who
are To take up the negotiations. Mayor
Breitmeyer is Of the opinion that the
values set by Prof. Henry {. Adams
are too high On a compromise as to
returns OH franchise values he par
TALLY bases his hope for settlement
on tine basis OF eight tickets for -
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
NEW YORK DOLL
HOSPITAL

THE ORIGINAL DOLL HOSPITAL
Dolls repaired, eyes reset no charges
for setting on head. All parts OF the
doll supplied MRS CLARK is still To-
Gated at 351 Michigan. Cherry 1861
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09

IN the number ~ its mineral species
NoI'h Carolina Is said 90 exceed any
other state I'm the Union.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09

More than 10000 20-candle-power in.
candescent lamp filaments can be
made from single pound or tantalum.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09

.,ob Printing 0onc right. Times
printing Co. Is John R.-st Phi. 1893.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09

Bu.iness-iIke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. Tho plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co. 5
John R-st Phone 1893
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
HELP wANTED-uAIE.

MA Tki5-4len 10 searn barber trade.
demand greater than supply. gradu-
ates earn splendid pay. few weeks
completes. wages while learning. un-
usual opportunity 20 start an tnde-
pendent business Catalogue mailed
free Moicr Barber College, Chicago.
III
YOUNG MAN o. b9ylwanted for gro
Gerry with references. IS MeIrose-
WANTED-Several first class
Top Builders steady Job;
good wages. Frank Swan, ITO
l.. tirst-st.. Flint, Mich.
NANTED--SlX CHASSIS AS
= T. NJ b l. T. RS 49, GOO ID
WAGES AND STE AD y
WORk-WRITE, STATING
EXPERIENCE. FRAN X
SWAN, no +. FIRST ST,
FLINT. MICH.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
ARMY HOTEL

N-4IcI grade. low priced Motel for Ioeu
only. open all night. Siuglc rooms.
@5c and 2sclpo night. special weekly
rates free baths, free phone. $50
Lafayette.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
HELP wASTED-MALE.


ANY YOUNG PERSON desiring good
position can get one after completing
one or our courses. Day ana Night
classes all the year. Our facilities
are positively unequaled In Michi-
gan. Detroit Business University.
il-2i Wilcoxst
DRUG CLERK wanted 80 PatkYiew.
OUR PATRONS get 20 regular street
car tickets FOR zoe, cut Rate Carfarc
90 1873 'GrisWOld-st
RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS wanted
Commencement salary $500. Spring
examinations everywhere Common
education sufficient Candidates pre-
Jlared free. Franklin Institute. Dept.
lbbli, Rochester. y. y.
MEN learn barber trade. great demand
FOR BARRIERS; tuition and tools. ga.
catalogue free. Michigan Barber col
lege. 81 Congrcss-st. east. Detroit
WANTED NuunS man OF neat appear
aurc Co. do collecting frsD lass ref
cIenCtz aud bicycle required Apply
circulation department Detroit Times
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09

HORSES and COWS removed promptly
Phone MlllenbaCh Bros West I0g- %.
The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
opronrrSur,E~

ARE YOC posted about timber invest
pcnts? " not and want 20 know how
money is made from operations IN
timber write for Information, photo
craps and our bnoltlet. Money Max
ing From Timber j. Il CNbW ELL.
Detroit. Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Censorship
|At The State
University

qualify faculty position candidate otherwise qualified
This conception of university faculty and its
the high and dry official view. We
that eccencties of speech and opinion
grief and trbuaon university
into print why should be ironed out
the dead level of medocriy Any of brains liable
pigrammatc seizure and the world thinks him
although his words throw trouble
explanations the executive The process
suggested would have deprived the University of
the of Howison and of the other
distinction the institution The safest of all place
is incompetent dulard.
for example,
Too drastic OF this sort defeat object
reasonable control the
ow instructors students conmendabe and likely achieve
fair degree That hostile
pure fiction that they are occasionally misled by gabed and
Of policy There is not however remarked the
would
summary of lecture interview.
That is fair of the
and be added that policy
suppression will do them lasting injury The ideal university
should be the very flower of democracy which secrecy is
abhorrent
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Senator Flint S
Lofty
Aspirations

OF erenchmen mpends though grow at the rate
S0o00OO month under the operation the Aldch tariff o
which Mr. Flint is the most enthusiastic supporter.
Among other things that Mr. Flint promises to get for Los
Angeles government assay office The government has as
much assay office Angeles has for an ofca
baby but then Seattle is exactly the and
Seattle has Office That's the the goes
Another aspiration cherished by Mr. Flint get OOOO0
for ortcaon sites San Pedro nggardy congress offered
him S0 for this purpose but the southern estate harpies
scented the and prices heights where the
paty s25oOOO looked like 80 cents The San Diego Union
describes the situation:
There the stood until week ago, chief of
The Pedro
would milk
Land "iz" bleak bluffs overlooking San
sudden Uncle
welcome In brief
the the chief
that the Of million his disposal
of to
breakfast The reported expressed his
rather orcble language.
Then the Los Angeles papers denounced
the hodup warned the spectators greed no
Good Senator Flint
that he spend @ least S0o000O
San Pro Should he be successful will be
thrifty souls who will have o rejoice
The far realize made
instrument promote hold up But why
S50000O0 The s5000oo0 statesman just five good
a the S1.OO0OOO article
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Los Angeles
Makes
Awful Threats

the sympathy neghbors divide merely
equalization insists has concusve1y
onstrated that the Los Angeles is dishonest and fraud
the payers California north of the Tehachap pass Never
be officer Of mine shouts the indignant pictorial artist Like
the Examiner he thinks they have been doing gumshoe work
That indeed is the customary plea OF the gentleman caught with
the goods 1t wonder whether NJ de Longpr would
relish parallel drawn between his method of defense and that OF
Patrick Calhoun But hear him threaten:
coming property
o California
their board
Most actually that
the time the today Tomorrow will head
petition presented
should be the flag for this section of the and
think will
of equalization has
futy of When the divided there will
business lines will be
best for the and best for the
will head I'll
today that this of that
principle publicity
this subject the better will be pleased
Now will you be good NJ. de Longpre your trail at the
head OF hundred thousand six biers
board that jouneyed 600 miles malignant spirit the
unhappy nickel pners of the SOUTH who have been caught
act of hlchng pennies out of blind mans tray
NJ de Longpres plans unfortunately vague appears
to be persuaded that be divided by petition
be that the gentleman has long enough country
half hour that neglected may that the
appears think In the presents himself and his
neghbor the attitude OF moaning because they be
PEELED pay fair share of the
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Taking the
Pleasure Of
Cannon

has brought in high relief the of he is.
The change of regarding Cannon the last two
years is thus described in the Philadelphia North American
daily tell the American people the blunt
truth about Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois
summed deliberately
methods the
life editorial would
These been educational But it created
a hen-and especially in Washington
For unacountab1e myth had into
There had been od throughout the dis
tincty money
franchise generally OF the
old plain shrewd Amei
evidenced by the change of Cannon within short
Within eighteen widely
public
bankers every
and IDEAL have been standing of
nd
AS long
that he chief of
candidates
today.
Cannon, OF course will not change He old change
and too set in his If he is closely allied e
ests Aldch he plays their game almost
boldly the Rhode Island Indeed acquired
contempt for those who oppose him and believes himself
OF he will stand in the Of legislation
Mr. Taft propose he did with anything suggested
Roosevelt In word Cannonsm likely leading
issue of the congressional election
judged the their regard speaershp
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
INCREDIBLE ENERGY
OF IRISH PEASANlRY
living Wrung by an Almost Superhuman ioil From
stonv Fields Under Heartbreakng Conditions
~ HUGH SUTHERLAND
,s.-artsenth Ietter)
tSeTenteenth letter.

The following article is the ssvsntssntn IN
th. .erie. nv Hugh Sutherland, written ss-
pressly for The Call and the Fniiaosipale -
rar+b Amsr;ean. These articles deal vita
social and industrial conditions IN IIslAn.
Is they have changed during the ias' 'e-
years and as they exist today.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

the house.
The country is weary of Cannon and
his petty personal revenges his ignorant vul-
garity and his arbitrary exercise OF power IN
promotion of greedy and reactionary inter
ests His quarrel with Fowler of New Jersey
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

strous cantle out from Callfornias S imperial
domain All this frightful uproar is about
six bits. OF course, that is a great sum in
Los Angeles, and it seems that if justice were
done the tax gatllerer would get it.
In fine N. de Longpre who appears to have
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

the senator's interview it would appear that
the first duty of the patriot is to be natural
born reacher and occupy strategic position
close up to the pork barrel. The senator's
aspirations in this department of political
industry do not promote the hope that an era
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

probable that when the congress goes OF
Office Uncle Joe Cannon will find convenient and
comfortable retire from his place of speaker OF
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

REVOUS mental disturbance prevails the southern citrus
belt and NJ Paul de Longpre who paints the lily and other
flowers threatens split the twain, cutting
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

less Judicious criticism. The New York
Evening Post, for instance, intmates that
certain occasional eccentricities of the learned
might be eliminated by discretion in the choice
OF staff OF instruction Liability to epigranl-
matte seizure the Post adds. may well dis
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

EPORTS that President Wheeler has established censor
ship of from the University of California the caus
of multifarious the
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

c ENATOR FLINT has been telling the Los Angeles pap
of the arduous labors of craftsmanship that engaged
while in the capital From the emphasis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-13

themselves say that the plan is imprac- ticable in states where high license fees are charged for the reason that their profits are muchN greater on the more expensive drinks than on the lighter beverages such as beer. In view of this fact 1t is probable that an effort will be made by the civic workers interested in this plan to have various legislatures provide special license at reduced cost to permit the sale of light wines ana malt beverages only. The experiment, if tried, will be watched with much interest for its effect in improving con ditions in communities like New York where there is comparatively little sentiment in favor of prohibition.
 This city, which, according to would be reformers. has long had various po- litical, financial and municipal white elephants, though lacking a specimen of the four-legged variety, is now to have a white whale, or perhaps two Of them. At any rate, Assistant Curator Andrews of the Museum of National History, has just aet forth on a unique fishing trip on the St. Lawrence River for the purpose of catching some white whales and bringing them back to New York alive, to sport in the aquarium and the zoo. Every spring, 1t IS said, the white whales appear in that river, coming from no one knows where, anu are promptly massacred by the inhapi- tants for their oil. It is at this an- nual hunt that Assistant Curator An drews hopes to obtain live specimen. If he is successful, the country will witness the spectacle of live whale travelling overland for nearly thous- and miles and in a private car at that. Arrangements are already under way indeed. to bring specimens to this city either in a tank car or on fiat ear Either task would be extremely diff
 5cult since these fish attain a lengtn oS twentv-fiye feet. If it becomes nee essary to use a fiat car, the whale will be dashed on 1t and then surrounded with sea weed, which VIII pc kept tered by attendants, who are being taken along for just this purpose AL together the plans evolved TOT the catching of a live whale have In them aIl the elements of the biggest hsh story on record.
 Government as a Matrimontal Agent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-13
FloUers and FloUer LoUers


, fower-lovers will like to know, stands as the majestic background for the palatial residence of MT. and Mrs. Eu- gene Thomas. at Prattville. Truly, this is a ''roof-tree" indeed! It is a mag nificent white oak. It's girth is so Goliath-like that if one ventured to guess five feet diameter" really. the truth would not be missed by six inches!
 It stands at least twenty-five feet be- low the level of the house, on the steep mountain side, yet its tremendous bfanches--immense trees, themselves, tower high above the stately home. Its trunk is an exquisite, leathery, grey-green, while it's leaves are beautf- fully cut-only rivaled> by the genuine Spanish oakland such Q deep, satis- flying, protecting, comforting, blue green! One fiower-lover. on beholding 1t, exclaimed, Well if ever I am squirrel, I hope I'll come to live in that treev Near-but not too near this monarch of the forest" are some grand specimens of the tulip poplar, while water oaks in perfection make up a goodly company.
 Our bay trees-out at Pickett Springs -are through blooming; over at Prattville they are in their prime; one can but wonder whyl
 A new flower was discovered over there. It is genuine aqua-marine blue lily of the amaryllis variety; it's ''big name" is agapantffns. The orig final bulb was brought from Connecti- cut about thirty years ago. Its splen- did trusses of blue glory are borne on the characteristic large. long stem; but it differs from the ordinary anna ryllis lily in the size of the single blossom; it is only two inches long by about one and quarter inches in diam- eter; about fifteen or twenty blooms on one stalk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-13

On the 400 block of Hull Street. is a most interesting tree It is a genuine German Linden tree. This spring. af- ter every other tree was clothed in full panoply of green. there stood this tree-as bare as in December! The sun shone warm; the fireplace was no longer the cosy gathering place for family and friends; coal seemed to be ''out of commission" but the owner of the Linden tree said. "Wait; don't pack up your blankets; don't stop mp the fire place; winter isn't over yet. But, said a visitor--a flower grower, as she waved a fan vigorously, "how do you know that? It is the last of April.
 The Linden tells us when winter IS gone. When it begins to leaf-out, we know that winter is gonet ShooF said the visitor, eyeing the dead-look- ing tree scornfully. that tree tell any thing! It can't; it is dead; 1t never will tell you anything again."
 But directly, the wind began to blow, the suIlen- looking clouds came up and--fires were lit. windows were shut; people scolded because doors were left open; the new, tender green of all-outdoors bore a dejected appear ance, as If out of season. The owner of the Linden tree swaggered ana asked triumphantly, "How do you like the fine weather, since winter has gone?"
 Will you believe it? That tree stayed full of sticks" until about three weeks ago; then, in a night, it seemed, 1t was covered with brusting green buds; and now it's foliage bears the tender green of early April. It guards the. front walk to the residence of MT. Dan Fra ser on the east side of the street, and is truly a thing of beauty and won- derful weather prophet"
 Another grand tree, of which the